GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in GARLAND, Texas, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL teaches 640 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within GARLAND ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL sits 23% bigger than that benchmark.

Within GARLAND ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 53,173 students, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 7% Asian, 6% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LYLES MIDDLE, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 728 students in 2018 compared to 640 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 56% to 67% over that span.

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