📍 1505 Logan Ave, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, 50703
George Washington Carver Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waterloo, Black Hawk County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Payton. It is part of the Waterloo Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George Washington Carver Academy enrolls 442 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 194 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 23% |
| White | 69 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 28 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 442 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 348 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
George Washington Carver Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 31, state house district 62.
George Washington Carver Academy is one of 18 schools in Waterloo Comm School District, based in Waterloo, Iowa. The district serves 10,635 students district-wide and employs 769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, George Washington Carver Academy is smaller than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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