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Takoma Elementary School

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Takoma Elementary School ranks 67 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

67^th

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of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Takoma Elementary School serves 483 students in grades PK–5 and is part of District of Columbia Public Schools, located in the Takoma neighborhood of Northwest Washington, DC. The school currently ranks 67th out of 124 DC elementary schools (46th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025–2026, placing it slightly below the median among DC elementary schools. This marks a decline from 2024–2025, when the school ranked 47th (63rd percentile, 3 stars), following several consecutive years of improvement from a low point in 2017–2018.

On standardized assessments, Takoma's proficiency rates trail district and state averages. In 2025–2026, 27% of students were proficient in ELA and 24% in math, compared with district averages of 44.1% and 33.3%. This places Takoma well below its two nearest DCPS neighbors: Shepherd Elementary (0.9 miles away) and Whittier Elementary (0.66 miles away), both of which achieve ELA proficiency around 70% and math rates in the high 60s to low 70s. A notable bright spot is 5th-grade science, where Takoma's 31.25% proficiency rate exceeded the district average (23.67%) and state average (20.41%). There is also an internal grade-level pattern worth noting: 3rd-grade scores are near state averages, but proficiency drops sharply by 4th and 5th grade, particularly in math.

Takoma serves some student groups notably well. African American students ranked in the 79th percentile in 2024–2025, and special education students ranked 4th of 21 DC schools (81st percentile). Low-income students also showed strong recent results. The school spends $28,743 per student and has a 9.8:1 student–teacher ratio, yet higher spending and smaller classes do not drive outcomes—Shepherd spends less per student with a larger ratio while posting far stronger scores. For families in the area, Shepherd and Whittier are clearly stronger on traditional academic metrics, but Takoma's subgroup results, science performance, and small class sizes offer genuine strengths worth weighing.

483

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,205

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7010 Piney Branch Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20012

(202) 671-6050

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Takoma Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ida B. Wells Middle School
High:	Coolidge High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.4%

Hispanic:

31.7%

White:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (26% vs 34% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

67^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	67 of 124	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	47 of 128	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	57 of 126	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	53 of 128	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	73 of 122	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	88 of 120	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.6	59 of 108	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.0	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	50 of 97	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	27.9	77 of 109	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.9	80 of 112	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.6	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.7	50 of 111	55.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	38 of 96	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	30.1	47 of 63	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	25 of 60	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	61 of 106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	63 of 100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	39.3	55 of 91	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.6	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.0	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	32.3	77 of 117	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2019	24.6	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	28 of 29	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	26 of 80	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	35 of 92	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	17 of 53	67.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	37.2	66 of 113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	74 of 113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.8	57 of 75	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	47 of 72	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.7	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.3	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	37 of 57	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.2	26 of 57	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2019)42nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2019)40th percentile~ school

Female (2019)34th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-49 vs school

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

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-4 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 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
Takoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7010 Piney Branch Rd. NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6050	483	49	9.8	100.0%	53 (11.0%)	253 (52.4%)	153 (31.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	35.7	67^th of 124 public elementary schools	46.0%		47.2	47^th of 128 public elementary schools	63.3%	20	32.8	25.0	22.2				27.0	36.2	15.6	20.0				24.0	$30,205	$2,455	$27,750
Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	6923 Willow Street NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 864-1979	383	23	16.6		127 (33.2%)	181 (47.3%)	28 (7.3%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	36.2	66^th of 124 public elementary schools	46.8%		33.4	76^th of 128 public elementary schools	40.6%	10	12.5	42.8	41.4				30.5	18.8		13.8				16.6	$30,225	$2,253	$27,972
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6156	450	45	9.9	100.0%	64 (14.2%)	251 (55.8%)	108 (24.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	92.5	14^th of 124 public elementary schools	88.7%		72	23^rd of 128 public elementary schools	82.0%	9	51.3	83.0	72.9				69.3	77.0	76.2	64.8				72.9	$28,710	$2,421	$26,289
Center City PCS - Brightwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6008 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-3322	269	29	9.4	74.6%	1 (0.4%)	157 (58.4%)	103 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)					82.6	55.6	43.0	53.9	45.9				33.4	38.0	$28,502	$2,177	$26,325
Shepherd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 14th St NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 576-6140	394	30	13.1	27.9%	124 (31.5%)	177 (44.9%)	30 (7.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.0%)	93.7	12^th of 124 public elementary schools	90.3%		94.5	12^th of 128 public elementary schools	90.6%		74.5	75.0	68.3				72.3	74.5		70.0				66.1	$24,042	$2,077	$21,965
Creative Minds International PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3700 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Creative Minds International PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 588-0370	530	52	10.1	21.9%	77 (14.5%)	287 (54.2%)	137 (25.8%)	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	32.4	72^nd of 124 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.3	77^th of 128 public elementary schools	39.8%	5	36.6	34.8	14.7	25.7	34.2	38.3	31.2		15.6	6.1		15.0	12.1	16.2	$36,168	$1,786	$34,382
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	212	17	12.4		1 (0.5%)	196 (92.5%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	19.0							38.0							$36,223	$2,479	$33,744
Capital City PCS - Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	323	27	12.1	64.5%	18 (5.6%)	61 (18.9%)	232 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	17	109^th of 124 public elementary schools	12.1%		19.3	108^th of 128 public elementary schools	15.6%	1	7.7	16.6					12.0	11.5	12.5					12.0	$36,666	$2,087	$34,578
Brightwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Nicholson St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 722-5670	646	71	9.0	100.0%	12 (1.9%)	185 (28.6%)	446 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.5	73^rd of 124 public elementary schools	41.1%		24.1	97^th of 128 public elementary schools	24.2%	24	18.1	22.6	21.1				20.8	35.9	24.7	15.3				25.5	$32,246	$2,458	$29,788
Friendship PCS - Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	6200 Kansas Avenue NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(202) 729-8287	366	15	24.4	98.5%	6 (1.6%)	314 (85.8%)	26 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	26.5	82^nd of 124 public elementary schools	33.9%		13.7	125^th of 128 public elementary schools	2.3%	43		14.3	10.0	41.2	36.6	45.0	27.6	3.5	3.0	2.8	25.0	10.3	12.5	9.5	$30,610	$1,704	$28,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Takoma Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Takoma Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ida B. Wells Middle School
High : Coolidge High School

How many students attend Takoma Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Takoma Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Takoma Elementary School?

Students at Takoma Elementary School are 52% African American, 32% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Takoma Elementary School in?

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Is Takoma Elementary School a good school?

Takoma Elementary School ranks 67^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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