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If you had an hour of school board time for Carver Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002706
Carver Elementary
5335 East Pavo St., Long Beach, CA 90808 · (562) 420-2697 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
159 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
66.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.1% | 31.6% | 14.6% | 11.7% |
| Math | 41.7% | 24.3% | 19.4% | 14.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 69.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.8% | 67.8% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 62.7% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 62.9% |
| 2018-19 | 80.7% | 74.4% |
| 2017-18 | 82.3% | 68.3% |
| 2016-17 | 77.9% | 71.4% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for California 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 California'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 Carver Elementary
Carver Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary this school | 562 | 28.3% | 69.3% |
| Gant Elementary Long Beach | 657 | 26.0% | 80.4% |
| Suisun Valley Elementary Fairfield | 495 | 30.3% | 55.9% |
| Temecula Valley Charter Winchester | 596 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Golden Oak Community Santa Clarita | 533 | 33.8% | 60.7% |
| Prisk Elementary Long Beach | 469 | 27.3% | 75.8% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Carver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #682 of 5,151 | #150 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #778 of 5,172 ▼ 159 | #175 of 1,129 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #553 of 5,172 ▲ 256 | #124 of 1,129 ▲ 61 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #2,093 of 5,116 | #559 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,737 of 5,915 | #343 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,064 of 5,352 | #1,136 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #138 of 5,354 | #16 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #4,824 of 5,625 | #1,149 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #542 of 1,139 | #91 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
562
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 562 | 21 | 26.8:1 | 28% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 18.5 | 28.1:1 | 24% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 19 | 26.3:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 20 | 27.3:1 | 26% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 17.5 | 29.4:1 | 22% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 18 | 27.1:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | N/A | N/A | 26% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 50% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 22 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (515 to 562); teachers up 20% (17.5 to 21).
About Carver Elementary
Federal records list Carver Elementary as an elementary school in Long Beach, California. A total of 562 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 21% larger than average.
Carver Elementary is in Long Beach Unified, a district with 62,255 students across 82 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Carver Elementary, at 33%. Other groups include 32% White, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 8% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carver Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 26.8:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 28% of students at Carver Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carver Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 69.3% actual against 63.0% predicted.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Marshall Academy of the Arts, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 69.3% is above the 61.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Carver Elementary climbed 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 546 to 562 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Carver Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other Carver Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 13 states are named Carver Elementary. Carver Elementary is the 10th largest of the 26.
- Carver ElementarySan Marino, CA · 777 students
- Carver ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 293 students
- Carver ElementarySan Diego, CA · 187 students
- Carver ElementaryMAPLEWOOD, MN · 898 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolCarver, MA · 788 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Academy of the Arts0.7 mi · 940
- Burcham Elementary0.7 mi · 412
- Stanford Middle1.0 mi · 1,165
- Prisk Elementary1.0 mi · 469
- Millikan High1.1 mi · 3,408
- Bixby Elementary1.1 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Carver ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carver Elementary?
Carver Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Carver Elementary serve?
Carver Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Carver Elementary have?
Carver Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Carver Elementary?
Student demographics at Carver Elementary are roughly 32% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Carver Elementary in?
Carver Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified.
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