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)
110003000002	101	Moten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Morris Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1111	238	29	8.2		0 (0.0%)	231 (97.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$35,060			$4,296			$30,764	25.5			(n/a)
110004400275	102	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1404 Jackson Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 459-4710	361	45	8		20 (5.5%)	230 (63.7%)	94 (26.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$31,537			$5,961			$25,576	24.5	20.7	115	13
110008500438	103	DC Scholars PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5601 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Scholars PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 559-6138	491	35	14		0 (0.0%)	464 (94.5%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$22,355			$4,282			$18,073	24.2	23.3	108	5
110003000064	104	Smothers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Brooks St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3600	232	24	9.5		1 (0.4%)	210 (90.5%)	20 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,216			$4,392			$29,824	24	26.8	98	6
110003000173	105	Kimball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6260	374	31	11.9		0 (0.0%)	368 (98.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$27,680			$4,288			$23,392	23.2	28.2	88	17
110003100488	106	KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	5300 Blaine Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-6811	390	28	13.8		0 (0.0%)	375 (96.2%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,859			$3,723			$21,136	22.9	27.8	92	14
110000800495	107	Friendship PCS - Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1351 Nicholson Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(202) 729-8287	397	20	20.1		6 (1.5%)	338 (85.1%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	$23,272			$4,544			$18,729	22.6	20.5	116	9
110003100452	108	KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 610-5323	458	34	13.3		0 (0.0%)	453 (98.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,701			$3,578			$19,122	22.5	15.1	124	16
110003000097	109	Drew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Eads St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6040	189	25	7.7		3 (1.6%)	176 (93.1%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,440			$4,904			$29,536	22.5	19.9	119	10
110003000054	110	Simon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3360	207	27	7.8		0 (0.0%)	188 (90.8%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$34,123			$4,545			$29,577	22.3	39.3	65	45

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.