📍 1600 W Norris St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19121
Carver HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 897 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 84% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carver HS enrolls 897 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 15% Asian and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 521 | 58% |
| Asian | 138 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 11% |
| White | 77 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
897 of the school's 897 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 897 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carver HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA-30, state senate district 3, state house district 181.
Carver HS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 897 students, Carver HS is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large