Carver Elementary

www.carver.sandiegounified.org/

187 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

George Washington Carver Elementary School is a public school located in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, serving students from transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. As part of the San Diego Unified School District, the school is deeply integrated into a diverse, urban community. Its curriculum is designed to provide a foundational education that emphasizes core academic subjects while fostering a supportive learning environment for a student body that reflects the multicultural demographics of the surrounding area.

The school is recognized for its commitment to student development through various academic and extracurricular programs. Carver Elementary focuses on creating a collaborative partnership between families and educators, often providing resources and initiatives aimed at improving student literacy, mathematical proficiency, and social-emotional growth. By utilizing its location on Juanita Street as a hub for the local community, the school strives to provide a stable and enriching educational experience that prepares its young students for their transition into middle school and beyond.

187

Total Students

8.0

Full-Time Teachers

23.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

90.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Carver Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	7
Hispanic	101
Black	33
Asian	27
Two or More	14
Pacific Islander	5

Hispanic
101 (54.0%)
Black
33 (17.6%)
Asian
27 (14.4%)
Two or More
14 (7.5%)
White
7 (3.7%)
Pacific Islander
5 (2.7%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	San Diego Unified
Phone:	(619)344-6600
Website:	http://www.carver.sandiegounified.org/
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	187
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	8.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	23.4
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	145
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	25

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 55

Grade 1 33

Grade 2 28

Grade 3 21

Grade 4 28

Grade 5 22