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What's the most underrated thing about Carver Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370420001684
Carver Middle
18601 Fieldcrest Road, Laurel Hill, NC 28351 · (910) 462-4669 · Scotland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
560 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 169 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 38% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
32.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carver Middle
Carver Middle's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Middle this school | 563 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Spring Hill Middle Laurinburg | 593 | 99.5% | 35.7% |
| Shelby Middle Shelby | 588 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
| Nash Central Middle Nashville | 531 | 99.2% | 52.3% |
| Rockingham Middle Rockingham | 606 | 99.5% | 49.9% |
| Farmville Middle Farmville | 552 | 99.5% | 44.6% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carver Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #407 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #411 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #417 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #260 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #58 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #51 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #113 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #119 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
563
-127 (-18%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 99% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 34.5 | 17.8:1 | 100% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 100% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 100% (687) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 46.9 | 14.1:1 | 99% (656) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 100% (627) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 80% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 50% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 21 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (660 to 563); teachers down 13% (46.9 to 41).
About Carver Middle
Carver Middle is a public middle school in Laurel Hill, North Carolina. It serves 563 students in grades 6 through 8.
Carver Middle is part of a district of 10 schools: Scotland County Schools, with 5,416 students.
Black students are the largest group at Carver Middle, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 23% White, 13% Native American, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among all residents of Scotland County, the Black share is about 37%. The chance that two students picked at random at Carver Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
With 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Carver Middle was 13.7:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. Carver Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%. Across public schools in Scotland County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Carver Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Carver Middle, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 33.7%.
Scotland County census figures show that median household income is about $45,730, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Scotland County, serving about 5,416 students.
Laurel Hill Elementary is located about 0.1 miles from Carver Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Nearby schools with test data average 45.9% proficiency; Carver Middle posts 33.7%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 690 to 563 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 16.8 in 2020-21.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Scotland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,590
Census ACS
Median income
$45,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scotland County Schools
- Scotland High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Laurel Hill ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- South Johnson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Spring Hill MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Wagram ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Sycamore Lane PrimaryElementary · 435 students
Other Carver Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Carver Middle. Carver Middle is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Carver MiddleChester, VA · 970 students
- Carver Middle SchoolMonroe, GA · 914 students
- CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOLLEESBURG, FL · 737 students
- CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOLDELRAY BEACH, FL · 680 students
- Carver Middle SchoolTulsa, OK · 651 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Hill Elementary0.1 mi · 662
- Scotland High School3.8 mi · 1,294
- Scotland Early College High4.3 mi · 238
- Sycamore Lane Elementary5.9 mi · 347
- Sycamore Lane Primary5.9 mi · 435
- South Johnson Elementary6.4 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Carver MiddleHow large is Carver Middle?
Carver Middle enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carver Middle serve?
Carver Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Carver Middle?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Carver Middle.
What is the student diversity at Carver Middle?
Student demographics at Carver Middle are roughly 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Carver Middle in?
Carver Middle is part of Scotland County Schools.
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