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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370132000552
G W Carver Elementary
700 East Hamlet Street, Pinetops, NC 27864 · (252) 827-2116 · Edgecombe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
538 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
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 | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
43.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 G W Carver Elementary
G W Carver Elementary's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G W Carver Elementary this school | 550 | 97.8% | 55.6% |
| Township Three Elementary Shelby | 540 | 99.4% | 43.8% |
| Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary Vanceboro | 494 | 98.2% | 40.9% |
| Southern Pines Elementary Southern Pines | 600 | 99.3% | 59.0% |
| Central Elementary Eden | 521 | 98.1% | 41.0% |
| Gibsonville Elementary Gibsonville | 595 | 99.5% | 48.6% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 G W Carver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Edgecombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #645 of 1,297 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #451 of 1,296 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #825 of 1,300 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #462 of 1,485 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #754 of 1,377 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #447 of 1,379 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #929 of 1,414 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #132 of 937 | N/A |
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
550
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 550 | 36.6 | 15.0:1 | 98% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 38.9 | 14.2:1 | 99% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 34.3 | 16.7:1 | 99% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 43.8 | 17.1:1 | 99% (743) |
| 2015-16 | 778 | 45 | 17.3:1 | 100% (775) |
| 2010-11 | 901 | 48 | 18.8:1 | 75% (672) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 72% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 27 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G W Carver Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (750 to 550); teachers down 16% (43.8 to 36.6).
About G W Carver Elementary
G W Carver Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Pinetops, North Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 550 students enrolled.
Edgecombe County Public Schools has 19 schools; together they serve 6,310 students.
The largest group at G W Carver Elementary is White students, at 45%. The remaining students are 34% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, G W Carver Elementary scores 66%.
G W Carver Elementary has 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school has 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Edgecombe County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, G W Carver Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
G W Carver Elementary scores 55.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.0%.
The school's county is Edgecombe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $51,265 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Edgecombe County number 27, with about 8,573 students.
South Edgecombe Middle, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, G W Carver Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
G W Carver Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 550, starting from 541.
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Edgecombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,736
Census ACS
Median income
$51,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools
- SouthWest Edgecombe HighHigh · 798 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- G W Bulluck ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Tarboro HighHigh · 496 students
- Stocks ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- North Edgecombe HighHigh · 358 students
Other schools in Pinetops
- SouthWest Edgecombe HighHigh · 798 students
- South Edgecombe MiddleMiddle · 271 students
Nearby schools
- South Edgecombe Middle1.0 mi · 271
- SouthWest Edgecombe High3.7 mi · 798
- Edgecombe Early College High7.2 mi · 171
- North East Carolina Prep7.8 mi · 1,107
- G W Bulluck Elementary8.3 mi · 535
- Tarboro High8.9 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About G W Carver ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at G W Carver Elementary?
G W Carver Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does G W Carver Elementary serve?
G W Carver Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at G W Carver Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at G W Carver Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is G W Carver Elementary?
G W Carver Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 13% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees G W Carver Elementary?
G W Carver Elementary is overseen by Edgecombe County Public Schools in Edgecombe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.