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Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS

Test scores delayed: 2025-2026 science scores will be released by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education in October, at which point rankings will be updated.

At a glance

14^thof 46 District Of Columbia districts▲ 3

Better than 69% of District Of Columbia districts

Elementary 2Grades PK, KG-5

3700 Oakview Terrace NE
Washington, DC 20017·(202) 975-2100·All District Of Columbia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 69.6% of districts

Schools

707

Students

Top rankedElsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland20^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End up 28 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS has two PK–5 schools—Brookland and East End—with nearly identical enrollment: 354 and 353 students. Their latest results show a marked difference in achievement: in 2025–2026, Brookland’s proficiency was 58% in English language arts (ELA) and 56% in math, compared with 28% and 30% at East End. The most important finding is that Brookland led East End in every comparable current measure, by 30 percentage points in ELA and 26 points in math.

Brookland stands out for current results and fifth-grade science, while East End has lower ELA proficiency but a more encouraging math result relative to the state. In 2025–2026, Brookland was above the state in both ELA and math; East End was below the state in ELA but slightly above it in math. In fifth-grade science in 2024–2025, Brookland scored 46%, compared with East End’s 13% and the state’s 20%. SchoolDigger gives both schools four stars and lists the district at 14th out of 46.

Math results improved at both schools between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: Brookland gained 11 percentage points and East End gained 14, while ELA fell 2 points at Brookland and rose 4 at East End. The schools’ average advantage over the state widened in math, from 4 points to 15, but narrowed in ELA, from 5 points to 4. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rank rose at East End from 38 in 2023–2024 to 54 in 2025–2026; Brookland’s stayed higher, at 85, 85, and 84. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 12 and 12.6, and the share directly certified for free meals was 6% at Brookland and 24% at East End. The state suppressed East End’s 2025–2026 fifth-grade ELA score, and the supplied test-score series covers only two years.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 3rd Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Oakview Terrace NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 265-7237	354	30	12.0	5.9%	140 (39.5%)	101 (28.5%)	59 (16.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.3%)	82.2	20^th of 124 public elementary schools	83.9%		81.2	19^th of 128 public elementary schools	85.2%	1	53.3	59.1	62.5	58.2	62.2	56.8	47.5	55.8	$29,451	$1,612	$27,839
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5600 East Capitol Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 975-2100	353	28	12.6	24.4%	22 (6.2%)	263 (74.5%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	41.1	57^th of 124 public elementary schools	54.0%		29.3	85^th of 128 public elementary schools	33.6%	28	26.8	27.3		28.2	36.7	36.4	14.7	30.3	$30,363	$936	$29,428

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
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Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	0.26 mi	1	43^rd
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	0.43 mi	1	42^nd
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	0.61 mi	2	8^th
The Sojourner Truth School PCS	0.62 mi	1	12^th

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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.

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