Carver Elementary

Set in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota, Carver Elementary is a sprawling elementary school, overseen by North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale. It educates 898 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 161% bigger than the state mean of about 344.

North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 10,754 students; Carver Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Carver Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (26%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% White, 20% Black, 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at Carver Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Carver Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.1%; this one delivers 33.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) records that the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Carver Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: E-STEM Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carver Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carver Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 24.6%.

Carver Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Carver Elementary's enrollment has climbed 61% since 2018, when it stood at 557 (now 898). Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 17% to 26%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Carver Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.