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C−

Carver Elementary

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

404 Jefferson Street, Indianola, MS 38751 · (662) 884-1250 · Part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Indianola’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
250
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Carver Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 24.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

404 Jefferson Street, Indianola

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 490
Grade 575
Grade 684
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
331’20
301’21
301’22
257’23
250’24

Down 24.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 95%White 2%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carver Elementary from Indianola families.

Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District

The district →
A.W. James Elementary
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Rosser Early Learning Center
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79 students20:1
Lockard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Indianola
C
393 students17:1
Ruleville Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ruleville
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271 students15:1
Moorhead Central School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Moorhead
D
245 students13:1
Ruleville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ruleville
D
131 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Indianola’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.