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Murch Elementary School

Q: Is Murch Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Murch Elementary School ranks in the top 7.3% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Murch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Murch Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Murch Elementary School?

Students at Murch Elementary School are 54% White, 18% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Murch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Murch Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Deal Middle School High : Jackson-Reed High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Murch Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Washington, DC's Northwest quadrant, enrolling 658 students as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools system, and sits in one of the city's most competitive elementary clusters. In the 2025–2026 ranking cycle, Murch ranked 9th out of 124 DC elementary schools—the 93rd percentile—with a 5-star rating. That's no fluke: Murch has earned 5 stars in every reported year, with percentile rankings between 90 and 97 over the past decade, including a 4th-place finish in 2023–2024.

On the 2025–2026 DC CAPE assessment, Murch posted 74.5% proficiency in English Language Arts and 75.9% in math, versus DCPS district averages of 44.1% and 33.3%. It's one of the few schools in the area with both subjects above 74%. Nearby Oyster-Adams Bilingual School is strong in ELA (73.1%) but weaker in math (66.5%), while Stoddert Elementary School is strong in math (75.3%) but lower in ELA (68.7%). Murch's 5th-grade science proficiency hit 62.8% in 2024–2025, compared to 23.7% districtwide. The comparative advantage widens by grade: in 3rd grade, Murch's math proficiency is 23.6 points above DCPS; by 5th grade, the gap grows to 43.7 points.

Murch achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 14.0—among the highest in its cluster—and per-student spending of $23,052, moderate for the area. Its subgroup outcomes stand out: Hispanic students at Murch have ranked #1 in DC for three consecutive years, and African American students ranked #7 of 96 in 2025–2026. Low-SES students perform solidly above average (70th percentile) but not at the same exceptional level as the school overall. While Janney Elementary School and Lafayette Elementary School post slightly higher raw scores nearby, Murch's balanced proficiency, standout math program, and steady year-over-year consistency make it one of DC's most dependable elite public elementary options.

658

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,873

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4810 36th St. NW
Washington, DC 20008

(202) 282-0130

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Murch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Deal Middle School
High:	Jackson-Reed High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

African American:

17.8%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (75% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

9^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 74Elementary Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

19^th 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
2026	94.9	9 of 124	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	8 of 128	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	4 of 126	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	8 of 128	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	10 of 122	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	12 of 120	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	7 of 108	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	6 of 99	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	3 of 97	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	94.2	8 of 109	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	8 of 112	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	97.4	5 of 111	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	96.0	7 of 111	93.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	7 of 96	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	60.3	32 of 108	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	8 of 60	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	42 of 106	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	35 of 100	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	72.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	92.0	11 of 117	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	14 of 110	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	28 of 92	69.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	96.9	4 of 113	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	10 of 113	91.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2019)96th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2019)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-94 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+48 vs state

English Language Arts74%+35 vs state

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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
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	658	47	14.0	7.4%	357 (54.3%)	117 (17.8%)	80 (12.2%)	50 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	94.9	9^th of 124 public elementary schools	92.7%		96.6	8^th of 128 public elementary schools	93.8%	1	66.3	74.5	82.5	74.5	71.6	77.7	78.3	75.9	$22,873	$2,110	$20,763
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	717	53	13.5	2.1%	475 (66.2%)	42 (5.9%)	66 (9.2%)	42 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	98	2^nd of 124 public elementary schools	98.4%		99	1^st of 128 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	69.9	91.9	87.0	81.6	89.6	89.5	82.1	87.4	$21,486	$2,071	$19,414
Hearst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 37th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 282-0106	356	27	13.4	15.5%	188 (52.8%)	70 (19.7%)	42 (11.8%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	95.7	7^th of 124 public elementary schools	94.4%		97	7^th of 128 public elementary schools	94.5%		61.2	85.8	81.7	74.1	74.6	81.0	83.6	79.1	$24,265	$2,066	$22,199
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	923	63	14.6	3.7%	650 (70.4%)	88 (9.5%)	80 (8.7%)	29 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.8%)	97.4	3^rd of 124 public elementary schools	97.6%		98.7	4^th of 128 public elementary schools	96.9%	1	70.1	87.4	83.7	80.2	81.1	86.6	88.9	85.4	$21,306	$2,092	$19,214
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	436	34	13.0	13.8%	209 (47.9%)	78 (17.9%)	58 (13.3%)	33 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	88.6	16^th of 124 public elementary schools	87.1%		93.8	14^th of 128 public elementary schools	89.1%	2	58.3	59.1	78.5	65.8	85.0	60.6	51.4	64.8	$22,880	$2,086	$20,795
Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4430 Newark St. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0126	397	32	12.4	3.9%	263 (66.2%)	42 (10.6%)	57 (14.4%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	94.5	11^th of 124 public elementary schools	91.1%		96	9^th of 128 public elementary schools	93.0%	2	78.5	69.0	79.1	75.3	92.8	67.3	65.1	76.0	$26,246	$2,081	$24,165
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5000 14th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 726-6200	572	54	10.6	24.9%	243 (42.5%)	89 (15.6%)	164 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	77.1	23^rd of 124 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.3	20^th of 128 public elementary schools	84.4%	3		63.0	58.8	53.8	49.3		47.1	45.6	$23,687	$820	$22,867
Bancroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1755 Newton St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7280	821	64	12.8	100.0%	245 (29.8%)	14 (1.7%)	527 (64.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	61.1	39^th of 124 public elementary schools	68.5%		62.9	30^th of 128 public elementary schools	76.6%	9	39.4	49.0	45.8	44.2	43.3	45.0	27.1	39.0	$26,062	$2,079	$23,983
John Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Farragut St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6226	509	48	10.6	100.0%	136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	66.2	34^th of 124 public elementary schools	72.6%		57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%	5	50.0	47.5	33.3	44.8	60.3	49.2	31.7	49.1	$25,945	$2,688	$23,257
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	425	35	12.1	10.9%	253 (59.5%)	49 (11.5%)	45 (10.6%)	37 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	92.7	13^th of 124 public elementary schools	89.5%		98.9	2^nd of 128 public elementary schools	98.4%	11	49.2	81.1	76.2	68.7	76.2	77.0	70.8	75.3	$25,854	$2,125	$23,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Murch Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Murch Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Deal Middle School
High : Jackson-Reed High School

What is the racial makeup of Murch Elementary School?

Students at Murch Elementary School are 54% White, 18% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Murch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Murch Elementary School.

Is Murch Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Murch Elementary School ranks in the top 7.3% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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