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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 0.4% 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

1106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

George W. Carver Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 374 students. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George W. Carver Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Virginia, with proficiency rates in mathematics and reading ranging from 22% to 48%, significantly below the state averages of 67% to 73%. Compared to nearby schools like Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary and Linwood Holton Elementary, which have proficiency rates exceeding 80% in some grades, George W. Carver Elementary lags behind in academic performance. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.7% to 44.4% over the past few years, a concerning trend that is also seen in the nearby schools.

The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between George W. Carver Elementary and the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting significant differences in resources, teaching quality, or other factors that contribute to academic success. Additionally, the consistently high percentages of students from low-income families across George W. Carver Elementary and the nearby schools highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure educational equity. Addressing the systemic challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and the impact of poverty on educational outcomes, will be crucial in improving the academic performance of these schools.

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 — 74th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (28% vs 71% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg51%

Virginia avg71%

1,106^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 99 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

115^th of 129Richmond 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading32%-39 vs state

VA Studies31%-37 vs state

Mathematics30%-42 vs state

Science9%-60 vs state

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Schools Near George W. Carver Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	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	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%)	1.2	1106^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.4%		0.3	1114^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.0%	8	26.6	37.3	28.1	8.8	28.1	48.0	22.4	31.4	$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%)	57.4	512^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.9%		66.7	404^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.7%	108	70.5	75.4	78.2	69.1	73.3	77.2	72.7	71.9	$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%)	16.5	966^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.0%		30.4	837^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.9%	129	50.0	52.2	53.5	52.3	53.3	60.9	65.9	39.1	$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%)	21	917^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.4%		25.1	898^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.4%	19	44.7	46.3	76.9	71.8	47.8	57.1	53.9	36.6	$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%)	64.4	430^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.3%		45.8	660^th of 1114 public elementary schools	40.8%	230	71.7	94.4	72.4	65.5	73.9	91.7	62.1	88.9	$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%)	13.6	992^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	10.6%		19.9	938^th of 1114 public elementary schools	15.8%	54	40.5	42.2	60.0	50.0	46.0	53.3	65.7	48.9	$18,703	$1,398	$17,304
Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	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%)	62	454^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.1%		47	646^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.0%	192	83.5	82.1	63.1	63.1	84.5	82.1	70.8	68.7	$11,861	$277	$11,583
Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Chamberlayne Ave	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	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%)	2.2	1098^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.8	1043^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	6.4%	55	33.3	33.3	30.2	41.8	40.5	45.6	39.6	21.1	$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%)	3.3	1089^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.8	1101^st of 1114 public elementary schools	1.2%	12	33.9	51.4	44.0	32.0	26.2	44.6	40.0	32.4	$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%)	17.1	959^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.6%		24.5	905^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.8%	54	42.7	50.9	58.2	64.8	41.8	61.7	60.0	50.0	$13,205	$1,687	$11,518

Frequently Asked Questions about George W. Carver Elementary

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

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.

Is George W. Carver Elementary a good school?

George W. Carver Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

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

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