Best Elementary Schools in District Of Columbia

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
110003000179	1	Janney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4130 Albemarle St. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0110	672	48	14	483 (71.9%)	29 (4.3%)	68 (10.1%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.0%)	$19,873	$3,648	$16,225	99.3	99.4	1
110003000045	2	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Broad Branch Rd. NW	Washington	20015	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0116	860	66	13	619 (72.0%)	71 (8.3%)	75 (8.7%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.4%)	$20,793	$3,684	$17,109	98.9	98.6	3	1
110003000050	3	Stoddert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6030	445	33	13.4	265 (59.6%)	49 (11.0%)	59 (13.3%)	39 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	$21,935	$3,793	$18,142	98.8	98.2	4	1
110003000174	4	Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Dana Pl. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 729-3280	319	29	10.9	205 (64.3%)	31 (9.7%)	43 (13.5%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$21,682	$3,799	$17,883	98.6	99	2	2
110003000096	5	Eaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Lowell St NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0103	423	32	13.2	199 (47.0%)	82 (19.4%)	70 (16.5%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.2%)	$21,151	$3,760	$17,391	96.7	96.8	6	1
110003000160	6	Oyster-Adams Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Calvert St. NW and 2020 1	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6130	740	64	11.5	251 (33.9%)	26 (3.5%)	394 (53.2%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$22,586	$3,915	$18,671	96.5	90.9	13	7
110003000034	7	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	518	35	14.9	289 (55.8%)	123 (23.7%)	45 (8.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	$19,398	$3,798	$15,600	96.2	93.3	10	3
110003000001	8	Murch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4810 36th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0130	601	43	13.8	345 (57.4%)	79 (13.1%)	69 (11.5%)	66 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.2%)	$20,334	$3,675	$16,659	96.1	94.5	9	1
110003000027	9	Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 R St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 673-7200	162	18	8.8	80 (49.4%)	24 (14.8%)	25 (15.4%)	17 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.9%)	$26,968	$4,240	$22,728	95.9	95.6	8	1
110003000113	10	Brent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 North Carolina Ave. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3363	431	34	12.7	283 (65.7%)	55 (12.8%)	38 (8.8%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	$20,621	$4,199	$16,422	95.6	92.8	11	1

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PARCC Mathematics, PARCC English Language Arts test scores released by the OSSE DC Office of the State Superindendent of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 26, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the OSSE DC Office of the State Superindendent 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 OSSE DC Office of the State Superindendent of Education.
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Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the OSSE DC Office of the State Superindendent of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 125)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
110003000179	1	Janney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4130 Albemarle St. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0110	672	48	14		483 (71.9%)	29 (4.3%)	68 (10.1%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.0%)	$19,873			$3,648			$16,225	99.3	99.4	1
110003000045	2	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Broad Branch Rd. NW	Washington	20015	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0116	860	66	13		619 (72.0%)	71 (8.3%)	75 (8.7%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.4%)	$20,793			$3,684			$17,109	98.9	98.6	3	1
110003000050	3	Stoddert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6030	445	33	13.4		265 (59.6%)	49 (11.0%)	59 (13.3%)	39 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	$21,935			$3,793			$18,142	98.8	98.2	4	1
110003000174	4	Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Dana Pl. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 729-3280	319	29	10.9		205 (64.3%)	31 (9.7%)	43 (13.5%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$21,682			$3,799			$17,883	98.6	99	2	2
110003000096	5	Eaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Lowell St NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0103	423	32	13.2		199 (47.0%)	82 (19.4%)	70 (16.5%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.2%)	$21,151			$3,760			$17,391	96.7	96.8	6	1
110003000160	6	Oyster-Adams Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Calvert St. NW and 2020 1	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6130	740	64	11.5		251 (33.9%)	26 (3.5%)	394 (53.2%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$22,586			$3,915			$18,671	96.5	90.9	13	7
110003000034	7	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	518	35	14.9		289 (55.8%)	123 (23.7%)	45 (8.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	$19,398			$3,798			$15,600	96.2	93.3	10	3
110003000001	8	Murch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4810 36th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0130	601	43	13.8		345 (57.4%)	79 (13.1%)	69 (11.5%)	66 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.2%)	$20,334			$3,675			$16,659	96.1	94.5	9	1
110003000027	9	Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 R St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 673-7200	162	18	8.8		80 (49.4%)	24 (14.8%)	25 (15.4%)	17 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.9%)	$26,968			$4,240			$22,728	95.9	95.6	8	1
110003000113	10	Brent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 North Carolina Ave. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3363	431	34	12.7		283 (65.7%)	55 (12.8%)	38 (8.8%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	$20,621			$4,199			$16,422	95.6	92.8	11	1