Carver High School, 3100 Eighth St., Columbus: grades 9-12, 980 students, 2025 CCRPI score 68.7. Office: 706-748-2499.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Muscogee County School District and its high school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, the federal NCES school directory and the GHSA.
Carver High School is a Muscogee County School District high school for grades 9 to 12 at 3100 Eighth St., Columbus, GA 31906. The front office number is 706-748-2499.
The school’s own website calls it G.W. Carver High School, and the district’s magnet program list names it George Washington Carver High School. It is a zoned high school that also runs a STEM magnet program.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-748-2499, 3100 Eighth St., Columbus, GA 31906
- School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/carverhigh
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration, or the Public Education Center, 2960 Macon Road, 706-748-2000
- Buses: district transportation dispatch, 706-748-2876; request bus service
- Magnet programs: Pre-K-12 Curriculum and Instruction, 706-748-2055
| Address | 3100 Eighth St., Columbus, GA 31906 |
| Phone | 706-748-2499 |
| Grades | Grades 9 to 12 |
| School day | 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
| Program | STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) magnet program |
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 903 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
- State count: 980 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 1,019 in 2024.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Its five components are each scored from 0 to 100. The district’s own 2025 score was 69.3.
| Report year | CCRPI score | Four-year graduation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.7 | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 63.1 | 89.6% |
| 2023 | 65.9 | 90.8% |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 37.9, progress 92.2, closing gaps 78.1, readiness 54.1 and graduation 91.3, each a component score out of 100.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-course tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 15.6% | 2.1% |
| Math | 13% | 0% |
| Science | 15.3% | 0% |
| Social studies | 21.4% | 3.7% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Carver High, linked from the district’s directory, or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Programs
The district’s magnet program list names the school’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) magnet program. Students zoned to the school attend as usual; according to the district’s magnet programs page, magnet applicants apply online when the application opens in the fall and must meet each program’s entrance and continuation standards. Questions go to the district’s Pre-K-12 Curriculum and Instruction office, 706-748-2055.
Attendance zone
Zones do not follow neighborhood or ZIP code lines. Check any address with the district’s infoFinder address lookup, linked from its school bus zones page; it shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school and the nearest bus stop. The district does not publish a separate feeder list on its website, so confirm the middle and high school for a specific address in infoFinder.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Oct. 9-12: fall break, Friday through Monday
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; the second semester starts Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Friday, May 21, 2027: last day for students
The district’s schools page lists high school hours as 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
Sports and activities
Carver plays in Region 1-AAA for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignments. The region’s other schools are Crisp County, Jordan, Kendrick, Sumter County and Worth County.
The district’s high school athletics page lists football, cross country, volleyball, softball, spirit and competition cheerleading and girls flag football in the fall; basketball, swimming, wrestling and rifle in the winter; and baseball, track, soccer, tennis and golf in the spring. Girls lacrosse is offered only at Columbus High.
District high schools share stadiums. The rest of the regular season, from the district’s varsity football schedule updated Oct. 5:
- Thursday, Oct. 15: Kendrick at Carver, Odis Spencer Stadium, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 23: Crisp County at Carver, Odis Spencer Stadium, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 30: Carver at Sumter County, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 6: Worth County at Carver, Odis Spencer Stadium, 7 p.m.
Follow the teams on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.
More on Columbus schools
- The school’s website and the district’s high school directory
- Every public school in Columbus
- Our Columbus schools guide for enrollment documents, the calendar and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Carver High School serve?
Carver High School serves grades 9 to 12, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 3100 Eighth St., Columbus.
What is Carver High School’s CCRPI score?
Carver High School scored 68.7 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 63.1 in 2024. Its four-year graduation rate was 92.1%.
What time does Carver High School start?
The district lists high school hours as 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., and its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
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