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Miner Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Miner Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 410 students in grades PK-5. Despite its relatively high per-student spending of $40,196, the school consistently performs significantly below the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and state averages in academic proficiency across all grades and subjects.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.3% of Miner students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the state. Similarly, in mathematics, only 5.4% of Miner students were proficient or better, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the state. Miner Elementary School has a very low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom quarter of DC elementary schools. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking low among DC elementary schools for African American, special education, and low-socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, Miner Elementary School's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Maury Elementary School, which had 73.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 69.3% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Miner, the school's academic outcomes remain consistently low, suggesting that the school may require a comprehensive intervention and support strategy to address its systemic challenges and improve outcomes for all students.

433

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,196

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 15th St. NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 397-3960

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Miner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eliot-Hine Middle School
High:	Eastern High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.7%

White:

13.4%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (5% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

126^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th 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	12.9	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	121 of 126	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	112 of 128	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	109 of 122	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	105 of 120	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	87 of 108	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	67 of 99	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	52 of 97	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.9	89 of 109	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	65 of 112	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.2	61 of 111	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.3	85 of 111	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	98 of 106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	88 of 100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	19.0	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	72 of 90	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	92 of 110	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	14.3	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	16.1	106 of 113	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	32.0	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)24th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2019)13th percentile~ school

African American (2024)8th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2019)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2019)6th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)2nd percentile-11 vs school

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

Science6%-14 vs state

Mathematics5%-21 vs state

English Language Arts3%-34 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, December 7, 2019

I visited the school and was overly impressed. The school has a bad rep but it looks like they have been through a number of changes in the last few years. They are moving in the right direction. 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
Miner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 15th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-3960	433	39	11.2		58 (13.4%)	345 (79.7%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	12.9	126^th of 128 public elementary schools	1.6%		18.9	121^st of 126 public elementary schools	4.0%	5	6.1			6.1				3.3	5.5		8.2				5.4	$40,196	$5,040	$35,156
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	271	25	10.7		1 (0.4%)	266 (98.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		16.0						16.0	22.0						22.0	$32,693	$4,903	$27,790
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	559	38	14.7		332 (59.4%)	113 (20.2%)	51 (9.1%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.9%)	92.3	15^th of 128 public elementary schools	88.3%		95.7	11^th of 126 public elementary schools	91.3%	4	30.0	64.8	87.5	58.1				73.3	78.9	68.2	55.8				69.3	$20,859	$3,899	$16,960
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1503 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-7556	257	25	10.2		0 (0.0%)	231 (89.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	22	101^st of 128 public elementary schools	21.1%		29.7	85^th of 126 public elementary schools	32.5%	16		8.7	28.6	8.0	14.8	24.0	12.5	15.9	9.1	28.6			21.7	20.8	13.5	$28,984	$4,846	$24,138
Wheatley Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	1299 Neal St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5970	390	45	8.6		15 (3.8%)	285 (73.1%)	82 (21.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.7	120^th of 128 public elementary schools	6.3%		15	126^th of 126 public elementary schools	0.0%	6	6.1	8.8	18.4	12.5	15.6	16.7	27.3	15.9	8.8	8.1				9.1	5.5	$26,499	$4,462	$22,036
J.O. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-4733	477	45	10.6		41 (8.6%)	388 (81.3%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	37.7	65^th of 128 public elementary schools	49.2%		49.6	51^st of 126 public elementary schools	59.5%	14	8.3	26.9	42.3	31.3				32.9	19.4	23.1	22.9				21.6	$42,330	$4,574	$37,756
Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	820 26th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1360	407	37	11.1		94 (23.1%)	238 (58.5%)	33 (8.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (9.1%)	39.3	63^rd of 128 public elementary schools	50.8%		43.7	58^th of 126 public elementary schools	54.0%	5	15.9	23.9	44.2	15.6				28.7	25.0	34.0	18.8				26.1	$26,168	$1,400	$24,768
KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-5477	251	18	13.6		2 (0.8%)	234 (93.2%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																$30,319	$6,884	$23,435
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%)	29.2	86^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.2	82^nd of 126 public elementary schools	34.9%	4		11.2	27.7					18.8	13.7	31.8					22.2	$27,603	$5,184	$22,419
Center City PCS - Trinidad	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1217 West Virginia Avenue NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-1614	212	22	9.5		1 (0.5%)	190 (89.6%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	39.4	62^nd of 128 public elementary schools	51.6%		27.6	94^th of 126 public elementary schools	25.4%	32			26.3		40.9	15.8	46.1	26.7		15.8		18.2		16.0	11.4	$32,380	$4,846	$27,534

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Is Miner Elementary School a good school?

Miner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

How many students attend Miner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Miner Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Miner Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eliot-Hine Middle School
High : Eastern High School

What is the racial makeup of Miner Elementary School?

Students at Miner Elementary School are 80% African American, 13% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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