George Washington Carver Military Academy (formerly known as George Washington Carver Area High School) is a public four-year military high school located in the Riverdale area on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Carver was established to accommodate high school-age residents of the Chicago Housing Authority's Altgeld Gardens Homes public housing complex, which opened in the area west of the school's location in 1944.

Colonel Antonio R. Daggett, Sr. of the United States Army was called upon by then-Chicago Public Schools director Creg E. Williams, Chief Executive Officer Paul Vallas and Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley with community support to begin the transition into becoming a military academy by the year 2000.

Chaplain Col. Daggett, who at that time was an Army Major in rank and a father of eight children, worked to secure community support and ensure that the new Military Academy focused on serving the community and its needs.

[8] Carver competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).