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Enrollment
1,017
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000230
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
938 York Rd, Towson, MD 21204 · (443) 809-2775 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL1,017 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Maryland public high schools
- ATest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
225 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 264 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 241 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 248 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
84.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
16.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.8% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 86.3% | 12.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology this school | 1,017 | 22.1% | 49.9% |
| La Plata High School La Plata | 1,217 | 31.0% | 37.2% |
| Towson High Towson | 1,558 | 27.1% | 48.4% |
| Arundel High Gambrills | 1,778 | 26.9% | 45.3% |
| Harford Technical High Bel Air | 954 | 20.9% | 50.1% |
| Bel Air High Bel Air | 1,341 | 22.7% | 45.6% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #30 of 203 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #56 of 206 ▲ 35 | #3 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #21 of 206 ▼ 13 | #4 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,017 | #145 of 234 | #21 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #167 of 210 | #21 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #59 of 211 | #11 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #183 of 212 | #24 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #63 of 131 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,017
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+38% since 2000-01, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,017 | 56.9 | 17.9:1 | 22% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 62.5 | 16.2:1 | 23% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 984 | 64.1 | 15.4:1 | 27% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 997 | 62 | 16.1:1 | 22% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 56.6 | 16.1:1 | 20% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 57 | 13.2:1 | 12% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 52 | 14.2:1 | 8% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (912 to 1,017); teachers unchanged (56.6 to 56.9).
About George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
As a mid-sized high school, George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology serves students in Towson, Maryland. In all, 1,017 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology reports to Baltimore County Public Schools, which has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
Of every 100 students at George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology, about 42 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 38% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Baltimore County is about 53% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology reported 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.9:1. High schools in Maryland average 15.3:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 225 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 22% of enrollment. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Baltimore County.
On the allk12 Grade, George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Maryland public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology would score about 61.1%. It scores 49.9%, 11.3 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore County show that median household income comes to about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltimore County counts 180 public schools with about 110,872 students.
The closest school to George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology is Hampton Elementary, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.9% against a local average of 59.8%.
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 997 in 2020-21, 1,017 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.9 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
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Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About George W. Carver Center for Arts & TechnologyHow large is George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology?
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology enrolls approximately 1,017 students in grades 09-12.
Is George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology an elementary, middle, or high school?
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology is approximately 17.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology?
At George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology, the student body is approximately 42% White, 7% Hispanic, 38% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology in?
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
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