G.W. Carver Elementary Primary School
6 Fourth St
Salem VA, 24153, Salem County
Phone: 540-387-2492
Ranking:
(187 out of 1,459, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Salem City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 32 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 436 | 434 | 485 | 483 | 459 | 464 | 469 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 69 | 15.8% | 77 | 17.7% | 76 | 15.7% | 84 | 17.4% | 64 | 13.9% | 74 | 15.9% | 66 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 18.8% | 71 | 16.4% | 80 | 16.5% | 70 | 14.5% | 77 | 16.8% | 68 | 14.7% | 99 | 21.1% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 18.1% | 73 | 16.8% | 77 | 15.9% | 87 | 18.0% | 64 | 13.9% | 96 | 20.7% | 81 | 17.3% |
Grade 3: | 63 | 14.4% | 69 | 15.9% | 85 | 17.5% | 67 | 13.9% | 98 | 21.4% | 83 | 17.9% | 71 | 15.1% |
Grade 4: | 67 | 15.4% | 77 | 17.7% | 70 | 14.4% | 95 | 19.7% | 82 | 17.9% | 73 | 15.7% | 71 | 15.1% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 17.4% | 67 | 15.4% | 97 | 20.0% | 80 | 16.6% | 74 | 16.1% | 70 | 15.1% | 81 | 17.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 223 | 51.1% | 223 | 51.4% | 251 | 51.8% | 248 | 51.3% | 231 | 50.3% | 225 | 48.5% | 244 | 52.0% |
Female: | 213 | 48.9% | 211 | 48.6% | 234 | 48.2% | 235 | 48.7% | 215 | 46.8% | 216 | 46.6% | 215 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.6% | 22 | 4.5% | 19 | 3.9% | 9 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3% |
Black: | 83 | 19.0% | 95 | 21.9% | 113 | 23.3% | 106 | 21.9% | 103 | 22.4% | 89 | 19.2% | 99 | 21.1% |
White: | 310 | 71.1% | 295 | 68.0% | 325 | 67.0% | 336 | 69.6% | 331 | 72.1% | 347 | 74.8% | 351 | 74.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 40.6% | 186 | 42.9% | 201 | 41.4% | 176 | 36.4% | 147 | 32.0% | 129 | 27.8% | 142 | 30.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.7% | 34 | 7.8% | 34 | 7.0% | 37 | 7.7% | 30 | 6.5% | 36 | 7.8% | 25 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.65 | 13.15 | 17.96 | 17.67 | 16.20 | 16.40 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.6% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 78.2% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 91% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 92.1% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.5% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 87.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 84% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74.2% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 91% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 75.2% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80.8% | 70.6% |
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* G.W. Carver Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.