Carver (George Washington) Elementary

Set in San Francisco, California, Carver (George Washington) Elementary is a tiny elementary school, one of the schools within San Francisco Unified. It instructs 93 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 80% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, Carver (George Washington) Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Carver (George Washington) Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 14% Pacific Islander, 9% multiracial. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 5% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Carver (George Washington) Elementary has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Francisco County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carver (George Washington) Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 29.5%; actual is 10.2%, a gap of -19.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Francisco County) records that median household income runs about $140,970, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Carver (George Washington) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carver (George Washington) Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carver (George Washington) Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 15.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Carver (George Washington) Elementary's enrollment has declined 44% since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 93). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 14% to 23% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.