Best Elementary Schools in District Of Columbia

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
81	Lorraine H. Whitlock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	533 48th Pl NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6060	162	19	8.7	0 (0.0%)	144 (88.9%)	16 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$39,570	$5,570	$34,000	31.8	34.5	73	8	110003000122
82	Burrville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Division Ave. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6020	232	20	11.6	2 (0.9%)	217 (93.5%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,860	$4,777	$25,084	31.3	21.8	113	31	110003000106
83	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	478	35	13.6	0 (0.0%)	455 (95.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$26,085	$4,286	$21,799	30.7	24.2	103	20	110008500438
84	Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Naylor Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6180	288	30	9.5	0 (0.0%)	273 (94.8%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$31,980	$4,959	$27,021	30	30.1	83	1	110003000013
85	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	22 (6.2%)	263 (74.5%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$25,595	$1,001	$24,594	29.3	32.9	78	7	110000900520
86	KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-5477	371	28	13.1	0 (0.0%)	357 (96.2%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,603	$5,184	$22,419	29.2	30.2	82	4	110003100469
87	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	409	32	12.7	0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$37,143	$4,265	$32,878	28.5	20.9	116	29	110007200473
88	Truesdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6202	370	40	9.2	29 (7.8%)	104 (28.1%)	226 (61.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$29,945	$4,513	$25,432	28.2	35.6	71	17	110003000075
89	Walker-Jones Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	1125 New Jersey Ave. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5934	292	36	8.1	1 (0.3%)	275 (94.2%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$30,490	$4,676	$25,815	28	29.1	89		110003000070
90	Randle Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 30th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3250	301	30	10	3 (1.0%)	286 (95.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,995	$4,574	$25,421	27	33.1	76	14	110003000029

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DC CAPE English Language Arts, DC CAPE Mathematics, DC Science Science test scores released by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 21, 2025, 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.
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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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
81	Lorraine H. Whitlock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	533 48th Pl NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6060	162	19	8.7		0 (0.0%)	144 (88.9%)	16 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$39,570			$5,570			$34,000	31.8	34.5	73	8		110003000122
82	Burrville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Division Ave. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6020	232	20	11.6		2 (0.9%)	217 (93.5%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,860			$4,777			$25,084	31.3	21.8	113	31		110003000106
83	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	478	35	13.6		0 (0.0%)	455 (95.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$26,085			$4,286			$21,799	30.7	24.2	103	20		110008500438
84	Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Naylor Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6180	288	30	9.5		0 (0.0%)	273 (94.8%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$31,980			$4,959			$27,021	30	30.1	83	1		110003000013
85	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		22 (6.2%)	263 (74.5%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$25,595			$1,001			$24,594	29.3	32.9	78	7		110000900520
86	KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-5477	371	28	13.1		0 (0.0%)	357 (96.2%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,603			$5,184			$22,419	29.2	30.2	82	4		110003100469
87	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	409	32	12.7		0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$37,143			$4,265			$32,878	28.5	20.9	116	29		110007200473
88	Truesdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6202	370	40	9.2		29 (7.8%)	104 (28.1%)	226 (61.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$29,945			$4,513			$25,432	28.2	35.6	71	17		110003000075
89	Walker-Jones Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	1125 New Jersey Ave. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5934	292	36	8.1		1 (0.3%)	275 (94.2%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$30,490			$4,676			$25,815	28	29.1	89			110003000070
90	Randle Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 30th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3250	301	30	10		3 (1.0%)	286 (95.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,995			$4,574			$25,421	27	33.1	76	14		110003000029