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George W. Carver Elementary

Q: Is George W. Carver Elementary a good school?

George W. Carver Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend George W. Carver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended George W. Carver Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of George W. Carver Elementary?

Students at George W. Carver Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of George W. Carver Elementary attend?

Students who attend George W. Carver Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Franklin Military Academy High : Open High High : Richmond Community High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

George W. Carver Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Richmond, VA, serving 404 students in the Richmond City Public Schools district. Carver is currently the lowest-ranked elementary school in the entire state, placing 1,111 out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools for 2025–2026. Its SOL proficiency rates are roughly half the district average and often less than one-third of the state average — for example, only 16.3% of 4th graders passed math, compared to 54.9% districtwide and 73.3% statewide. Nearby schools tell a very different story: Linwood Holton Elementary ranks 412th and Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary ranks 429th, while even other struggling schools like Henry Marsh III Elementary (1,095th) and Frances W. McClenney Elementary (1,087th) outperform Carver.

One of the clearest warning signs is chronic absenteeism: 47.5% of Carver students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, meaning nearly half missed enough school to jeopardize learning. That is more than double the district rate and more than triple the state average, and it dwarfs nearby schools like William Fox Elementary (8.1%) and Bellevue Elementary (data not shown but similar). Poverty alone does not explain Carver’s struggles: nearby schools such as Barack Obama Elementary, Lois Harrison-Jones, William Fox, and Linwood Holton serve nearly identical percentages of low-income students, yet achieve far better results. Carver’s per-pupil spending ($12,033) is not an outlier either — several nearby schools spend more, and its student-teacher ratio of 15.6 is in the middle of the pack.

Perhaps most striking is Carver’s history: in 2014–2015 it ranked 6th in Virginia, and by 2018–2019 it had fallen to near the bottom, where it has stayed. There are faint signs of improvement from catastrophic lows — 5th grade math proficiency rose from 3.6% to over 25% in recent years, and 5th grade reading reached 41.9% — but these remain far below state averages. The combination of near-universal poverty, extreme absenteeism, and bottom-decile achievement makes Carver an urgent outlier. Families considering this school should know that while the neighborhood has strong nearby alternatives, Carver itself is facing deep, systemic challenges that will require sustained intervention.

404

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,033

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 W Leigh St
Richmond, VA 23220-3199

(804) 780-6247

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend George W. Carver Elementary usually attend:

High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (26% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

1,111^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 99 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

118^th of 131Richmond City Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	0.4	1111 of 1111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.2	1106 of 1110	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	1114 of 1114	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.0	1114 of 1114	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	1093 of 1109	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	1088 of 1103	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	1103 of 1105	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	57.2	511 of 1099	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	92.0	8 of 1096	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	6 of 1100	99.5%	★★★★★
2014	70.2	293 of 1110	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	59.6	452 of 1120	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	23.2	997 of 1117	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	1038 of 1117	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	949 of 1113	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.2	1009 of 1082	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	39.8	765 of 1081	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.1	895 of 1083	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	1002 of 1071	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.7	1060 of 1062	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	1.4	591 of 591	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	575 of 579	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	587 of 588	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	579 of 579	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	0.7	1099 of 1100	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.1	1088 of 1096	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	1098 of 1098	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.1	1100 of 1100	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	1040 of 1040	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1032 of 1046	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	1036 of 1036	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	0.7	1098 of 1099	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.3	1090 of 1093	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	1100 of 1101	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.0	1093 of 1093	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading32%-39 vs state

VA Studies23%-48 vs state

Science23%-46 vs state

Mathematics22%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 W Leigh St	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6247	404	26	15.6	99.8%	6 (1.5%)	359 (88.9%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0.4	1111^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.0%		1.2	1106^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.4%	5	24.3	16.3	25.6	22.7	26.1	32.7	41.9	22.9	$12,033	$1,477	$10,556
William Fox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Hanover Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-6259	367	25	14.9	100.0%	158 (43.1%)	139 (37.9%)	23 (6.3%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	55.2	557^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.9%		57.4	512^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.9%	45	75.0	70.7	75.4	77.1	70.0	71.9	78.7	66.7	$12,984	$140	$12,844
Barack Obama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Fendall Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4879	274	23	12.1	100.4%	49 (17.9%)	200 (73.0%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	28.2	864^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.2%		16.5	966^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.0%	102	57.1	59.5	54.2	47.9	69.4	73.8	62.5	64.3	$13,214	$942	$12,273
Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 1st Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 329-2515	256	23	11.2	97.3%	5 (2.0%)	223 (87.1%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	14.6	992^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	10.7%		21	917^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.4%	75	29.7	45.1	72.2	50.0	24.3	61.5	52.8	55.8	$13,523	$1,629	$11,894
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3021 Maplewood Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6252	262	20	13.3	100.0%	111 (42.4%)	104 (39.7%)	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	63.8	429^th of 1111 public elementary schools	61.4%		64.4	430^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.3%	1	84.1	71.7	95.2	85.7	68.2	70.2	83.3	68.1	$13,950	$1,152	$12,798
Bellevue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 E Grace St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4417	206	14	15.1	99.5%	22 (10.7%)	145 (70.4%)	13 (6.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.2%)	9.1	1034^th of 1111 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.6	992^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	10.6%	42	52.6	55.6	42.9	37.1	48.7	60.0	45.7	50.0	$18,703	$1,398	$17,304
Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 228-5310	433	30	14.6	103.7%	243 (56.1%)	147 (33.9%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	65.1	412^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.9%		62	454^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	82.0	78.9	80.6	74.6	63.9	83.7	79.1	74.3	$11,861	$277	$11,583
Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Chamberlayne Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8193	302	17	17.3	100.3%	13 (4.3%)	264 (87.4%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	3.4	1087^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.2	1098^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.1%	11	50.0	18.4	41.1	33.9	42.9	47.4	46.4	31.6	$15,274	$1,519	$13,754
Henry Marsh III Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 N 28th St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4401	512	35	14.5	97.7%	9 (1.8%)	453 (88.5%)	28 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	2.6	1095^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.3	1089^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.9%	6	39.5	31.8	46.6	38.4	39.5	34.9	46.6	22.2	$9,931	$834	$9,097
Chimborazo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 E Marshall St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8392	403	29	14.0	99.5%	43 (10.7%)	294 (73.0%)	35 (8.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	15.8	979^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.9%		17.1	959^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.6%	20	50.7	44.6	60.0	63.3	54.1	48.5	65.0	40.9	$13,205	$1,687	$11,518

Frequently Asked Questions about George W. Carver Elementary

How many students attend George W. Carver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended George W. Carver Elementary.

What district is George W. Carver Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of George W. Carver Elementary attend?

Students who attend George W. Carver Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Military Academy
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High

Is George W. Carver Elementary a good school?

George W. Carver Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of George W. Carver Elementary?

Students at George W. Carver Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

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