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Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland is a public charter elementary school serving 351 students in grades PK-5 in Washington, DC. The school has consistently ranked in the top 30 elementary schools in DC over the past several years, with a current ranking of 19 out of 128 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland is a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS district and the state of DC in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades is 60%, compared to 42.2% for the district and 37.6% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades is 44.6%, compared to 30.6% for the district and 26.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade ELA, where 72.3% of students are proficient or better, compared to 48.3% for the district and 39.6% for the state.

The school's consistent high performance suggests that it has effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place to ensure student success. While the school performs exceptionally well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, the relatively lower performance for its White student population is an area that the school may want to investigate further to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. The school's per-student spending has remained relatively consistent over the past few years, but the fluctuations in the student-teacher ratio may indicate changes in resource allocation that could impact the school's ability to provide personalized attention and support to students.

354

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,668

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 Oakview Terrace NE
Washington, DC 20017

(202) 265-7237

District: Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

African American:

28.5%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (52% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

19^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS

17^th of 46Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS 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	81.2	19 of 128	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	19 of 126	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	24 of 128	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	33 of 122	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	32 of 120	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	56.3	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	30 of 99	69.7%	★★★★☆
2015	64.8	23 of 97	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	26 of 109	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	23 of 112	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.7	25 of 111	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	26 of 111	76.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	12 of 108	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	9 of 63	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	21 of 60	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	19 of 100	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2018	28.7	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	75.0	23 of 117	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	28 of 110	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	33.7	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	50.0	51 of 113	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	45 of 113	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2019)80th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Male (2019)55th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)28th percentile-45 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-76 vs school

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

English Language Arts60%+22 vs state

Science46%+26 vs state

Mathematics45%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

We love the school! Teachers are experienced and caring, the kids get PE every day as well as art or music. The only negative is that the school administrators are poor at communicating with parents. Close Quote

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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 6th 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
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		140 (39.5%)	101 (28.5%)	59 (16.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.3%)	81.2	19^th of 128 public elementary schools	85.2%		79.6	19^th of 126 public elementary schools	84.9%		46.0	43.2	72.3	64.1				60.0	50.0	42.5	41.0				44.6	$24,668	$1,337	$23,331
Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1240 Randolph Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-1467	199	20	10.2		20 (10.1%)	132 (66.3%)	37 (18.6%)	7 (3.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			29.4					14.6		11.8					6.4	$27,722	$2,267	$25,455
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	310	46	6.7		17 (5.5%)	205 (66.1%)	75 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	40.3	60^th of 128 public elementary schools	53.1%		24.5	102^nd of 126 public elementary schools	19.0%	42		23.7	20.7		27.8	27.3	20.0	19.7	26.3						10.9	$34,581	$5,423	$29,158
Bunker Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Michigan Ave NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6095	219	21	10.4		47 (21.5%)	142 (64.8%)	24 (11.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.9	72^nd of 128 public elementary schools	43.8%		36.6	69^th of 126 public elementary schools	45.2%	3		17.4	34.8	33.3				28.4	30.4	13.0	19.0				20.9	$30,063	$4,898	$25,165
Hope Community PCS - Tolson	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2917 8th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Hope Community PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 832-7370	232	22	10.5		9 (3.9%)	135 (58.2%)	88 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$36,492	$10,593	$25,898
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4401 8th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 803-8967	504	39	12.9		162 (32.1%)	100 (19.8%)	160 (31.7%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (13.9%)	79.2	21^st of 128 public elementary schools	83.6%		66	29^th of 126 public elementary schools	77.0%	8	28.0	48.6	62.5	52.0				54.3	59.7	51.6	38.0				51.1	$31,458	$1,677	$29,781
Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 Perry Street NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-4400	437	43	10.1		4 (0.9%)	370 (84.7%)	52 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	22.4	99^th of 128 public elementary schools	22.7%		36.6	68^th of 126 public elementary schools	46.0%	31			20.6	17.4	22.2	50.0	41.7	26.1	10.0	8.8	8.7		21.3	20.0	12.1	$30,751	$3,236	$27,516
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6150	331	30	11.2		89 (26.9%)	190 (57.4%)	42 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	72.1	22^nd of 128 public elementary schools	82.8%		63.7	31^st of 126 public elementary schools	75.4%	9	14.3	45.0	60.5	50.0				52.0	45.0	44.7	41.7				44.1	$28,094	$4,575	$23,519
Noyes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 10th St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-2580	293	30	9.7		8 (2.7%)	213 (72.7%)	67 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	41.3	55^th of 128 public elementary schools	57.0%		27.1	95^th of 126 public elementary schools	24.6%	40		34.9	33.3	7.3				24.6	34.9	36.7	14.6				28.1	$26,982	$4,661	$22,321
Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3025 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Lee Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 779-9740	298	20	15.2		119 (39.9%)	108 (36.2%)	33 (11.1%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	58.6	36^th of 128 public elementary schools	71.9%		58.4	38^th of 126 public elementary schools	69.8%	2	30.8	34.6	53.8	44.4	20.0			41.6	44.0	30.8	22.2	30.0			31.8	$25,879	$710	$25,169

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Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland ranks 19^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland.

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Students at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland are 40% White, 29% African American, 17% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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