George W. Carver Intermediate…, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: 3-5
School type: Public elementary/intermediate school (regular)
Principal: Ms. Sharon L. Popson
Mascot & colors: Tigers
Enrollment: 535 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 38.74 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081000293

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

54%

Mathematics

57%

Science

38%

History & Social Sci.

50%

Attendance

2024-2025

14.2% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About George W. Carver Intermediate School

George W. Carver Intermediate School is a public school in the Chesapeake City Public Schools division serving grades 3-5 at 2601 Broad Street in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia. It is named for the scientist and educator George Washington Carver. The 2601 Broad Street site has a long educational history: a George Washington Carver High School, a school for Black students during the segregation era, is documented at this address as early as the mid-1950s, before the city of Chesapeake was formed in 1963 through the merger of Norfolk County and the former city of South Norfolk.

The school enrolls roughly 535 students in grades 3 through 5 and was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026. It sits in an urban ("City, Large") setting in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake, near the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River.

Contact

Phone: (757) 494-7505

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Search for Public Schools — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades served, total enrollment and enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 enrollment/staffing; 2025-2026 directory link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — George W. Carver Intermediate — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographics (economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism, principal2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Carver Intermediate — Chesapeake Public Schools official site — Official school website, district affiliation, principal2026 link ↗
Norfolk Public Library / Sargeant Memorial Collection digital archive — Historical record of George Washington Carver High School at 2601 Broad Street (1956)1956 record link ↗
1st Place Spiritwear — G W Carver Intermediate — Mascot (Tigers) — third-party vendor, not an official CPS source2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (enrollment, staffing, SOL, demographics, absenteeism); 2025-2026 (accreditation and NCES directory) unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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