In the early 1970's, a new high school was built on Butcher Switch Road. The lower grades were moved to Carencro Heights, and the two brick buildings served grades five through eight. The present Carencro Middle School replaced them in 1982. Currently, Carencro Middle School is located at 4301 North University in Carencro, Louisiana, and has an enrollment of 924 students drawn from the town of Carencro, the surrounding countryside, and North Lafayette. The feeder schools are Carencro Heights, Ossun Elementary, Live Oak Elementary, and Truman Elementary.
Students come from a variety of backgrounds.
A large number of the students are transient as evidenced by the gains and losses of students throughout the school year. In addition, many of the students come from single-family homes. An educational level survey indicates that thirty percent of the parents did not graduate from high school, sixty-two percent graduated from high school, and only eight percent graduated from college. The attendance rate at Carencro Middle School is high with a daily attendance rate of ninty-seven percent. For this reason, reducing the number of suspensions and expulsions at CMS a top priority in the 2000-2001 school year.