Best Elementary Schools in District Of Columbia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the DC CAPE test scores by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

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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)
110003000504	41	Dorothy I. Height Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-4100	396	46	8.7		34 (8.6%)	203 (51.3%)	143 (36.1%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$34,431			$3,683			$30,748	55	47.1	52	11
110003000125	42	Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Upshur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6270	497	46	10.9		55 (11.1%)	60 (12.1%)	361 (72.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$29,097			$3,931			$25,166	54.7	42.5	60	18
110003000067	43	John Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Farragut St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6226	493	42	11.8		132 (26.8%)	214 (43.4%)	123 (24.9%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$26,207			$3,634			$22,573	54.5	55.2	42	1
110004500279	44	Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1227 4th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 543-8477	390	34	11.4		105 (26.9%)	211 (54.1%)	31 (7.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	$25,459			$1,638			$23,821	54.5	56.9	39	5
110000800528	45	Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	172	16	10.6		0 (0.0%)	162 (94.2%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,186			$6,173			$22,013	53.3	44.6	57	12
110003000024	46	Seaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 10th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7215	377	41	9.3		82 (21.8%)	110 (29.2%)	145 (38.5%)	35 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$32,424			$3,845			$28,579	53	62.6	32	14
110004800532	47	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Public, Charter	4-7	2330 Pomeroy Rd SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 519-3955	265	25	10.6		0 (0.0%)	254 (95.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$34,148			$4,982			$29,166	51.7	47.6	50	3
110000800481	48	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	2959 Carlton Avenue NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-6500	214	29	7.3		0 (0.0%)	202 (94.4%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$29,331			$5,746			$23,585	50.8	48.4	48
110000800478	49	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	237	30	7.7		0 (0.0%)	235 (99.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,739			$6,122			$21,616	50	42.5	61	12
110003000033	50	Raymond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Spring Rd. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6236	400	43	9.4		8 (2.0%)	179 (44.8%)	206 (51.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$35,899			$3,975			$31,923	50	48.4	49	1

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.