GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.

Located at 12350 NORWAY RD, in NEOSHO, Missouri, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. is a big elementary school that enrolls 591 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 88% larger than typical.

Within NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 9 schools and 4,998 students, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Newton County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Newton County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,567 students), of which GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: NEOSHO JR. HIGH, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM. has ticked up 7%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 591 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 81% to 68% over that span.

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