📍 333 Clinton Pl, Newark, Essex County, 07112
George Washington Carver Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George Washington Carver Elementary School enrolls 486 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 405 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 16% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 486 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 28.
George Washington Carver Elementary School is one of 63 schools in Newark Public School District, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 44,199 students district-wide and employs 2,849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, George Washington Carver Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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