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G W Carver Elementary

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G W Carver Elementary ranks 746 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

G W Carver Elementary in Pinetops, NC, serves 550 students in grades PK-5 within Edgecombe County Public Schools, a high-poverty rural district in eastern North Carolina where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The district overall earns a 1-star rating in the bottom 13% of North Carolina districts, yet G W Carver holds 3 stars at the state's 50th percentile. After ranking in the 8th percentile in 2016-2017, the school now outperforms every other district elementary school by a wide margin, and the only nearby school that tops it is Gardners Elementary.

In 2025-2026 EOG testing, G W Carver beat the district average on every subject and grade level, often by 20-30 points. Its 4th grade math proficiency was 72.9%, versus 39.0% district and 61.4% statewide, and 4th grade reading (61.4%) topped the state average of 57.7%. Math is the school's strongest subject, and 5th grade science (66.7%) nearly matched the state at 67.7%. Reading — especially 5th grade at 42.3% versus 55.3% statewide — remains the main weakness. The gap with nearby same-district schools is dramatic: G W Carver's proficiency rates run two to three times higher than at G W Bulluck Elementary, Coker-Wimberly Elementary, and Stocks Elementary, all serving similarly high-poverty populations.

This success reaches across student groups: the school ranks in the 67th percentile statewide for African American students, the 74th percentile for Hispanic students, and between the 76th and 84th percentile for English Learner students in recent years. Chronic absenteeism remains a challenge, though — 31.2% of students are chronically absent, which beats the district's 38.9% but still exceeds the state's 24.2%. Most encouraging is the school's staying power: G W Carver has held its place between the 45th and 55th percentiles for four consecutive years — evidence of an enduring turnaround, not a one-year fluke.

550

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

700 East Hamlet Street
Pinetops, NC 27864

(252) 827-2116

District: Edgecombe County Public Schools

Students who attend G W Carver Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Edgecombe Middle
High:	Edgecombe Early College High
	SouthWest Edgecombe High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

African American:

34.4%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg38%

North Carolina avg61%

746^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 246Edgecombe County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	746 of 1492	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	726 of 1490	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	829 of 1505	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	802 of 1502	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	681 of 1514	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	906 of 1489	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1116 of 1473	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1239 of 1434	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	1312 of 1429	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	34.8	1005 of 1425	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1148 of 1440	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	1249 of 1390	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	1139 of 1403	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	1167 of 1388	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.4	1104 of 1381	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	1086 of 1363	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.8	990 of 1354	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.2	764 of 1324	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	557 of 1293	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.9	731 of 1276	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	295 of 903	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	241 of 918	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	325 of 924	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	301 of 933	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	357 of 927	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	494 of 896	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	545 of 949	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	765 of 927	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	59.0	171 of 634	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	227 of 646	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	755 of 878	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	774 of 897	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	62.3	121 of 514	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	116 of 485	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	80 of 497	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.4	276 of 421	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	786 of 1447	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	821 of 1451	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	859 of 1455	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	775 of 1459	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	477 of 1458	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	877 of 1440	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1059 of 1424	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1196 of 1405	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	117 of 743	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.2	590 of 669	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	471 of 612	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.1	37 of 69	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	254 of 981	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	43.2	559 of 961	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	545 of 951	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	239 of 915	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	284 of 893	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	301 of 843	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	377 of 865	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	557 of 851	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	588 of 1434	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	508 of 1437	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	605 of 1450	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	549 of 1437	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	283 of 1366	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	672 of 1329	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1017 of 1361	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1199 of 1332	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	696 of 1451	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	560 of 1450	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	783 of 1464	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	790 of 1461	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	858 of 1464	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	878 of 1444	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1120 of 1430	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1258 of 1413	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	585 of 815	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.2	317 of 821	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	442 of 801	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	812 of 1146	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	753 of 1172	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	872 of 1166	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	755 of 1183	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	681 of 1194	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	782 of 1172	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1097 of 1183	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1142 of 1178	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science67%~ state avg

Mathematics64%~ state avg

Reading51%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
G W Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East Hamlet Street	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 827-2116	550	37	15.0	97.8%	249 (45.3%)	189 (34.4%)	73 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	48.9	746^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.0%		51.2	726^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.3%	20	60.6	72.9	61.5				50.0	61.4	42.3				66.7		$9,997	$1,940	$8,058
G W Bulluck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3090 Bulluck School Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 985-3456	535	37	14.6	—	121 (22.6%)	323 (60.4%)	47 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	7.1	1451^st of 1492 public elementary schools	2.7%		14.5	1355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.1%	96	22.0	29.1	34.2				20.7	38.4	35.4				44.3		$9,466	$1,793	$7,673
Gardners Elementary	Public	K-5	5404 NC 42 Hwy E	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7920	280	18	15.5	—	99 (35.4%)	62 (22.1%)	102 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	73.8	347^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.7%		80.5	240^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.9%	107	77.6	80.4	66.7				65.3	67.4	64.3				69.0		$10,906	$1,587	$9,319
Princeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Walston Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-4718	205	13	15.3	97.1%	12 (5.9%)	150 (73.2%)	34 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	17.7	1322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	11.4%		17.6	1320^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.4%	2	61.8	32.0	43.5				35.3	40.0	30.4				47.8		$14,011	$2,582	$11,429
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1471 Holland Road	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6329	361	28	13.0	—	20 (5.5%)	199 (55.1%)	107 (29.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	25.2	1183^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.7%		30.1	1090^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%	93	44.6	56.0	59.3				28.6	50.0	28.8				57.6		$10,996	$2,073	$8,923
Stocks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hope Lodge Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-2632	389	25	15.7	96.1%	14 (3.6%)	289 (74.3%)	69 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	17.7	1321^st of 1492 public elementary schools	11.5%		10.2	1416^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.0%	95	31.0	50.0	34.7				26.2	41.4	46.9				53.1		$10,732	$2,082	$8,650
Martin Millennium Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	400 E Johnston St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(252) 641-5710	548	40	13.7	98.0%	94 (17.2%)	345 (63.0%)	83 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	21.4	1259^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.6%		28.5	1109^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.6%	150	35.1	51.9	25.9	49.1	41.5	41.4	38.6	44.4	22.4	47.3	38.5	39.7	62.1	63.8	$10,116	$1,504	$8,612
Falkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Nc 121	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-7820	271	22	12.2	—	23 (8.5%)	199 (73.4%)	27 (10.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.3%)	26.5	1163^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.1%		22.7	1225^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.8%	62	56.3	48.8	64.1				39.6	32.6	43.6				51.3		$12,105	$2,374	$9,732
D S Johnson Elementary	Public	3-5	600 Fairview Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2895	206	11	18.9	—	0 (0.0%)	185 (89.8%)	15 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2	1488^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	27.4	14.5	17.0				27.4	22.4	18.9				35.8
Coker-Wimberly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1619 NC 97 West	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-4446	236	13	17.5	96.6%	16 (6.8%)	151 (64.0%)	53 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.9%)	8	1443^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.4	1440^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.4%	3	22.0	31.7	26.7				34.1	34.1	31.1				51.1		$11,823	$2,540	$9,284

Frequently Asked Questions about G W Carver Elementary

How many students attend G W Carver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended G W Carver Elementary.

What district is G W Carver Elementary in?

Edgecombe County Public Schools

Is G W Carver Elementary a good school?

G W Carver Elementary ranks 746^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of G W Carver Elementary attend?

Students who attend G W Carver Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Edgecombe Middle
High : Edgecombe Early College High
High : SouthWest Edgecombe High

What is the racial makeup of G W Carver Elementary?

Students at G W Carver Elementary are 45% White, 34% African American, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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