Carver College and Career Academy

schools.scsk12.org/gwcarveracademy

613 Students

Other K - 12th

School Overview

Carver College and Career Academy is a public school and part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district, located in Memphis, TN with 613 students offering grade levels from KG to 12. Student demographics can be found below.

With 97 teachers, Carver College and Career Academy has a student/teacher ratio of about 6.3:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

613

Total Students

97.4

Full-Time Teachers

6.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Carver College and Career Academy
Demographic	Student Count
White	13
Hispanic	90
Black	488
Asian	1
Two or More	21

Black
488 (79.6 %)
Hispanic
90 (14.7 %)
Two or More
21 (3.4 %)
White
13 (2.1 %)
Asian
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	Yes
District:	Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Phone:	(901)416-7594
Website:	http://schools.scsk12.org/gwcarveracademy
Grade Range:	K - 12th
Total Students:	613
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	97.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	6.3
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

Grade 2 2

Grade 3 3

Grade 4 7

Grade 5 7

Grade 6 10

Grade 7 46

Grade 8 58

Grade 9 169

Grade 10 140

Grade 11 93

Grade 12 78