G.W. Carver College and Career Academy, 1591 Pennsylvania Ave.: grades K-12, 402 students in 2024-25, state letter grade F.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: G.W. Carver College and Career Academy, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 bell times (PDF), the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card, 2024-25 letter grade and school profile files and spring 2026 test file, and the federal NCES school directory.

G.W. Carver College and Career Academy is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) school serving kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • Address: 1591 Pennsylvania Ave., Memphis, TN 38109
  • Main office: 901-416-7594
  • Grades: K-12
  • School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times
  • Website: gwcarveracademy.scsk12.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 901-416-7594
  • Enrolling a new student: the school, with the district’s registration page; MSCS main line 901-416-5300
  • Buses: MSCS Transportation Services, which runs Find My Bus; the district says students who live outside the parent responsibility zone (1.5 miles for elementary, 2 miles for middle and high school) can ride to their zoned school

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 711 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 402 students.

State report card

Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”

From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file, 2025 graduation rate file and 2024-25 ACT file:

Measure G.W. Carver College and Career Academy
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 F (score 1.2 of 5)
Achievement grade F
Academic growth grade F
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students C
College and career readiness grade F
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 under 5%
College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 31.1%
Graduation rate, class of 2025 40.6% (43 of 106 students)
Average ACT composite, 2024-25 13.3 (41 students tested)

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of G.W. Carver College and Career Academy students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: under 5% in English language arts, under 5% in math, 5.6% in science and under 5% in social studies. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for G.W. Carver College and Career Academy lists the school’s accountability designation as Priority & Comprehensive Support and Improvement, a status the state uses for schools it has identified for extra support, and holds the full detail: results by grade and subject, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

MSCS attendance zones do not follow city limits. Check an address in the School Zone Locator, which shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school, or see the district’s 2026-27 boundary maps for elementary, middle and high schools (PDFs).

G.W. Carver College and Career Academy has no attendance zone of its own on the district’s 2026-27 zone map. Ask the school or the district how students are placed.

Calendar and school hours

The district’s 2026-27 student calendar, which MSCS says is pending approval by the Tennessee Department of Education, has these dates next:

  • Monday, Oct. 19: last day of fall break; students return Tuesday, Oct. 20
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 16-18: semester exams; Dec. 18 ends the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
  • March 15-19: spring break, with a second break March 26 and 29
  • Thursday, May 20, 2027: last day for students

Parent-teacher conferences run 4 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2027, for high schools. The school day runs 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does G.W. Carver College and Career Academy serve?

Kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is at 1591 Pennsylvania Ave. in Memphis; the main office number is 901-416-7594.

What is G.W. Carver College and Career Academy’s state report card grade?

G.W. Carver College and Career Academy received an F overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

What time does G.W. Carver College and Career Academy start?

School runs from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.