Prior to integration, it was a school for black students.

[3] Carver was opened in 1957 as a school for the black students in the Riverside neighborhood of South Memphis.

[5] For 59 years, Carver educated students in the South Memphis Area.

[6] The students moved from the original building, A, to the later one, B, in 1997 as part of a $10,500,000 renovation.

[6] At the time of its closure, it was the most segregated school in Memphis.