George W. Carver Elementary, 238 Grand Ave.: pre-K to grade 5, 563 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 grades. Zone, bell times, magnets.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the George W. Carver Elementary website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundaries.
George W. Carver Elementary is a Miami-Dade County Public Schools elementary school on Grand Avenue in eastern Coral Gables, next to G.W. Carver Middle. It is a neighborhood school with its own attendance zone, about 27% of the city’s address points in the county’s map, and it also runs two magnet language programs that families apply to.
Who to call
- Front office: 305-443-5286, 238 Grand Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33133
- School website: gwces.com
- Enrolling: the school’s 2027-28 registration information; magnet and choice questions go to the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922
- Tours: the school’s tour request page
- District main line: 305-995-1000
| Address | 238 Grand Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33133 |
| Phone | 305-443-5286 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| Mascot | Little Hornets |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Patricia Fairclough, according to the school’s administration page.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 563 students in the 2024-25 school year, 18 of them in pre-K, with 33 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 17.1 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 620 students against a capacity of 442; it does not give a date for that count.
Magnet programs
The school’s website lists two:
- International Studies, Italian: a dual language program run with foreign education ministries, with at least 12 hours a week of core subjects taught in Italian, according to the program page.
- International Education, Spanish: language study with cultural themes, plus an after-school Extended Language Enrichment program in grades 2 to 5, according to the program page.
The school says both programs have direct articulation agreements, and it posts information (PDF) for students moving on to G.W. Carver Middle. District magnet applications run Oct. 1 to Jan. 15. The school also runs a gifted program.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F. The state says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (84% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:
- Third grade English language arts achievement: 93%
- English language arts achievement: 91%
- Math achievement: 96%
- Science achievement: 91%
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.
Attendance zone
The district’s directory describes the zone this way: from Palermo Avenue and University Drive, southwest to SW 42nd Avenue (LeJeune Road), south to the Metrorail line, northeast to SW 37th Avenue, south to Kumquat Avenue, west on Kumquat and Loquat avenues back to LeJeune Road, south on LeJeune to the Coral Gables Waterway, northwest along the waterway and north along the Waterway Canal to Alhambra Circle, and north to Palermo Avenue. The directory says the zone was updated for the 2015-16 school year. Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.
The district’s directory places Carver Elementary in the Coral Gables Senior High feeder pattern, and the zone it describes lies inside the Ponce de Leon Middle zone.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s directory:
- Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade: 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
- Grades 2 to 5: 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.; on Wednesdays, 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
The school posts its arrival and dismissal procedures. Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Friday, Oct. 16: end of the first grading period
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher planning day, no students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving holiday and recess day
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess
More on Coral Gables schools
- The district’s page for George W. Carver Elementary
- Every public school in Coral Gables
- Our neighborhoods guide for the zoned schools in each part of the city
Frequently asked questions
What grades does George W. Carver Elementary serve?
Pre-K through fifth grade, at 238 Grand Ave. in Coral Gables.
What is George W. Carver Elementary’s school grade?
It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 84% of possible points, and an A in each of the two years before.
Which part of Coral Gables is zoned for Carver Elementary?
In Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary map, about 27% of Coral Gables address points are in its zone, which the district describes as running from Palermo Avenue south to the Coral Gables Waterway between Alhambra Circle and LeJeune Road, with a section east to SW 37th Avenue.
Which high school does Carver Elementary feed into?
The district’s school directory places it in the Coral Gables Senior High feeder pattern.
What time does George W. Carver Elementary start?
Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade run from 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. Grades 2 to 5 run from 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., and to 1:50 p.m. on Wednesdays, according to the district’s directory.
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