📍 291 Liles-Dean Rd, Wendell, Wake County, 27591
Carver Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wendell, Wake County. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Carver Elementary enrolls 413 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 44% |
| White | 105 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
308 of the school's 413 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Carver Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NC-20, state senate district 14, state house district 39.
Carver Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 413 students, Carver Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe