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)
110003000107	31	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6150	258	31	8.4		50 (19.4%)	178 (69.0%)	28 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$31,285			$4,085			$27,200	63.7	71.2	25	6
110007300412	32	Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 Highview Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-7070	249	21	11.8		0 (0.0%)	232 (93.2%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$24,720			$3,323			$21,397	61.9	53.5	45	13
110003000119	33	Barnard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Decatur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-1100	580	57	10.2		44 (7.6%)	242 (41.7%)	282 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$29,337			$4,001			$25,336	61	55.6	41	8
110003000446	34	Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan	Public	PK, KG-8	215 G St NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-4467	424	29	14.6		107 (25.2%)	263 (62.0%)	16 (3.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$22,479			$3,173			$19,306	60.4	55.1	44	10
110003000072	35	Tyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 G St. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4810	510	45	11.3		99 (19.4%)	317 (62.2%)	69 (13.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$26,088			$3,579			$22,509	60.3	57	38	3
110008600444	36	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	30 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 750-7060	537	38	14.1		134 (25.0%)	131 (24.4%)	209 (38.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.6%)	$27,426			$1,916			$25,510	60.1	59.9	35	1
110004800277	37	DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	701 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 832-5700	318	32	9.9		1 (0.3%)	270 (84.9%)	37 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$28,568			$4,941			$23,627	59.6	64.7	31	6
110009300476	38	Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3025 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Lee Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 779-9740	286	21	13.8		123 (43.0%)	106 (37.1%)	22 (7.7%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	$27,443			$766			$26,677	58.4	79.6	21	17
110003000110	39	Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View	Public	PK, KG-5	3560 Warder St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6222	433	43	10		57 (13.2%)	67 (15.5%)	276 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	$29,936			$3,439			$26,497	57.9	66.5	30	9
110007300400	40	Center City PCS - Brightwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6008 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-3322	260	24	10.8		1 (0.4%)	150 (57.7%)	99 (38.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$24,457			$3,300			$21,157	56.6	55.1	43	3

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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.