Best Elementary Schools in District Of Columbia

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
110011000518	111	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Public, Charter	4-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 830-2810	307	23	13.3	1 (0.3%)	298 (97.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$31,813	$4,570	$27,243	22.1	24.5	104	7
110003000185	112	C.W. Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 53rd St. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3188	261	23	11.2	3 (1.1%)	238 (91.2%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$32,024	$4,942	$27,081	21.9	20.4	117	5
110003000106	113	Burrville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Division Ave. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6020	236	21	11.1	1 (0.4%)	223 (94.5%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,467	$4,020	$23,447	21.8	27.3	96	17
110003000445	114	Langley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 T Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 724-4223	348	33	10.7	60 (17.2%)	227 (65.2%)	47 (13.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$28,033	$3,708	$24,326	21.3	28.9	83	31
110003000126	115	Plummer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Texas Ave. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4360	224	26	8.6	0 (0.0%)	187 (83.5%)	37 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,303	$4,142	$30,161	21.3	31.9	78	37
110007200473	116	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	323	24	13.6	0 (0.0%)	304 (94.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	$38,652	$10,029	$28,623	20.9	28.2	87	29
110003000519	117	Excel Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0097	339	38	8.9	2 (0.6%)	328 (96.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,351	$4,075	$25,276	20.7	20.9	113	4
110003000161	118	Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6240	436	33	13.1	1 (0.2%)	418 (95.9%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$26,829	$4,191	$22,638	19.7	22.2	111	7
110010600514	119	Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4250 Massachusetts Avenue SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 803-7004	609	35	17.3	0 (0.0%)	589 (96.7%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$25,416	$5,897	$19,519	19.5	18.8	120	1
110005500305	120	Bridges PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Gallatin Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Bridges PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-0515	365	37	9.8	5 (1.4%)	159 (43.6%)	187 (51.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$34,114	$3,125	$30,989	19.4	28.6	85	35

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DC CAPE English Language Arts, DC CAPE Mathematics test scores released by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 126)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
110011000518	111	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Public, Charter	4-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 830-2810	307	23	13.3		1 (0.3%)	298 (97.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$31,813			$4,570			$27,243	22.1	24.5	104	7
110003000185	112	C.W. Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 53rd St. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3188	261	23	11.2		3 (1.1%)	238 (91.2%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$32,024			$4,942			$27,081	21.9	20.4	117	5
110003000106	113	Burrville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Division Ave. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6020	236	21	11.1		1 (0.4%)	223 (94.5%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,467			$4,020			$23,447	21.8	27.3	96	17
110003000445	114	Langley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 T Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 724-4223	348	33	10.7		60 (17.2%)	227 (65.2%)	47 (13.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$28,033			$3,708			$24,326	21.3	28.9	83	31
110003000126	115	Plummer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Texas Ave. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4360	224	26	8.6		0 (0.0%)	187 (83.5%)	37 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,303			$4,142			$30,161	21.3	31.9	78	37
110007200473	116	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	323	24	13.6		0 (0.0%)	304 (94.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$38,652			$10,029			$28,623	20.9	28.2	87	29
110003000519	117	Excel Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0097	339	38	8.9		2 (0.6%)	328 (96.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,351			$4,075			$25,276	20.7	20.9	113	4
110003000161	118	Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6240	436	33	13.1		1 (0.2%)	418 (95.9%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$26,829			$4,191			$22,638	19.7	22.2	111	7
110010600514	119	Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4250 Massachusetts Avenue SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 803-7004	609	35	17.3		0 (0.0%)	589 (96.7%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$25,416			$5,897			$19,519	19.5	18.8	120	1
110005500305	120	Bridges PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Gallatin Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Bridges PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-0515	365	37	9.8		5 (1.4%)	159 (43.6%)	187 (51.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$34,114			$3,125			$30,989	19.4	28.6	85	35