George Washington Carver Elementary School

George Washington Carver Elementary School is one of the tight-knit primary schools in Tuskegee, Alabama, part of Macon County, with 406 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3.

Macon County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,907 students; George Washington Carver Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, George Washington Carver Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial. By comparison, Macon County as a whole is about 78% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, George Washington Carver Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting George Washington Carver Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at George Washington Carver Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, George Washington Carver Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Macon County put the typical household earns roughly $43,707 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Macon County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,907 students), of which George Washington Carver Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tuskegee Public Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around George Washington Carver Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Washington Carver Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington Carver Elementary School has edged down 11%, going from 455 students in 2018 to 406 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

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