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Alumni: what's one memory from George Washington Carver Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
736
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134005912
George Washington Carver Elementary School
333 CLINTON PL, NEWARK, NJ 07112 · (973) 705-3800 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
468 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 92 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (95).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
14.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
8.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.1% | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 7.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Washington Carver Elementary School
George Washington Carver Elementary School's state test result (9.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver Elementary School this school | 736 | 63.6% | 9.7% |
| Madison Avenue IRVINGTON | 524 | 69.8% | 11.1% |
| Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center HILLSIDE | 625 | 69.3% | N/A |
| Thirteenth Avenue School NEWARK | 833 | 68.7% | 9.4% |
| Lincoln Avenue Elementary School ORANGE | 728 | 71.8% | 21.6% |
| Berkeley Terrace Elementary School IRVINGTON | 464 | 72.2% | 15.2% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 George Washington Carver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #1,254 of 1,290 | #129 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #1,271 of 1,319 ▲ 8 | #135 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #1,277 of 1,319 ▼ 24 | #140 of 141 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #93 of 1,562 | #18 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,342 of 1,390 | #116 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #753 of 1,392 | #53 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #425 of 1,481 | #75 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +61.8% | #13 of 545 | #4 of 61 |
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
736
+228 (+45%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,129
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 736 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 64% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 61% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 81% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 85% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 80% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 78% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 89% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 960 | 68 | 14.1:1 | 89% (858) |
| 1990-91 | 1,129 | 62 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Carver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 62% (455 to 736); teachers up 53% (30 to 46).
About George Washington Carver Elementary School
George Washington Carver Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in NEWARK, New Jersey. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 736 students. It has 82% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Federal data list 65 schools in Newark Public School District, with 41,502 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at George Washington Carver Elementary School, about 57 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic. Among all residents of Essex County, the Black share is about 36%. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at George Washington Carver Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 16.0:1 is based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 64%. Across public schools in Essex County, the average is 54%.
George Washington Carver Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, George Washington Carver Elementary School would score about 31.4%. It scores 9.7%, a bottom-10% result among New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Essex County, where median household income comes to about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County's 249 public schools enroll about 145,473 students and include George Washington Carver Elementary School.
Bruce Street School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. George Washington Carver Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: George Washington Carver Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 9.7% versus a 14.8% average.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 508 students in 2020-21 and 736 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio was 13.0:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other George Washington Carver Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named George Washington Carver Elementary. George Washington Carver Elementary School is the largest of the 11.
- George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 640 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.NEOSHO, MO · 591 students
- George Washington Carver ElementaryGreat Mills, MD · 460 students
- George Washington Carver ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 429 students
- George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolTuskegee, AL · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Bruce Street School0.0 mi · 34
- NJ Regional Day School - Newark0.2 mi · 123
- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark0.3 mi · 155
- Weequahic High School0.3 mi · 592
- Chancellor Avenue School0.4 mi · 607
- Hawthorne Avenue School0.4 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend George Washington Carver Elementary School?
George Washington Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 736 students in grades PK-08.
Is George Washington Carver Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
George Washington Carver Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does George Washington Carver Elementary School have?
George Washington Carver Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is George Washington Carver Elementary School?
George Washington Carver Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 40% Hispanic, 57% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees George Washington Carver Elementary School?
George Washington Carver Elementary School is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.