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Maury Elementary School

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Maury Elementary School ranks 15 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Maury Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 549 students in grades PK-5. Located in the nation's capital, Maury consistently performs among the top elementary schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maury Elementary School is a standout institution, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently ranking between 7th and 12th out of 128 DC elementary schools in recent years. The school significantly outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with 73.3% of Maury students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the state, and 69.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the state. Maury's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including gender and race, indicating the school provides equitable educational opportunities.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Payne Elementary School and Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School, Maury stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. Maury's high per-student spending of $20,859 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is above the district average, may be a contributing factor to its academic success, along with its small student-teacher ratio of 14.6.

559

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,859

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Constitution Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 698-3838

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Maury Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eliot-Hine Middle School
High:	Eastern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2014 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (68% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in District of Columbia Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

15^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 76Elementary Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

23^rd of 46District of Columbia Public Schools among District Of Columbia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	15 of 128	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	95.7	11 of 126	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	7 of 128	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	8 of 122	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	9 of 120	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	13 of 108	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	14 of 97	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	82.9	17 of 109	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	45.7	57 of 112	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.8	44 of 111	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.9	62 of 111	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	26 of 108	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	25 of 63	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	24 of 60	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	27 of 100	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	96.4	6 of 117	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	8 of 110	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	30 of 92	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	94.3	9 of 113	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	11 of 113	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	2 of 26	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	1 of 25	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.9	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2019)95th percentile~ school

Male (2019)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+36 vs state

Mathematics69%+43 vs state

Science30%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Maury Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC Science Science (2025)	DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)							DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC Science Science 5th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 4th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 5th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 6th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 7th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 8th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 3rd Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Constitution Ave. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3838	559	38	14.7		332 (59.4%)	113 (20.2%)	51 (9.1%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.9%)	92.3	15^th of 128 public elementary schools	88.3%		95.7	11^th of 126 public elementary schools	91.3%	4	30.0	64.8	87.5	58.1				73.3	78.9	68.2	55.8			69.3	$20,859	$3,899	$16,960
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1503 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-7556	257	25	10.2		0 (0.0%)	231 (89.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	22	101^st of 128 public elementary schools	21.1%		29.7	85^th of 126 public elementary schools	32.5%	16		8.7	28.6	8.0	14.8	24.0	12.5	15.9	9.1	28.6		21.7	20.8	13.5	$28,984	$4,846	$24,138
Miner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 15th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-3960	433	39	11.2		58 (13.4%)	345 (79.7%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	12.9	126^th of 128 public elementary schools	1.6%		18.9	121^st of 126 public elementary schools	4.0%	5	6.1			6.1				3.3	5.5		8.2			5.4	$40,196	$5,040	$35,156
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	398	33	12.0		143 (35.9%)	205 (51.5%)	23 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	68.5	27^th of 128 public elementary schools	78.9%		78.3	21^st of 126 public elementary schools	83.3%	6	20.0	38.1	57.1	45.8				47.0	52.4	50.0	35.4			45.5	$26,338	$4,363	$21,975
Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	659 G St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3244	489	36	13.5		252 (51.5%)	161 (32.9%)	26 (5.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	82.2	17^th of 128 public elementary schools	86.7%		84.7	16^th of 126 public elementary schools	87.3%	1	23.3	69.1	69.8	48.9				64.2	63.2	47.6	43.2			52.6	$22,111	$3,885	$18,226
Peabody Elementary School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	PK-K	425 C St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3277	209	17	12.6		125 (59.8%)	56 (26.8%)	13 (6.2%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)															$23,701	$4,145	$19,556
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	415	30	13.8		94 (22.7%)	273 (65.8%)	22 (5.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	61.2	33^rd of 128 public elementary schools	74.2%		65.2	30^th of 126 public elementary schools	76.2%	3	25.0	33.0	39.6	40.0				37.3	40.9	52.2	31.3			42.4	$22,162	$4,326	$17,836
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	271	25	10.7		1 (0.4%)	266 (98.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		16.0						16.0	22.0					22.0	$32,693	$4,903	$27,790
Wheatley Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	1299 Neal St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5970	390	45	8.6		15 (3.8%)	285 (73.1%)	82 (21.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.7	120^th of 128 public elementary schools	6.3%		15	126^th of 126 public elementary schools	0.0%	6	6.1	8.8	18.4	12.5	15.6	16.7	27.3	15.9	8.8	8.1			9.1	5.5	$26,499	$4,462	$22,036
Shirley Chisholm 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	542	46	11.7		122 (22.5%)	298 (55.0%)	86 (15.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	68.1	28^th of 128 public elementary schools	78.1%		60.3	35^th of 126 public elementary schools	72.2%	7	17.5	54.3	48.4	48.3				50.5	45.7	41.3	36.2			41.4	$23,960	$4,186	$19,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Maury Elementary School

Is Maury Elementary School a good school?

Maury Elementary School ranks 15^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Maury Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maury Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eliot-Hine Middle School
High : Eastern High School

How many students attend Maury Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Maury Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Maury Elementary School?

Students at Maury Elementary School are 59% White, 20% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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