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How has George Washington Carver Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
635
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002902
George Washington Carver Middle
4410 McKinley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 846-2900 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
624 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 194 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 35% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.4pp since 2014
Math
18.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 48.7% |
| Math | 8.0% | 10.9% | 20.4% | 60.6% |
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 | 28.4% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 10.9% |
| 2022-23 | 19.7% | 8.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 6.1% |
| 2018-19 | 22.8% | 16.4% |
| 2017-18 | 16.4% | 15.1% |
| 2016-17 | 20.6% | 12.7% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 George Washington Carver Middle
George Washington Carver Middle's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver Middle this school | 635 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
| Curtis Middle San Bernardino | 679 | 97.1% | 17.8% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle San Bernardino | 581 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
| William Jefferson Clinton Middle Los Angeles | 622 | 98.4% | 25.2% |
| Paramount Park Middle Paramount | 551 | 96.2% | 31.0% |
| Sequoia Jr. High Bakersfield | 746 | 97.2% | 14.7% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #1,065 of 1,224 | #231 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #889 of 1,227 ▲ 194 | #198 of 248 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,030 of 1,227 ▲ 123 | #225 of 248 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #205 of 1,214 | #74 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #700 of 1,377 | #161 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #60 of 1,279 | #19 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #1,068 of 1,278 | #212 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #18 of 1,329 | #13 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #343 of 930 | #100 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
635
-75 (-11%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 2,386
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 635 | 39.4 | 16.1:1 | 98% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 36.9 | 19.1:1 | 97% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 34.9 | 20.4:1 | 99% (702) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 32 | 22.2:1 | 98% (694) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 34.3 | 23.1:1 | 97% (772) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 35 | 24.0:1 | 93% (778) |
| 2010-11 | 1,590 | N/A | N/A | 53% (841) |
| 2000-01 | 2,387 | 95 | 25.1:1 | 84% (2,003) |
| 1990-91 | 2,386 | 107 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Carver Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (794 to 635); teachers up 15% (34.3 to 39.4).
About George Washington Carver Middle
In Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles County, George Washington Carver Middle is a middle school. Enrollment stands at 635 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
George Washington Carver Middle is one school in a 784-school district, Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students.
Of every 100 students at George Washington Carver Middle, about 90 are Hispanic. It is also 8% Black. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
George Washington Carver Middle reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 4.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at George Washington Carver Middle, 98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public middle schools, George Washington Carver Middle outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
George Washington Carver Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.5%, compared with a predicted 22.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, George Washington Carver Middle is closest to Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, George Washington Carver Middle is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 710 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 635 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.2 to 16.1 over 4 years.
George Washington Carver Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Other George Washington Carver Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named George Washington Carver Middle. George Washington Carver Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOLCORAL GABLES, FL · 941 students
- George Washington Carver Middle SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, MI · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy0.2 mi · 367
- ISANA Himalia Academy0.2 mi · 655
- Harmony Elementary0.3 mi · 409
- Forty-Ninth Street Elementary0.4 mi · 491
- Wadsworth Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 506
- Center for Advanced Learning0.6 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Carver MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at George Washington Carver Middle?
George Washington Carver Middle enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does George Washington Carver Middle serve?
George Washington Carver Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at George Washington Carver Middle?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at George Washington Carver Middle.
How diverse is George Washington Carver Middle?
George Washington Carver Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is George Washington Carver Middle in?
George Washington Carver Middle is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.