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Carver Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
291 Liles-Dean Rd, Wendell, NC 27591
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472002187
495
Students
37.3
Teachers (FTE)
13.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
59
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
27.1%
Chronically absent
59.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Carver Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Carver Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Carver Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 59 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools43rd percentile
Higher than 43% · rank 1,354 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools45th percentile
Higher than 45% · rank 739 of 1,419
Wake County Schools23rd percentile
Higher than 23% · rank 143 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 34% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 5 points since 2014 (64 → 59). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202559CMet55.5
202461CExceeded52.9
202358CExceeded51
202249DExceeded38.9
201954DMet50.4
201862CMet57.6
201765CMet61
201656CNot Met54
201559CMet55
201464CExceeded57

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 45.05%Black 24.44%White 22.22%Two+ Races 5.86%Asian 2.42%
Hispanic: 45.05% (223) Black: 24.44% (121) White: 22.22% (110) Two+ Races: 5.86% (29) Asian: 2.42% (12)
Hispanic45.05%
Black24.44%
White22.22%
Two+ Races5.86%
Asian2.42%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 495
48.69%241 Female
51.31%254 Male

Student counts for Carver Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 495 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.9%Chronically absent 27.1%
Regular attendance: 72.9% (408) Chronically absent: 27.1% (152)
Regular attendance72.9%
Chronically absent27.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 560
59.1%Economically disadvantaged
16.97%84 English learners

Student indicators for Carver Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 560 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 94.07%Beginning 5.93%
Experienced: 94.07% (36) Beginning: 5.93% (2)
Experienced94.07%
Beginning5.93%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 38.3 FTE
97.55%Fully licensed
2.45%Emergency or provisional
10.44%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Carver Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 38.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)59.7%37.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)58.8%33.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.7%23.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)41.2%25.3%26.1%7.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.3%20.4%17.1%6.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)40.3%22.1%28.6%9.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.8170.9

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers38.31
Experienced teachers36.04 (94%)
Beginning teachers2.27 (6%)
Holding a standard license37.37 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.94 (2%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (152 of 560)27.1%
Economically disadvantaged59.1%
English learners making progress (of 84)61.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.78
Library books per student23.94
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Carver Elementary report card PDF

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Carver Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.