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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN COUNTY·NCES 130057002368
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School
476 Frances Meeks Way, Richmond Hill, GA 31324 · (912) 459-5111 · Bryan County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test 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 Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
316 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 74%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 328 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 330 | 50% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · 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 grade levels within Bryan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.7pp since 2021
Math
65.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 58 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 Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 61.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 64.3% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 56.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School this school | 658 | 48.0% | 61.1% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School Evans | 612 | 48.5% | 66.1% |
| Matilda Harris Elementary School Kingsland | 662 | 46.4% | 62.0% |
| Richmond Hill Primary School Richmond Hill | 733 | 43.9% | N/A |
| Temple Elementary School Temple | 666 | 50.0% | 47.9% |
| Marshpoint Elementary School Savannah | 603 | 51.6% | 61.9% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bryan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #185 of 1,208 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #181 of 1,215 ▲ 50 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #162 of 1,215 ▲ 41 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #237 of 1,183 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #461 of 1,324 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #299 of 1,301 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #273 of 1,301 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #1,056 of 1,312 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #482 of 854 | N/A |
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
658
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 658 | 54.2 | 12.1:1 | 48% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 48.8 | 13.9:1 | 45% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 44.3 | 15.7:1 | 37% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 39% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 49.3 | 15.1:1 | 36% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 44 | 16.7:1 | 36% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 44 | 19.8:1 | 33% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (742 to 658); teachers up 10% (49.3 to 54.2).
About Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School serves students in Richmond Hill, Georgia, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 658 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25.
Bryan County has 10,677 students in 10 schools, and Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School, 53%, are White. Next come 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 71% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Its teaching staff equals 54.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Around 48% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 36% average for public schools in Bryan County, the school's rate is higher.
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 52.5%. Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School scores 61.1%, 8.6 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bryan County, median household income is about $103,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 10 public schools operate in Bryan County, serving about 10,677 students.
Richmond Hill Elementary School is the public school closest to Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.1% against a local average of 48.6%.
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 626 to 658. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bryan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,263
Census ACS
Median income
$103,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
10,677 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bryan County
- Richmond Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,671 students
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,022 students
- McAllister Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
- Bryan County Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,020 students
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolElementary · 908 students
- Richmond Hill Primary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Other schools in Richmond Hill
- Richmond Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,671 students
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,022 students
- McAllister Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolElementary · 908 students
- Richmond Hill Primary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Nearby schools
- Richmond Hill Elementary School0.1 mi · 662
- Richmond Hill Primary School0.1 mi · 733
- Richmond Hill High School0.8 mi · 2,671
- Southwest Middle School5.1 mi · 528
- Southwest Elementary School5.3 mi · 769
- McAllister Elementary School5.4 mi · 1,051
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolHow large is Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School?
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 04-05.
Is Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School have?
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School?
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 12% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School in?
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School is part of Bryan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.