Carver Elementary

Carver Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Long Beach, California, operated by Long Beach Unified, caters to 562 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

Across the 82 schools in Long Beach Unified (62,255 students total), Carver Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Carver Elementary shows that 33% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Carver Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at Carver Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carver Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.6%, the actual is 68.9%, a residual of +6.3 points.

Around the school, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Carver Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Marshall Academy of the Arts, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Carver Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 515 students in 2018 compared to 562 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 29.4:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Carver Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.