George Washington Carver Academy

As an average-sized middle school in Waterloo, Iowa, George Washington Carver Academy caters to 455 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Waterloo Comm School District.

Waterloo Comm School District comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,484 students; George Washington Carver Academy is among them.

Demographically, George Washington Carver Academy shows that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Black Hawk County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting George Washington Carver Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Black Hawk County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, George Washington Carver Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.6%; this one delivers 49.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Black Hawk County indicate median household income runs about $66,417, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. George Washington Carver Academy is one of 35 public schools in Black Hawk County (combined enrollment of about 18,224 students).

Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Carver Academy. On composite proficiency, George Washington Carver Academy comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington Carver Academy has fell 7%, going from 488 students in 2018 to 455 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 55% to 47%.

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