GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY

Located at 2854 W 45TH ST, in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY is a small elementary-level community that instructs 297 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within DUVAL. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY is one of 206 schools operated by DUVAL, a district that works with 131,562 students overall.

On demographics, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY records that nearly all students (85%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 5% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Duval County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 33.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Duval County) records that the typical household earns roughly $71,277 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

TIGER ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY has ticked down 19%, going from 365 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 98% to 85%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

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