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What advice would you give to incoming students at GW Carver Elementary?
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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370243003429
GW Carver Elementary
525 East C St, Kannapolis, NC 28083 · (704) 932-4161 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
498 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Kannapolis City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
33.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 GW Carver Elementary
GW Carver Elementary's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW Carver Elementary this school | 503 | 99.0% | 43.5% |
| Third Creek Elementary Statesville | 526 | 99.2% | 32.4% |
| Clear Creek Elementary Charlotte | 459 | 99.3% | 53.2% |
| Lockhart Elementary Knightdale | 463 | 99.4% | 47.9% |
| South Smithfield Elementary Smithfield | 450 | 99.3% | 42.1% |
| Gardner Park Elementary Gastonia | 560 | 99.5% | 40.7% |
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 GW Carver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,003 of 1,297 | #20 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #943 of 1,296 | #18 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,124 of 1,300 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #601 of 1,485 | #21 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #570 of 1,377 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #133 of 1,379 | #11 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #642 of 1,414 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #717 of 937 | #9 of 12 |
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
503
-42 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 503 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 99% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 34.8 | 14.2:1 | 99% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 99% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 99% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 36.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (537) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GW Carver Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (540 to 503); teachers down 4% (36.5 to 35).
About GW Carver Elementary
GW Carver Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Kannapolis, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 503 students in kindergarten through 5.
Kannapolis City Schools enrolls 5,377 students, and its 9 schools include GW Carver Elementary.
No group is above 50% at GW Carver Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 38%. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 20% White, and 11% multiracial. Cabarrus County's residents are about 13% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
There are 35 full-time-equivalent teachers at GW Carver Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.4:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. A total of 498 students, or 99%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cabarrus County averages 56%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, GW Carver Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
GW Carver Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.5% and a predicted 48.6%.
In Cabarrus County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $89,005, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 56 public schools and about 43,278 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, A L Brown High, is the closest to GW Carver Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, GW Carver Elementary is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
GW Carver Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 545 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 503 by 2024-25.
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Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kannapolis City Schools
- A L Brown HighHigh · 1,753 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Forest Park ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Fred L Wilson ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 6Middle · 358 students
Other schools in Kannapolis
- A L Brown HighHigh · 1,753 students
- Charles E Boger ElementaryElementary · 895 students
- Concord Lake STEAM AcademyElementary · 856 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- Royal Oaks ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- A L Brown High0.2 mi · 1,753
- North Kannapolis Elementary1.0 mi · 296
- Jackson Park Elementary1.2 mi · 476
- Forest Park Elementary1.2 mi · 472
- Fred L Wilson Elementary1.6 mi · 415
- Royal Oaks Elementary1.9 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About GW Carver ElementaryHow many students attend GW Carver Elementary?
GW Carver Elementary enrolls approximately 503 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GW Carver Elementary serve?
GW Carver Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GW Carver Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GW Carver Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GW Carver Elementary?
Student demographics at GW Carver Elementary are roughly 20% White, 38% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is GW Carver Elementary in?
GW Carver Elementary is part of Kannapolis City Schools.
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