Carver Primary School

www.cps.edu

464 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Carver Primary School, located at 901 E 133rd Pl in the Riverdale neighborhood of Chicago, is a public school serving students in the early grades of their education. As part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district, the school functions as a foundational academic institution for the local community. It is situated within the broader George Washington Carver educational campus, which has historically been a focal point for the Altgeld Gardens community, providing essential schooling services to neighborhood families.

The school is characterized by its mission to foster early childhood development and foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Like many schools in the CPS system, Carver Primary emphasizes providing a safe, supportive environment designed to help young students transition into the formal education system. It serves as a key community hub, working to address the specific educational and social needs of the students in the Far South Side of Chicago while striving to prepare them for success in their subsequent elementary and middle school years.

464

Total Students

26.0

Full-Time Teachers

17.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Carver Primary School
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	9
Black	454
Two or More	1

Black
454 (97.8 %)
Hispanic
9 (1.9 %)
Two or More
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	City of Chicago SD 299
Phone:	(773)535-5674
Website:	http://www.cps.edu
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	464
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	26.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 33

Kindergarten 36

Grade 1 61

Grade 2 53

Grade 3 43

Grade 4 39

Grade 5 43

Grade 6 62

Grade 7 43

Grade 8 50

Grade 9 1