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George Washington Carver Elementary is located in Georgetown, Texas at 1200 W. 17th Street. We serve over 499 students in grades PK-2. Students in grades 3-5 attend our sister school ~ Pickett Elementary.

School Profile and Accountability Information

Our student population enrollment is 460.
Pre-K ~ 77	Kinder ~ 135	1st Grade ~ 132	2nd Grade ~ 155
48% Anglo		46% Hispanic
.5% African American		1% Asian / Pacific Islander
1.5% Indian / Alaskan Native		Bilingual Students: 120
PreK Teachers - 5	K Teachers - 7	1st Teachers - 7	2nd Teachers - 8

The location was originally Carver Park which the City of Georgetown sold to the Georgetown School District for one dollar. The Park held the annual Juneteenth Festivities, summer sports events and many other activities.

175 black students, 1st - 12th grade, left their condemned school, George Washington Carver, to move to the new structure in 1964.

The school carried the Westside name for many years. Through the efforts and research of interested people, the name returned to George Washington Carver Elementary. Additions to the original structure have been made.

George Washington Carver,(1864-1943), born in Missouri, was a noted professor of Science who performed many experiments and did tremendous work in the field of Agriculture. He became an American botanist known especially for his research with the peanut and sweet potato, developing over 300 products from peanuts! He taught at the Tuskegee Institute and worked to improve race relations. His work is noted throughout the world.