1
Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510346002044
G.W. Carver Elementary
6 Fourth St, Salem, VA 24153 · (540) 387-2492 · Salem city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
357 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 Salem City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 (81.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G.W. Carver Elementary this school | 404 | 88.4% | 81.4% |
| LaCrosse Elementary La Crosse | 353 | 92.4% | 81.5% |
| Colonial Beach Elementary Colonial Beach | 367 | 92.1% | 69.1% |
| Amelon Elementary Madison Heights | 415 | 83.6% | 52.1% |
| Lee M. Waid Elementary Rocky Mount | 386 | 85.5% | 83.5% |
| King's Grant Elementary Virginia Beach | 475 | 83.2% | 73.9% |
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 G.W. Carver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #277 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #327 of 1,111 ▼ 219 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #312 of 1,111 ▼ 133 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #802 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #520 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #584 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #372 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #528 of 759 |
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
404
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 404 | 29.2 | 13.8:1 | 88% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 28.5 | 14.9:1 | 84% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 32.5 | 13.3:1 | 73% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 54% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 46% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 44% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 26% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 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 8% (438 to 404); teachers down 3% (30 to 29.2).
About G.W. Carver Elementary
Located in Salem, Virginia, G.W. Carver Elementary is a small elementary school. The school had 404 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The district for G.W. Carver Elementary is Salem City Public Schools, with 7 schools and 3,984 students.
G.W. Carver Elementary is 58% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 24% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 83% of Salem city residents are White. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at G.W. Carver Elementary total 29.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 88%. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Salem city is 37 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, G.W. Carver Elementary is in the top 10% of Virginia schools: 81.4% actual against 64.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Salem city show that the median household income is $66,725, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. G.W. Carver Elementary is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 79.4%; G.W. Carver Elementary's is 81.4%, ranking 4th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, G.W. Carver Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 43 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Salem city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,618
Census ACS
Median income
$66,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem City Public Schools
- Salem HighHigh · 1,202 students
- Andrew Lewis MiddleMiddle · 839 students
- Virginia Virtual Academy at SalemCombined · 415 students
- East Salem ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- West Salem ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- South Salem ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Other schools in Salem
- Salem HighHigh · 1,202 students
- Andrew Lewis MiddleMiddle · 839 students
- Glenvar HighHigh · 620 students
- Glenvar MiddleMiddle · 433 students
- Virginia Virtual Academy at SalemCombined · 415 students
- East Salem ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Other G.W. Carver Elementary schools
One other US public school is named G.W. Carver Elementary. G.W. Carver Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- G.W. Carver ElementaryMartinsville, VA · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem0.2 mi · 415
- Andrew Lewis Middle0.2 mi · 839
- West Salem Elementary1.3 mi · 375
- Salem High1.4 mi · 1,202
- South Salem Elementary1.6 mi · 371
- East Salem Elementary1.7 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About G.W. Carver ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at G.W. Carver Elementary?
G.W. Carver Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does G.W. Carver Elementary serve?
G.W. Carver Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does G.W. Carver Elementary have?
G.W. Carver Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at G.W. Carver Elementary?
Student demographics at G.W. Carver Elementary are roughly 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees G.W. Carver Elementary?
G.W. Carver Elementary is overseen by Salem City Public Schools in Salem city.
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