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Carver Vocational-Technical High School | |
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Address | |
2201 Presstman Street , 21216 United States | |
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School type | Public, Vocational-Technical, Magnet |
Motto | "A Cut Above the Rest!" |
Founded | 1925 |
School district | Baltimore City Public Schools |
School number | 454 |
Principal | Shionta Somerville[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 876[1] (2018) |
Student to teacher ratio | 16:1[2] |
Area | Urban |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
Mascot | Bear |
Team name | Bears |
Website | www |
Carver Vocational-Technical High School – fully George Washington Carver Vocational-Technical High School – also known as Carver Vo-Tech, is a public vocational-technical high school located in the western part of Baltimore, Maryland, United States and part of the Baltimore City Public Schools system.
Founded in 1925, it was the first African-American (then labeled the "Colored" or "Negro") vocational-technical public high school) then established in the State of Maryland. Carver Vo-Tech serves grades 9-12. It was named for the famous African-American scientist / botanist and inventor George Washington Carver (1860s-1943).