Welcome to Carver Elementary!

We're traveling the road to success at G.W. Carver Elementary! This motto reflects G. W. Carver Elementary School's commitment to a quality education for each Carver Star. The teachers, administrators, and other staff members work very hard to ensure that students acquire the knowledge and vision necessary to dream big, set goals toward those dreams, and reach for the stars!

Our missions and goals...

Our mission is to provide the opportunity and environment for all children to learn and demonstrate to their fullest potential the skills and strategies that will enable them to become responsible and productive citizens who will successfully meet the cultural, intellectual, and social challenges of a changing world. To be successful in our mission, we have developed the following goals:

• Graduate Carver Stars who are academically well prepared for future grades in all subject areas.
• Raise math, reading, writing, and science achievement in each child to show individual gains each year.
• Increase the number of students reaching commended levels on TAKS.
• Impact student success by motivating student actions that reflect both self respect and responsibility for self and others.
• Maintain current attendance levels at 97% or higher.

Programs and activities

• Prekindergarten Classes
• Full-day Kindergarten
• Balanced Literacy Program in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms
• Extensive Guided Reading Library Bookroom
• Science Laboratory
• Parenting Classes
• Dyslexia Program
• CEI Reading Program
• Title I Program Services
• Bilingual Education
• Reading Recovery Program
• Family Involvement Coordinator who serves as an educational partner for parents
• After-School Tutorials
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
• Capturing Kids' Hearts
• Several Special Education Programs: SILC, PPCD, Life Skills, Resource, and Inclusion
• TEAM Collaborative, working in conjunction with local community colleges, universities, businesses, and education services centers to prepare college students for teaching
• Partners in Education with Rhodia, Inc., through the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Program
• Partnership with Remington Park offering opportunities for service activities for students
• Active Parent-Teacher Organization
• Successmaker Intervention Computer Lab for students in third through fifth grades
• Primary Intervention Computer Lab for students in grades kindergarten through two
• Academic Nights for parents and students each semester
• Library Nights for families

Facts about our school...

Carver Elementary has a long and interesting history. The original campus was built in 1946 and served as the school for Baytown's African-American students during the years of segregation. In 1995, the school site off Lee Drive was closed when oil was detected seeping from an underground oil pit on the playground. The students were dispersed to six different sites for two years. In 1997, the students and staff were reunited at the Kilgore Center. The new Carver opened in the fall of 2002, serving over 700 students.

Carver Elementary was also a Texas Recognized School for 1998-99 and again earned this honor in 2006.

A message from our principal...

The Carver staff, students, and community work together diligently to create an environment where students take responsibility for the learning process. We are continuing our efforts to help all children reach their full potential as productive members of the community. "Don't settle for less...reach for the stars!"

Stefanie Noble
Principal