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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at George Washington Carver High School this year?
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Enrollment
570
High
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039001468
George Washington Carver High School
3900 24th St N, Birmingham, AL 35207 · (205) 231-3900 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
465 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 141 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 156 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 25% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
12.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like George Washington Carver High School
George Washington Carver High School's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver High School this school | 570 | 81.6% | 8.1% |
| Bessemer City High School Bessemer | 760 | 79.6% | 3.5% |
| Bullock County High School Union Springs | 448 | 83.9% | 12.6% |
| Parker High School Birmingham | 942 | 79.9% | 8.9% |
| Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet Birmingham | 750 | 83.7% | 6.8% |
| Loachapoka High School Loachapoka | 277 | 84.1% | 19.5% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where George Washington Carver High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #281 of 305 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #294 of 305 | #25 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #259 of 305 | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #144 of 319 | #27 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #34 of 307 | #4 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #177 of 307 | #13 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #28 of 317 | #5 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #30 of 164 | #2 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
570
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 1,077
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 82% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 87% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 87% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 87% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 87% (668) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 43 | 20.1:1 | 61% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | 67 | 16.3:1 | 68% (739) |
| 2000-01 | 1,077 | 67 | 16.1:1 | 77% (832) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Carver High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (771 to 570); teachers down 19% (48 to 39).
About George Washington Carver High School
George Washington Carver High School is a small high school in Birmingham, Alabama, under Birmingham City. It reported 570 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
The district for George Washington Carver High School is Birmingham City, with 43 schools and 20,954 students.
The share of Black students at George Washington Carver High School is 73%, a majority. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 42% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver High School is 14.6:1, based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is higher. George Washington Carver High School counts 82% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Among Alabama public high schools, George Washington Carver High School outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, George Washington Carver High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 8.1%; the prediction is 24.7%.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Jefferson County number 181, with about 97,401 students.
George Washington Carver High School's closest public school neighbor is BCS Virtual Academy of Learning, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around George Washington Carver High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts George Washington Carver High School at 8th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 19 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham City
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Huffman AcademyElementary · 779 students
- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetHigh · 750 students
Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- BCS Virtual Academy of Learning0.0 mi · 184
- Hudson KEight School1.3 mi · 580
- Norwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 261
- Tuggle Elementary School2.3 mi · 423
- Wilkerson Middle School2.5 mi · 424
- Legacy Prep2.6 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Carver High SchoolHow large is George Washington Carver High School?
George Washington Carver High School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does George Washington Carver High School serve?
George Washington Carver High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver High School is approximately 14.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Washington Carver High School?
At George Washington Carver High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 25% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees George Washington Carver High School?
George Washington Carver High School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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