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George Washington Carver Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Carver Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Newark, New Jersey, part of the Newark Public School District. With 561 students, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.8% of 3rd graders at George Washington Carver Elementary School were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 27.7% in the Newark district. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 1.4% of 3rd graders and 3% of 5th graders meeting standards. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Peshine Avenue School and Chancellor Avenue School, which also struggle academically but perform better than George Washington Carver Elementary School, the school's academic outcomes are particularly concerning. Additionally, when compared to schools in the neighboring Hillside Public School District and Irvington Public School District, George Washington Carver Elementary School performs significantly worse.

736

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,378

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 Clinton Pl
Newark, NJ 07112-1563

(973) 705-3800

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend George Washington Carver Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.8%

Hispanic:

39.9%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the New Jersey average

!Near the bottom of Newark Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,320^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

660^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark Public School District among New Jersey districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1320 of 1347	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1276 of 1338	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1273 of 1342	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1299 of 1345	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1302 of 1317	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1307 of 1360	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1321 of 1353	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	1332 of 1352	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1328 of 1346	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	1339 of 1357	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	1321 of 1363	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	1352 of 1367	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	1335 of 1363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.5	1341 of 1360	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	1303 of 1354	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	1324 of 1346	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.8	1323 of 1338	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	1320 of 1329	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	1305 of 1314	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	1299 of 1303	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	1281 of 1298	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.9	1097 of 1204	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	363 of 463	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	395 of 469	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	382 of 463	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	418 of 494	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	409 of 456	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	458 of 522	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	423 of 517	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	575 of 597	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	518 of 559	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1271 of 1326	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1243 of 1317	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1201 of 1318	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1248 of 1326	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1251 of 1290	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1243 of 1331	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1267 of 1333	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	966 of 1032	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	890 of 989	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	985 of 1023	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	788 of 939	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	757 of 910	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	742 of 863	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	793 of 948	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	916 of 942	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1264 of 1318	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1194 of 1313	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1234 of 1315	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1252 of 1324	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1250 of 1297	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1285 of 1335	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1300 of 1334	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	935 of 1023	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	840 of 989	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	881 of 958	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	898 of 949	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	806 of 868	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	959 of 1007	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	936 of 1001	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	660 of 752	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	671 of 743	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	685 of 748	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	662 of 745	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	568 of 652	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	714 of 745	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	674 of 716	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	656 of 712	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	707 of 713	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	681 of 713	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	709 of 717	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	691 of 704	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	657 of 677	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	667 of 684	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	653 of 677	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	655 of 664	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	618 of 640	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	614 of 631	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	610 of 615	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	587 of 599	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	585 of 588	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.6	571 of 574	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	197 of 359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	232 of 352	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	259 of 361	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	265 of 356	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	189 of 291	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	282 of 326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	251 of 326	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	311 of 343	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	627 of 728	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	645 of 717	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	626 of 720	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	625 of 726	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	537 of 625	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	644 of 703	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	615 of 680	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	555 of 608	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	533 of 589	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	473 of 613	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	476 of 584	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	447 of 568	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	406 of 549	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	483 of 541	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	450 of 522	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	634 of 726	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	637 of 719	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	668 of 718	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	659 of 730	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	549 of 635	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	688 of 697	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	658 of 675	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	326 of 507	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	403 of 510	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	491 of 505	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	504 of 535	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	365 of 401	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	488 of 492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	463 of 471	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)45th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+41 vs state

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

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Schools Near George Washington Carver Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	736	46	16.0	63.6%	8 (1.1%)	418 (56.8%)	294 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	1320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.5	1276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	44	1.5	2.2	5.8	14.4	7.7	25.0	14.3	17.4	1.4	1.4	3.0	15.9	19.2	12.0	$10,378	$520	$9,858
Bruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3951	34	10	3.4	70.6%	1 (2.9%)	10 (29.4%)	23 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$33,026	$365	$32,661
Chancellor Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3870	607	45	13.4	88.3%	5 (0.8%)	517 (85.2%)	78 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10.2	1251^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.9	1224^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.5%	27	10.4	4.4	23.8	12.7	27.1	21.6	35.6	31.1	19.0	8.5	22.9	6.0	15.5	17.7	$10,224	$849	$9,375
Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12.3	1210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1221^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	11	6.7	2.5	35.0	8.5	32.6	34.1	36.2	20.0	22.5	2.1	13.9	8.9	13.8	7.5	$10,415	$794	$9,621
Peshine Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	433 Peshine Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7004	635	47	13.5	79.5%	3 (0.5%)	354 (55.7%)	268 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	7.9	1284^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	1278^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.5%	6	3.8	3.6	17.2	12.2	20.9	21.2	31.4	32.8	15.2	11.6	13.2	12.7	7.3	4.0	$11,004	$2,293	$8,711
Ola Edwards Community School	Public	2-6	1530 Leslie St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	391	34	11.5	82.9%	38 (9.7%)	188 (48.1%)	154 (39.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34.7	886^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.8	885^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	1	20.2		36.6	34.6	58.8	61.9			40.0	19.3	43.4	18.0			$5,766		$5,766
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	393	29	13.7	70.2%	0 (0.0%)	294 (74.8%)	96 (24.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.9	1168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	24.3		15.5	19.4	32.4				12.7	5.4	27.7				$9,596	$184	$9,412
Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	508	36	14.1	75.8%	6 (1.2%)	389 (76.6%)	101 (19.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9.6	1258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.6%		6	1299^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.9%	41	4.9	5.7	20.5	28.0	19.5	28.9	17.7	26.4	25.7	11.6	7.3	7.7	6.0	7.6	$13,240	$3,240	$10,000
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	605	43	14.2	63.0%	5 (0.8%)	454 (75.0%)	143 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.8	1189^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.1%	38	10.0		20.8	20.5	28.4				11.3	19.1	22.3				$7,174	$155	$7,019
Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	485	37	13.1	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	369 (76.1%)	101 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9.2	1267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.9%		6.4	1290^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.6%	23	0.0	6.3	30.9	2.9	5.7	30.3	50.0	33.3	26.2	5.7	2.9	7.0	19.4	2.3	$12,937	$3,032	$9,905

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Carver Elementary School

How many students attend George Washington Carver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 736 students attended George Washington Carver Elementary School.

Is George Washington Carver Elementary School a good school?

George Washington Carver Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is George Washington Carver Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Carver Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Carver Elementary School are 57% African American, 40% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Carver Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Washington Carver Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

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