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GW Carver Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

525 East C St, Kannapolis, NC 28083 · (704) 932-4161 · Part of Kannapolis City Schools

Kannapolis’ School Grade B+ better than 65% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
503
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about GW Carver Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Kannapolis kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Kannapolis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5GW Carver ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

525 East C St, Kannapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 175
Grade 277
Grade 377
Grade 4104
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
545’20
541’21
524’22
494’23
503’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 38%Black 30%White 20%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about GW Carver Elementary from Kannapolis families.

Other schools in Kannapolis City Schools

The district →
North Kannapolis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kannapolis
C
296 students11:1
Jackson Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
B−
476 students14:1
Forest Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
C
472 students13:1
Fred L Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
C
415 students14:1
Shady Brook Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
C−
322 students14:1
Kannapolis Middle School 6
Middle · Grades 6 · Kannapolis
358 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Kannapolis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.