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)
110003000152	91	Browne Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	810 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6210	438	42	10.3		1 (0.2%)	331 (75.6%)	103 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$30,121			$3,879			$26,242	28.5	32.2	77	14
110003000036	92	Malcolm X Elementary School at Green	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3409	195	24	8.2		0 (0.0%)	194 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,008			$4,076			$33,932	28.2			(n/a)
110003000100	93	H.D. Cooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 17th St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5390	379	44	8.6		23 (6.1%)	125 (33.0%)	219 (57.8%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$31,083			$4,373			$26,709	27.9	27.5	94	1
110007300403	94	Center City PCS - Trinidad	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1217 West Virginia Avenue NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-1614	189	20	9.4		1 (0.5%)	175 (92.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$31,151			$3,323			$27,828	27.6	46.1	54	40
110003000164	95	Noyes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 10th St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-2580	241	24	10.2		10 (4.1%)	201 (83.4%)	30 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,520			$4,317			$28,203	27.1	20.9	114	19
110003100463	96	KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 469-3300	383	35	11		2 (0.5%)	377 (98.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,655			$3,573			$21,083	27.1	26.7	99	3
110003500253	97	Capital City PCS - Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	330	41	7.9		27 (8.2%)	67 (20.3%)	220 (66.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$30,706			$4,072			$26,635	27	22.6	110	13
110003000163	98	Nalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 50th St. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6280	285	32	9		0 (0.0%)	257 (90.2%)	26 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$30,871			$4,436			$26,436	26.9	28.1	91	7
110005100386	99	Hope Community PCS - Tolson	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2917 8th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Hope Community PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 832-7370	203	22	9.2		1 (0.5%)	173 (85.2%)	28 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$39,232			$11,399			$27,833	26.9	28.3	86	13
110009600491	100	Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	62 T Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Harmony DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-7500	159	18	8.8		4 (2.5%)	147 (92.5%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	$29,852			$4,402			$25,450	26.2	44.8	56	44

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.