Carver Middle, 4500 W. Columbia St.: grades 6-8, 525 students on Oct. 1, 2026, a C in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Orange County Public Schools’ 2026-27 school location and attendance zone data, zone map, Oct. 1, 2026 enrollment summary and 2026-27 bell times; the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Carver Middle School is the Orange County Public Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 4500 W. Columbia St. The campus is inside Orlando city limits. By our comparison of the district’s 2026-27 zone map with 2020 census counts (which miss homes built since), about 7% of Orlando’s residents live in its attendance zone.

Who to call
Address 4500 W. Columbia St., Orlando, FL 32811
Phone 407-909-5400
Grades 6 to 8
District Orange County Public Schools
State school number 5871

Principal

Principal Samuel Danner, according to the school’s faculty and staff page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 525 students on Oct. 1, 2026, against a permanent capacity of 912, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
  • Federal count: 639 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 38 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for a middle school at 64% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (56% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 43%
  • Math: 50%
  • Science: 42%
  • Social studies: 67%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool, its 2026-27 zone lookup map or the Carver Middle zone map (PDF).

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 attendance zones (shares are of residents counted in the 2020 census, not of students):

The School Board approved a targeted rezoning between Carver and Chain of Lakes middle schools Dec. 9, 2025, for the 2026-27 school year. See the board-approved map (PDF). The district’s rezoning page has the details.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:04 p.m., and to 2:54 p.m. on Wednesdays, under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (teacher workday)
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: end of the second marking period
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
  • Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: no school for students
  • March 15-19, 2027: spring break
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of school

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Carver Middle serve?

Grades 6 through 8. It is an Orange County Public Schools middle school at 4500 W. Columbia St., Orlando.

What is Carver Middle’s school grade?

Carver Middle earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 56% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

Which high school does Carver Middle feed into?

It depends on the address: the Carver Middle zone is split between the Jones High and Oak Ridge High zones, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps. Check an address in the OCPS Find My School tool.

What time does Carver Middle start?

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:04 p.m., and to 2:54 p.m. on Wednesdays, under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.