George Washington Carver School of Arts and Sciences

Carver was founded in 2008.^[2] It is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District. It uses the Waldorf holistic system of education, one of only three public high schools in the United States to do so.^[3] Waldorf Education is a three tiered system consisting of using the head for critical thinking, the heart for creative expression, and the hands for wholesome action.^[4] It replaced America's Choice High School, which was funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.^[5]

In 2014 the school had a 100% graduation rate for high school, elementary and low income groups.^[6]

The principal is LaNiecia Kobelt.^[6]

In 2018 U.S. News & World Report ranked Carver 516th in California and 2,630th nationwide. The math proficiency rating was 30th percentile, reading proficiency was 68th percentile.^[7]

In 2014 the Sacramento Gun Club opened a shooting range 250 feet from the school.^[8]