George Washington Carver Academy

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Regular School · Waterloo, IA

George Washington Carver Academy is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 455 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

455

Teachers (FTE)

33.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	216	47%
Hispanic/Latino	91	20%
White	54	12%
Two or more races	53	12%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	40	9%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	455	212M / 243F

English Language Learners: 46 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% -28.9pp	64.9%	460
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -25.7pp	68.7%	456
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	146

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.59 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

29 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

173

38% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

267

58.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	455	100%

Contact & Location

1505 Logan Ave

Waterloo, IA 50703

Phone: (319)433-2500

District

Waterloo Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,702

District enrollment: 10,527

Other Schools in District

Cunningham School Elementary
Fred Becker Elementary School Elementary
Highland Elementary School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Kingsley Elementary School Elementary
Kittrell Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Lou Henry Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50703) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193048001725

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD