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George Washington Carver Academy Middle School
1505 Logan Ave
Waterloo IA, 50703, Black Hawk County
Phone: 319-433-2500
Ranking: 
(692 out of 696, bottom 1%)*
(692 out of 696, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Waterloo Community School District
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: | 37 | 39 | 42 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 450 | 435 | 465 | 485 | 448 | 360 | 366 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 155 | 34.4% | 131 | 30.1% | 151 | 32.5% | 177 | 36.5% | 191 | 42.6% | 120 | 33.3% | 113 | 30.9% |
| Grade 7: | 154 | 34.2% | 145 | 33.3% | 160 | 34.4% | 170 | 35.1% | 137 | 30.6% | 111 | 30.8% | 132 | 36.1% |
| Grade 8: | 141 | 31.3% | 159 | 36.6% | 154 | 33.1% | 138 | 28.5% | 120 | 26.8% | 129 | 35.8% | 121 | 33.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 228 | 50.7% | 215 | 49.4% | 237 | 51.0% | 254 | 52.4% | 229 | 51.1% | 177 | 49.2% | 207 | 56.6% |
| Female: | 222 | 49.3% | 220 | 50.6% | 228 | 49.0% | 231 | 47.6% | 219 | 48.9% | 175 | 48.6% | 155 | 42.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 63 | 14.0% | 73 | 16.8% | 79 | 17.0% | 68 | 14.0% | 68 | 15.2% | 36 | 10.0% | 39 | 10.7% |
| Black: | 244 | 54.2% | 230 | 52.9% | 239 | 51.4% | 274 | 56.5% | 239 | 53.3% | 210 | 58.3% | 202 | 55.2% |
| White: | 105 | 23.3% | 98 | 22.5% | 111 | 23.9% | 104 | 21.4% | 112 | 25.0% | 111 | 30.8% | 120 | 32.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 5.6% | 17 | 3.9% | 24 | 5.2% | 28 | 5.8% | 24 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 368 | 81.8% | 370 | 85.1% | 367 | 78.9% | 383 | 79.0% | 297 | 66.3% | 251 | 69.7% | 224 | 61.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 8.7% | 30 | 6.9% | 38 | 8.2% | 46 | 9.5% | 38 | 8.5% | 33 | 9.2% | 35 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.02 | 11.13 | 11.20 | 14.43 | 11.58 | 10.60 | 11.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.51% | 52.53% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.00% | 54.49% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.11% | 47.79% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.67% | 51.31% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.66% | 66.00% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.25% | 61.70% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.57% | 55.02% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.40% | 56.40% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.60% | 48.56% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.31% | 59.38% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.60% | 50.29% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.28% | 55.69% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.3% | 51.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.5% | 48.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 41.9% | 27.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 58.1% | 72.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,399.0 | $39,495.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,997.0 | $31,386.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,189.0 | $42,536.0 |
* George Washington Carver Academy Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.