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G. W. Carver Primary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
11310 Legacy Oaks Lane
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone
(225) 391-6800
District
Ascension Parish
County
ASCENSION PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
678
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.0% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

G. W. Carver Primary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
40%
51%
44%
38%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
42%
42%
45%
37%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
32%
42%
24%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 52 7.7%
Kindergarten 88 13.0%
Grade 1 100 14.7%
Grade 2 105 15.5%
Grade 3 105 15.5%
Grade 4 120 17.7%
Grade 5 108 15.9%
Total 678 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.7% 53.0% 43.7%
Black 63.7% 32.6% 42.9%
Hispanic 19.6% 12.7% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.4% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.7% 49.8% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 58.0% 43.0% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 6.7% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 126,973 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 437.9 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.4% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 46,040 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.0% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.7% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.4% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.8% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.6% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,608 $163,670,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $620 $15,366,000 4.6%
Staff $641 $15,885,000 4.7%
General Administration $262 $6,499,000 1.9%
School Administration $665 $16,465,000 4.9%
Operation $1,336 $33,097,000 9.9%
Transportation $610 $15,118,000 4.5%
Other $378 $9,354,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,513 $111,784,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,393 $59,268,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $13,514 $334,722,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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