Research Carver Magnet Elementary School public Schools in Searcy, Arkansas

“Carver is a wonderful school full of caring staff and opportunities for parent involvement. My son has really thrived in this school.”

“Not only does this school have excellent staff but they have a great PTA team who sponsor the extracurricular after school clubs and send some students to space camp during the summer. The teachers and PTA members work great to make this the best school ever!”

“Carver has great extracurricular activities, such as art, music, math lab, and young astronauts. However, the school district has reduced the classes down to just a few weeks a year, instead of weekly. Carver also has great clubs for the kids to join, like chess club, and art club. Most of the teachers are great. The school does lack disciplin, and leadership. The school survives off of the pta, which is a small group of parents dedicated to the children, and the school. Unfortuntely, it's the same people that the school relies on too much, and they get burned out. The bathrooms are NEVER cleaned, and the smell is horrible. Soap is not provided by the school, but by the parents.”

“We transferred to this school after moving to the area. I have to say that I am not greatly impressed. My youngest had a wonderful teacher, Ms. Traylor. However my oldest teacher was much more difficult to deal with. The racial breakdown that is required creates a serious discipline problem. It is obvious that the majority of the problem children fall into a specific socio-economic group. We came from a school with similar racial make-up but testing scores averaged in the 90 percentile. Here they average much lower and the yearly school report card shows the exact location of the lower scores. Although this school might be a crown jewel to some, it needs a lot of polishing to really be something to talk about.”

“This school gets an A for academic programs, an A for extracurricular, art, music, PE, and a B- for parent involvement. Discipline however is a C-.”

“My experiences at Carver so far are fantastic. I have transferred my children to this school from another district because of their exceptional academic program and reputation.”

“Carver has been a great school for my children. The teachers and staff are caring, educated individuals who always keep the heart and mind of each student in the forefront of the educational process. Student, Parent & Teacher involvement is key to each child's education, and Carver is an excellent example to set the standard for all schools.”