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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034011475
George Washington Carver Elementary School
2200 WYNN JOYCE, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 487-4415 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
535 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
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 | 75 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 George Washington Carver Elementary School
George Washington Carver Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver Elementary School this school | 640 | 83.6% | 37.5% |
| Hanes Elementary School IRVING | 709 | 83.8% | 29.1% |
| IDEA Parmer Park Academy AUSTIN | 621 | 81.0% | 40.5% |
| Kirk Elementary School HOUSTON | 743 | 81.3% | 37.1% |
| Southridge Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 696 | 84.9% | 27.3% |
| River Oaks Elementary School AUSTIN | 551 | 83.5% | 36.2% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,881 of 4,401 | #221 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,504 of 4,466 ▲ 67 | #211 of 429 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,018 of 4,466 ▲ 180 | #244 of 429 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #793 of 3,998 | #109 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #1,322 of 4,938 | #96 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,856 of 4,622 | #373 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #2,216 of 4,628 | #156 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #1,676 of 4,789 | #253 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #1,854 of 2,838 | #187 of 274 |
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
640
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 640 | 37.8 | 16.9:1 | 84% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 86% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 42.7 | 16.0:1 | 82% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 78% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 41.8 | 17.4:1 | 74% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 78% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 69% (473) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Carver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (728 to 640); teachers down 10% (41.8 to 37.8).
About George Washington Carver Elementary School
George Washington Carver Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in GARLAND, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 640 students. The school is 23% larger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
George Washington Carver Elementary School belongs to GARLAND ISD, a district of 76 schools and 53,173 students.
About 67% of the student body at George Washington Carver Elementary School is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 7% Asian, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Of all students at George Washington Carver Elementary School, 84% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
George Washington Carver Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 33% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.0% at George Washington Carver Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.5%.
For the population of Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
Measured in a straight line, Lyles Middle School is about 0.7 miles from George Washington Carver Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 32.8% proficiency; George Washington Carver Elementary School posts 37.5%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at George Washington Carver Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
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 2nd largest of the 11.
- George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolKARNACK, TX · 119 students
- George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 736 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
Nearby schools
- Lyles Middle School0.7 mi · 295
- Lyles Collegiate Middle School0.8 mi · 869
- Handley STEM Elementary School0.8 mi · 563
- Handley Elementary School0.8 mi · 180
- Shugart Elementary School0.8 mi · 471
- Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School0.9 mi · 1,056
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend George Washington Carver Elementary School?
George Washington Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-05.
Is George Washington Carver Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
George Washington Carver Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at George Washington Carver Elementary School?
Student demographics at George Washington Carver Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 67% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is George Washington Carver Elementary School in?
George Washington Carver Elementary School is part of GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.