Carver Middle School 3325 West Battlefield Road, Springfield, MO 65807

"The only teachers that don't respect their students in Carver's school are Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Underwood, and Mr. McLain. The counselors are really nice, too. But that's it, and that's not okay. I don't even want to give this one star because it's not worth it. I am jumpy with loud noises because of these teachers, my confidence is in the negatives just because of this school itself and every time I walk in my heart sinks because I know I have to come face to face to the teachers that have destroyed my mentality."

"Update: It hasn't gotten better, a substitute screamed at me to stop talking when I wasn't even talking before, and then she yelled at my friend to move up front where she couldn't charge her computer, therefore she couldn't do work. Nice."

"Carvers testing scores in math are 30%. 39% is a passing grade for missouri. The teachers are lazy. They treat my son more like a criminal, not a 12 year old child. Instead of lifting them up they break them down. He gets put in i.s.s for every small thing. He was put in i.s.s for being late to class because he was going to the bathroom.while in i.s.s he is not taught anything, just given work and expected to know how to do it. All they do is stuck kids in i.s.s. Instead of trying to take the time with the child to help them or fix their problem. They are lazy. Also, the teachers are absent over 50% of the time so most the time a student teacher is teaching him.student teachers do not have to have a degree in teaching. I have looked up all of these statistics. This school is going downhill and when you try and confront the faculty about it they are defensive and don't listen. It's like it's the parents against the teachers, not the parents WITH the teachers like it should be. If I could transfer my son out of this school I would but he doesn't want to leave his friends, I'm torn. Also, he is being bullied by his own bus driver. I have complained 3 times to the bus barn and NOTHING has been done. The kid is always the one to blame. I work and my son has to ride the bus. The bus driver told my son he would do whatever it takes to get my son off the bus, who talks like that to a child. Now every time my son puts his window down, turns to talk to a friend, accidentally puts his foot out in the isle he is written up.i talked to the assistant principle and he blamed my son. I could go on for hours about this school, they are creating kids with low test scores and self esteem and they could care less. Something has to be done, I know I'm not alone in how I feel about Carver, I have talked to several other parents and they feel the same way. Carver needs a wake-up call."

"Great school with amazing teachers. Also close enough to South Creek that it is used during science class which I always found exciting."