Best Elementary Schools in District Of Columbia

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
110003000157	21	Payne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 C St. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3262	317	27	11.7	113 (35.6%)	159 (50.2%)	22 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$30,419	$3,821	$26,599	78.3	77.1	23	2
110008800461	22	Sela PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6015 Chillum Place NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Sela PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7352	280	38	7.4	79 (28.2%)	164 (58.6%)	22 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$25,681	$1,469	$24,212	78.2	62.1	33	11
110007700411	23	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	220 Taylor Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 635-1950	602	57	10.5	141 (23.4%)	198 (32.9%)	46 (7.6%)	50 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (27.6%)	$20,998	$1,263	$19,735	77.2	89.3	15	8
110003000149	24	School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens	Public	PK, KG-8	800 Euclid St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 724-4841	479	48	9.9	94 (19.6%)	223 (46.6%)	105 (21.9%)	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	$28,882	$3,164	$25,719	75.4	78.4	22	2
110003200247	25	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5000 14th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 726-6200	553	50	11	247 (44.7%)	89 (16.1%)	138 (25.0%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.0%)	$20,059	$669	$19,390	74.4	79.6	20	5
110003000171	26	Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7263	375	36	10.5	93 (24.8%)	177 (47.2%)	75 (20.0%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$28,386	$3,562	$24,824	71.4	70.8	26
110003000120	27	Bancroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1755 Newton St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7280	715	60	11.9	212 (29.7%)	21 (2.9%)	452 (63.2%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$26,609	$3,410	$23,199	66.9	69.2	27
110003000065	28	Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6156	380	40	9.5	38 (10.0%)	233 (61.3%)	92 (24.2%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$29,950	$3,804	$26,146	66.6	59.3	36	8
110008600527	29	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4401 8th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 803-8967	470	21	22.3	164 (34.9%)	99 (21.1%)	126 (26.8%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (14.5%)	$22,697	$1,586	$21,111	66			(n/a)
110003000048	30	Watkins Elementary School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	1-5	420 12th St. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3355	374	29	12.8	120 (32.1%)	217 (58.0%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$23,341	$3,391	$19,950	65.2	68.4	29	1

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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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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)
110003000157	21	Payne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 C St. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3262	317	27	11.7		113 (35.6%)	159 (50.2%)	22 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$30,419			$3,821			$26,599	78.3	77.1	23	2
110008800461	22	Sela PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6015 Chillum Place NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Sela PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7352	280	38	7.4		79 (28.2%)	164 (58.6%)	22 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$25,681			$1,469			$24,212	78.2	62.1	33	11
110007700411	23	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	220 Taylor Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 635-1950	602	57	10.5		141 (23.4%)	198 (32.9%)	46 (7.6%)	50 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (27.6%)	$20,998			$1,263			$19,735	77.2	89.3	15	8
110003000149	24	School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens	Public	PK, KG-8	800 Euclid St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 724-4841	479	48	9.9		94 (19.6%)	223 (46.6%)	105 (21.9%)	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	$28,882			$3,164			$25,719	75.4	78.4	22	2
110003200247	25	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5000 14th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 726-6200	553	50	11		247 (44.7%)	89 (16.1%)	138 (25.0%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.0%)	$20,059			$669			$19,390	74.4	79.6	20	5
110003000171	26	Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7263	375	36	10.5		93 (24.8%)	177 (47.2%)	75 (20.0%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$28,386			$3,562			$24,824	71.4	70.8	26
110003000120	27	Bancroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1755 Newton St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7280	715	60	11.9		212 (29.7%)	21 (2.9%)	452 (63.2%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$26,609			$3,410			$23,199	66.9	69.2	27
110003000065	28	Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6156	380	40	9.5		38 (10.0%)	233 (61.3%)	92 (24.2%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$29,950			$3,804			$26,146	66.6	59.3	36	8
110008600527	29	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4401 8th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 803-8967	470	21	22.3		164 (34.9%)	99 (21.1%)	126 (26.8%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (14.5%)	$22,697			$1,586			$21,111	66			(n/a)
110003000048	30	Watkins Elementary School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	1-5	420 12th St. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3355	374	29	12.8		120 (32.1%)	217 (58.0%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$23,341			$3,391			$19,950	65.2	68.4	29	1