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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000293
George W. Carver Intermediate
2601 Broad St, Chesapeake, VA 23324 · (757) 494-7505 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
390 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 187 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for Virginia 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 W. Carver Intermediate
George W. Carver Intermediate's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Carver Intermediate this school | 535 | 72.9% | 50.3% |
| Portlock Primary Chesapeake | 518 | 74.3% | N/A |
| Marguerite F. Christian Elementary Colonial Heights | 642 | 76.2% | 58.6% |
| Camelot Elementary Chesapeake | 491 | 77.4% | 65.8% |
| Salem Church Elementary North Chesterfield | 574 | 76.3% | 50.0% |
| G.A. Treakle Elementary Chesapeake | 440 | 72.3% | 77.9% |
Matched among Virginia 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 W. Carver Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #969 of 1,101 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #926 of 1,111 ▼ 60 | #21 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #947 of 1,111 ▼ 74 | #20 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #490 of 1,176 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #513 of 1,105 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #358 of 1,106 | #13 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #615 of 1,157 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #600 of 759 | #13 of 16 |
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
535
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 535 | 38.7 | 13.8:1 | 73% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 35.5 | 14.7:1 | 83% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 42.5 | 12.9:1 | 91% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 39 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 42.4 | 13.3:1 | 89% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 84% (540) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 26 | 21.8:1 | 76% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 71% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 41 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George W. Carver Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (565 to 535); teachers down 9% (42.4 to 38.7).
About George W. Carver Intermediate
Located in Chesapeake, Virginia, George W. Carver Intermediate is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers grades 3 through 5 and has 535 students enrolled.
Across its 45 schools, Chesapeake City Public Schools enrolls 40,607 students. George W. Carver Intermediate is one of those schools.
The student body at George W. Carver Intermediate has no majority group. Black students lead at 43%. The next largest groups are 36% Hispanic, 13% White, and 8% multiracial. The school's Black share is 14 points above the 29% share among Chesapeake city residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at George W. Carver Intermediate are from different groups.
For every teacher at George W. Carver Intermediate, there are about 13.8 students; the school has 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. There are 390 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 73% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chesapeake city is 49%.
On the allk12 Grade, George W. Carver Intermediate lands at D, ahead of 9% of Virginia public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, George W. Carver Intermediate is in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools: 50.3% actual against 68.3% predicted.
The school is in Chesapeake city, where the median household earns about $95,373 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Chesapeake city, 50 public schools serve about 40,607 students.
Georgetown Primary, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of George W. Carver Intermediate, there are at least 8 other public schools. George W. Carver Intermediate is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 535, compared with 584 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 15.0 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Nearby schools
- Georgetown Primary0.8 mi · 804
- Oscar Smith Middle0.8 mi · 967
- Indian River High0.9 mi · 1,634
- Portlock Primary1.0 mi · 518
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.1 mi · 395
- Truitt Intermediate1.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About George W. Carver IntermediateHow large is George W. Carver Intermediate?
George W. Carver Intermediate enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does George W. Carver Intermediate serve?
George W. Carver Intermediate serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at George W. Carver Intermediate?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at George W. Carver Intermediate.
What is the student diversity at George W. Carver Intermediate?
Student demographics at George W. Carver Intermediate are roughly 13% White, 36% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is George W. Carver Intermediate public or private?
George W. Carver Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools.
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