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Moten Elementary School

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Moten Elementary School ranks 68 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Moten Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 238 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Moten Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the DCPS and District of Columbia averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.6% of Moten students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the district. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 22.1% of Moten students were proficient or better, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the district. The school has also been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the District of Columbia over the past several years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Moten Elementary School generally underperforms. For example, Turner Elementary School, located just 0.63 miles away, had significantly lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics compared to Moten. This suggests that the challenges faced by Moten Elementary School may be unique to the school itself, rather than being a broader issue within the district.

216

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,514

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1565 Morris Rd. SE
Washington, DC 20020

(202) 698-1111

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Moten Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kramer Middle School
High:	Anacostia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.3%

Hispanic:

2.8%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2011 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2011

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (24% vs 31% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

68^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 76Elementary Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

23^rd 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
2025	36.6	68 of 128	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	101 of 126	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	113 of 122	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	119 of 120	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	105 of 109	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	102 of 112	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	102 of 111	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	41 of 108	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	36 of 63	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	20.2	82 of 91	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	88 of 90	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	13.2	111 of 117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	107 of 110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	23.3	94 of 113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2019)17th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2019)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2019)5th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts29%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-4 vs state

Science15%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Moten Elementary School

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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 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Moten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Morris Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1111	216	28	7.7		0 (0.0%)	208 (96.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	36.6	68^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.9%		25.5	101^st of 126 public elementary schools	19.8%	33	15.0	12.9	38.5	40.0				28.6	19.4	15.4	35.0		22.1	$36,514	$4,764	$31,750
KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-7735	282	21	13.1		1 (0.4%)	274 (97.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$27,044	$4,760	$22,284
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 610-5323	408	32	12.6		0 (0.0%)	400 (98.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	124^th of 128 public elementary schools	3.1%		22.5	108^th of 126 public elementary schools	14.3%	16		6.5	14.0					10.1	11.0	10.0			10.5	$25,369	$3,550	$21,819
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2335 Raynolds Place SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 750-7177	346	22	15.7		2 (0.6%)	337 (97.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)		6.1	13.5					7.5	6.1	5.4			5.0	$31,463	$3,547	$27,916
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1409 V Street SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3500	409	32	12.7		1 (0.2%)	389 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)		28.0						28.0	20.0				20.0	$26,992	$4,620	$22,372
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3264 Stanton Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3470	461	38	12.2		1 (0.2%)	441 (95.7%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)			6.5					4.4	5.7				3.8	$27,420	$4,683	$22,737
Ketcham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 15th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1122	244	27	9.0		0 (0.0%)	229 (93.9%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15.2	121^st of 128 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)		10.7		11.5				8.5	10.7					$30,532	$4,943	$25,589
Excel Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0097	363	35	10.3		2 (0.6%)	347 (95.6%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.5	114^th of 128 public elementary schools	10.9%		20.7	117^th of 126 public elementary schools	7.1%	3	5.7	9.1		13.2	16.3	25.6	42.4	18.8	15.2		7.9	7.0	6.3	$30,849	$4,997	$25,852
Savoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Shannon Pl. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-2000	233	24	9.7		0 (0.0%)	221 (94.8%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		6.5	16.7					9.0	9.7	8.3			7.7	$31,626	$4,855	$26,771
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 Alabama Ave SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6140	252	25	10.2		0 (0.0%)	237 (94.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	21	104^th of 128 public elementary schools	18.8%					(n/a)		15.6	16.1	20.0				17.0	18.8	12.5	8.0		13.5	$35,413	$5,165	$30,248

Frequently Asked Questions about Moten Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Moten Elementary School?

Students at Moten Elementary School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Moten Elementary School a good school?

Moten Elementary School ranks 68^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Moten Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kramer Middle School
High : Anacostia High School

What district is Moten Elementary School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

How many students attend Moten Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Moten Elementary School.

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