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Schools in Carver · Carver School District

Carver’s public schools score below 71% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 32% of Carver’s students scored proficient, below the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Carver, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#218of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 12 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 11 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▼ 19% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
MA 11.9
Schools in town
2
1,476 students on the public path
In brief

Carver’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 242 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Carver’s, its schools beat 40%, higher than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Carver’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,562 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Carver Middle/High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Carver’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 29% of Massachusetts school districts, #218 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (242)Better than 40%
Towns in Plymouth County (25)Better than 4%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 807 test results and a graduating class of 95 could put Carver anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Carver’s students in the tested grades sat them (806 in math, 808 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Carver, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Carver Elementary SchoolCarver School DistrictC
6–12Carver Middle/High SchoolCarver School DistrictC+

Carver’s public schools are run by Carver School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Carver School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,476 students · 11.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$21,562MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 43.7% · 808 students tested
Math30%
State average 40.7% · 806 students tested

Carver vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Carver’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CarverCCarver
MiddleboroughC+Middleborough
PlymouthB−Plymouth
PlymptonBSilver Lake PK–12 · Plympton K–6
WarehamDWareham

Every school in Carver

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Carverby address
Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
788 students14:1Rate it →
Carver Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
688 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Carver’s schools

Are Carver’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Carver children attend score below 71% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #218 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Carver in?

Carver School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,476 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Carver’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Carver School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Carver spend per student?

$21,562 in Carver School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.