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George Washington Carver Elem

Harrison County · Region 07: Kilgore · 121 students

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Current score
66/1002025-26
Change
−12 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−11.7 ptsvs 77.7 average · 2,145 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,859 of 2,145tied with 38 others
D66

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 76 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.7 average for 2,145 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

12.7% −7.8 pts vs 20.5%

  • 12.7% is 7.8 percentage points lower than the 20.5% average among 2,057 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Attendance above the similar-context average

95.2% +1.8 pts vs 93.4%

  • 95.2% is 1.8 percentage points above the 93.4% average among 2,059 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

George Washington Carver Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 66 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.7 average for 2,145 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,859th of 2,145 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 38 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageGeorge Washington Carver Elem 7880637466 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 76 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26D6677.7 2,145 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7477.5 2,133 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24D6374.9 2,118 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8075.4 2,101 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7881.6 2,081 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement62 D−10.7 vs similar economic context · 1,982 reporting
  • School Progress65 D−14.0 vs similar economic context · 1,976 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps69 D−5.9 vs similar economic context · 1,962 reporting
  • Academic Growth65 D−7.2 vs similar economic context · 1,926 reporting
  • Relative Performance65 D−12.4 vs similar economic context · 1,976 reporting
  • George Washington Carver Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,145 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement62D8
School Progress65D5
Closing the Gaps69D1
Academic Growth65D5
Relative Performance65D5

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 1 point below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (65), so Student Achievement (62) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 65.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level66%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,982 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,982 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,982 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,980 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,980 reporting
  • Masters grade level16%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,980 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level60%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,971 reporting
  • Meets grade level29%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,971 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,971 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level67%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,829 reporting
  • Meets grade level24%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,829 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,829 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level50%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 810 reporting
  • Meets grade level13%−26 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 810 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 810 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,145 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
121
Economically disadvantaged
79.3%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
4.1%−24.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
21.5%+2.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.2%+1.8 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
12.7%−7.8 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

George Washington Carver Elem

African American: 42.1%Hispanic: 10.7%White: 43%Two or More Races: 4.1%
  • African American 42.1%
  • Hispanic 10.7%
  • White 43%
  • Two or More Races 4.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,145 reporting for every category shown · 2,145 in full cohort

African American: 14%Hispanic: 66.7%White: 14.4%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.7%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 2.7%
  • African American 14%
  • Hispanic 66.7%
  • White 14.4%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.7%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 2.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
121
Economically disadvantaged students
96
Emergent bilingual students
5
Special education students
26

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
21
Students in TEA mobility denominator
103
TEA-published mobility rate
20.4%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 121 students in 2025–26, an increase of 2 (1.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
121

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+2

Increase · +1.7%

Change since 2021–22
−13

Decrease · −9.7%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
121
Selected comparison
634.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for George Washington Carver Elem
School yearStudents enrolledGeorge Washington Carver ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 134 First available year 657.2
2022–23 130 Decrease of 4 (3.0%) 660.9
2023–24 125 Decrease of 5 (3.8%) 656
2024–25 119 Decrease of 6 (4.8%) 652.7
2025–26 121 Increase of 2 (1.7%) 634.2

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Suppressed

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
134

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for George Washington Carver Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 168 20 11.9% 29 17.26 8.5% 16.9
2021–22 148 24 16.2% 34 22.97 12.9% 31.2
2022–23 147 12 8.2% 15 10.20 13.8% 34.3
2023–24 154 22 14.3% 32 20.78 13.7% 34.2
2024–25 134 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for George Washington Carver Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$18k$30k20182020202220242025
  • George Washington Carver Elem
  • Parent district: Karnack ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$18,180
Selected comparison
$13,044

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,132 rated schools reporting

+$5,136 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $18,180 per student for this campus, $26,947 per student for its parent district, Karnack ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearGeorge Washington Carver ElemParent district: Karnack ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,698$16,177$13,054$8,107 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,016 rated schools reporting
2019$10,804$15,458$13,108$8,241 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,036 rated schools reporting
2020$10,439$14,662$14,058$8,755 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,052 rated schools reporting
2021$11,286$18,099$14,797$9,391 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,064 rated schools reporting
2022$15,561$22,310$15,708$10,806 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,082 rated schools reporting
2023$16,041$22,830$16,792$11,273 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,101 rated schools reporting
2024$16,286$28,983$18,125$12,263 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,118 rated schools reporting
2025$18,180$26,947$18,972$13,044 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,132 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$52,099−$14,886 vs similar economic context
Teachers
13−30.4 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
9.3−4.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

George Washington Carver Elem

Beginning: 7.7%1 to 5 years: 23.1%6 to 10 years: 23.1%11 to 20 years: 30.8%21 to 30 years: 15.4%
  • Beginning 7.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 23.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 23.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 30.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,145 reporting for every category shown · 2,145 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.9%1 to 5 years: 27.7%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 6.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for George Washington Carver Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classGeorge Washington Carver Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten1418
Grade 11018.4
Grade 21618.4
Grade 32118.9
Grade 416.219
Grade 515.120
Grade 6617.8
Secondary English12.515.3
Secondary math12.516.5
Secondary science1317.8
Secondary social studies1317.8

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 11 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 25

    Per-student spending

    Harrison County · of the 25 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

2 measures

  • 6of 24

    Attendance

    Harrison County · of the 24 that report this measure

  • 10of 13

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Harrison County · of the 13 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 102901103.