Carver Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Leesburg, Florida
Carver Middle School in Leesburg, Florida enrolled 737 students in 2024-25 with 45.6 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
837 students in 2022-23, 724 students in 2023-24, 737 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 45.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 837 | 39.0 | 21.5 |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 43.4 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 737 | 45.6 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Florida middle schools
Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 395 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carver Middle School enrolled 790 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 135 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 395 of the 790 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions135
- Chronically absent60.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
31.8% of students were Black, 31.6% White, 28.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black31.8%
- White31.6%
- Hispanic28.6%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Pacific Islander0.8%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Carver Middle School scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37‑41% | 51% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 53% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Leesburg
2 public middle schools in Leesburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Carver Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Middle School | 737 | 16.2 | 45.7% |
| Oak Park Middle School | 558 | 18.0 | 50.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Carver Middle School
- Oak Park Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 558 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Gray Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 19 miles away: 985 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Compare Carver Middle School with Oak Park Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lake County Schools spends per student$10,768 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,768
- The largest public schools in FloridaCarver Middle School is the number 340 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#340 of 571
- Florida schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carver Middle School
How many students attend Carver Middle School?
737 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 837 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Leesburg, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Middle School?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carver Middle School a Title I school?
Carver Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Carver Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Carver Middle School scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carver Middle School in?
Lake County Schools, NCES district ID 1201050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120105001109 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.