Carver Middle School

3800 Cougar Trail

School District

Chesterfield County Public Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 30, 2024

My daughter attended this school two years ago (2022-2023) and I pulled her out due to a male student punching her in the stomach. This was caught on the security camera, which I had to request to view and it also showed my daughter pushing the boy away from her and trying to defend herself. The principal would not meet with me but the Asst. Principal did, who even confirmed that the male student had a history of hitting female students. On top of this, my daughter was given the SAME punishment as the male student reasoning was that Carver Middle has a zero tolerance for violence policy. I was so upset and said what does that teach young girls who try to stand up for themselves...there was no answer other than she was suspended. The school was not willing to change the young man's class that he shared with my daughter rather told me to request her class be changed. With this I pulled my daughter out of the school and we moved shortly after. I will continue to leave reviews wherever I can. I would not recommend this school unless the Principal and Asst. Principal are replaced and the staff reports better leadership is at the school. Be warned.
Submitted by parent on October 08, 2024

My child had to go to the restroom and when they asked the teacher said no you should have gone during lunch my child told them that it was a EMERGENCY and the teacher STILL wouldn't let my child go to the restroom and she had to relieve herself. The next day my child came late because she had an orthodontist appointment and she had to eat then because she missed lunch, AND THIS TEACHER HAD THE AUDACITY TO SAY I HOPE YOU CHOKE! Carver is THE worst school in all of North america DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!!!! Thank you for your time!- Lindsey Hopkins
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2024

Oh, Carver Middle School...Sending my child to Carver Middle has been one of the most regrettable decisions I’ve ever made regarding her education. The overall experience was overwhelmingly negative. While there were a few decent staff members, the majority were either indifferent or outright detrimental. The school showed a complete disregard for my neurodivergent daughter's needs and well-being. She endured relentless bullying, sometimes even in the presence of her teachers, who failed to intervene.The impact on her mental health was devastating. My once joyful and enthusiastic child became depressed within a year of attending Carver. Academically, she went from being a solid A-B student to struggling and failing. Instead of support, I received threatening emails from some teachers who seemed more frustrated by her withdrawal than concerned about her welfare.Carver Middle School is poorly managed, and the environment is chaotic and unsupportive. After witnessing the negative impact on my child, I decided to homeschool her. In just six months, her grades and mental health have significantly improved. She’s returned to being the cheerful, successful child she was before. Carver Middle School has failed its students and their families. Shame on you, Carver.
Submitted by parent on February 06, 2024

Kids are bullied here with no support the staff turn a blind eyeKids with autism struggle at this school
Submitted by student on January 21, 2024

8th grade now. Way back in my sixth grade I got suspended for stopping a fight. And in seventh grade I accidentally hit someone with a bottle after them threatening me because I yelled at someone else across the room, because they were telling me to stfu after I just got robbed. I got punched in the face next to an admin, and she didn't do anything, and it took TWO WEEKS for the kid to get suspended. And the FIGHTS don't get me started. You can't walk four feet without a threat to someone. People are always swearing and slurring at people. Students don't respect teachers, however some teachers don't respect students either. They don't have very good teaching, because some teachers won't even try to help the students when something happens, say they were so sick they couldn't do work because they had to sleep it off. Also, on a side note, the year books suck. In my seventh grade year they forgot half of eighth grade. Also they forgot my sister. And the year before they replaced my photo with some random kid they looked like the opposite of me. Some teachers do try to help and care for their students; Mrs.Kirby, Ms.Jolly are some examples.
Submitted by parent on January 16, 2024

My daughter transferred to this school last year in the middle of her sixth grade year! Unfortunately thus far we have had a horrible experience!!! The school is GHETTO!!!!! The teachers do not come to school to teach, support, or guide the students they are just simply there for a pay check and the administration is a joke!! I can go on for days but there is no need to! If you can help it do NOT send your child to this school!! They will not learn a dam thing!
Submitted by parent on February 15, 2023

This school is getto and bad sadly
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2020

Poor! A zero! I have a horrible experiences at Carver!
Submitted by parent on December 14, 2017

My oldest child has attended Carver for 2 years and has had a wonderful experience.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2017

My overall experience with Carver is awful. Many incompetent administrators and some teachers. Most do not seem to care about the well being of the students at all.
Submitted by parent on May 25, 2016

This has been one of the best schools that my children have attended. There is one particular administrator that has stood out ot us over the years as one of the best, Mr. Olds. In all the years that I have had children in the different schools systems I have never had an administrator take the time to really get to know his students or to challenge them the way that Mr. Olds has. Any student or school that gets to work with him is very lucky. All of the teachers at this school are great, but Mr. Olds really is amazing and he holds his students to a higher standard than most and he pushes them to succeed. I think that he along with the rest of the 8th grade teaching staff have really prepared these students to go on to High School and have taught them to be successful!
Submitted by other on March 17, 2016

For 2015-16, Carver got a new Administration team. This has made a huge difference. The Administrators care about the students, teachers, and parents. The teachers are devoted to their students. They are creative and try to come up with fun ways for the students to learn. Project Based Learning has increased significantly and the kids love it. My favorite aspect of Project Based Learning is the peer review students fill out after each project because this is exactly what happens in the workforce. All in all, I feel Carver Middle is a great school. I don't think that the GreatSchools rating for Carver appropriately reflect what is really happening. I am happy my children go to Carver.
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2016

Carver Middle School is a great place to send your budding middle schooler. They will receive a stellar education and quality care from staff. The administration is amazing. You could not ask for better leadership. Dr. John Murray, Cheryl Doswell, Kevin Olds, and Corrine Griggs are worth raving about. Each with their special skill set brings something unique and inspiring to the table. They make staff want to work harder, students become more interested in learning and parents want to be more engaged. They have done the work to invest in this school, these staff, students and community. The staff is dedicated. They are working hard each day to improve student learning. The parent teacher communication is awesome. Jason Deckert and Helena Cuna are great examples of staff who keep parents informed of progress students are making in the classroom and what events might be goinh on. The PTA board at Carver is very involved and has built a strong line of communication with Administration , Staff, Students and Parents. The amount of progress that has been made this year to change the school for the better is incredible. It speaks volumes about the character , the commitment and the work ethic of the administration entrusted with the job. I can honestly say, I am proud to be a Carver Cougar Mom.
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2016

Carver is a great school!! I was really worried about my son starting 6th grade but he has had the best year. His teachers are amazing the ladies in the office are so sweet and welcoming and Dr. Murray is the most interacting principal with students and parents I have ever seen right along with the assistant principals. I feel so blessed that my child goes to such an amazing school!!!
Submitted by parent on March 19, 2015

Carver is a great school but has some opportunities as most schools do. I wish teachers were on the same page in some areas. Some post homework in Google Classroom others do not. Some use Class Dojo to report positive and problem behaviors daily but only one of my son's teachers uses it regularly. They have some good tools at their disposal but do not utilize these tools.
Submitted by other on March 02, 2015

I'm a 6th grade student attending Carver Middle School. I have by far enjoyed school the best this year out of any, and look forward to going to school, as I had not other years. Probably because of my friends, though. I feel like the teachers can be a bit rude at times. Not identifying any, but why become a teacher if you can't get along well with kids and teens? I guess with the teachers and such you have to stay on their good side? That's what I try to do. I have my favorite teachers. I feel like the rules are a little overboard, though. Too strict, I think. Especially during lunch. A microphone? Are you serious? That's ridiculous. It just adds to the noise. They other students are just going to talk louder, not quieter. If we get a bit too loud, we get silent lunch. Lunch is our only time to socialize. In class we have to be silent, usually. I understand that, but when you take away talking during lunch, that bothers me. We were promised new seating arrangements during lunch as well when it became 2nd semester, but it's a couple weeks in, and that hasn't happened. We have gotten better at our noise level, and getting lunch and such. Maybe it's time for that.
Submitted by parent on June 12, 2014

This school isn't the best around. The teachers are VERY snobby, unhelpful, and rude or careless and just worried about the students passing their SOL's, which should not be their only concern. The principal seems to have no involvement in anything and allows the administrators to do everything, they're very rude and obnoxious too. The rules at this school are outrageous, students get suspended for 2 days for dress code violations and get put on silent lunch for being "too loud" while in the cafeteria, even though it's the students time to socialize. So, they take that away from them and also get a microphone and talk during the lunchtime, then get irritated because the students will not listen. Not to mention assigned seats for no absolute reason. Oh and if you get suspended you can't participate in end of the year activities, even though you already served your suspension time. Wonderful school, isn't it?
Submitted by parent on February 26, 2014

My child just started 6th grade and got suspended for defending her self.Just students were around when this situation got out of hand, no one question the students but one of the teachers that walked out at the last minute to break it up.I had a meeting with the school and wrote a letter to the school board to have the suspension removed of her record and they acted like they could care less, even explained that she never been in trouble. They didn't care what I had to say.I have another daughter in the 7th.Second semester had a meeting to talk about both my daughter's grades, they said there grades were not in danger and they have time to bring them up. Well, it's almost the end of the year and their grades are definitely in great danger now!Having teachers stay after school once or twice a week doesn't help.If my daughter stays after school and goes to lunch and learn than why are their grades in great danger? It's going to be hard for me to get a waver for my daughter's transfer to another school because of their grades and the suspension on my daughters record. I need a school that can believe in my kids and want to hep them succeed in life.
Submitted by other on February 13, 2013

I'm a student at carver in the 8th grade , some of the teachers are good but most of them are just REALLY RUDE! They like to think they are our patents but me and my parents got that straighten out ,I don't think the teachers that were selected for the position of a teacher was wise because why be a teacher if you don't like kids/teens ! I would say more but it says i can't identify teachers-.-!!!