📍 11310 Legacy Oaks Lane, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, 70737
G. W. Carver Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gonzales, Ascension Parish. The school has 678 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
G. W. Carver Primary School enrolls 678 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 409 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 19% |
| White | 101 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 678 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
G. W. Carver Primary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 LA-20, state senate district 18, state house district 88.
G. W. Carver Primary School is one of 31 schools in Ascension Parish, based in Sorrento, Louisiana. The district serves 23,743 students district-wide and employs 1,558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 678 students, G. W. Carver Primary School is close to the district average of about 766 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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