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Ross Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary School is a small public school in Washington, DC's Dupont Circle neighborhood, serving 171 students in grades PK-5 and belonging to the District of Columbia Public Schools. For the 2025-2026 school year, Ross was ranked #1 out of 124 DC elementary schools with a 99th percentile rating and 5 stars. This is not a one-year fluke. The school has landed in the top 10 of DC elementary schools every recent year, with rankings of #1, #3, #5, #9, #8, #3, and #1 across the past decade.

Ross students dramatically outperform both district and state averages. In 2025-2026, 84.4% of Ross students were proficient in reading and 87.1% in math, compared to DCPS district averages of 44.1% and 33.3%. Every grade-level subject score was above 80%, and math stands out as a signature strength: 4th grade math proficiency reached 90.9%. Science results are equally striking, with 70% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025—roughly three times the DCPS average of 23.7%. By comparison, nearby Marie Reed Elementary trails well behind at 49.4% reading and 45.2% math, and Garrison Elementary is at 46.2% reading and 47.8% math.

With just 171 students, Ross is the smallest school in its area, which may contribute to a cohesive culture and personalized attention. Interestingly, Ross is not the highest spender. In 2023-2024, it spent $25,648 per student, while lower-performing nearby schools like Thomson Elementary ($30,791) and Marie Reed ($30,534) spent considerably more. Ross achieves elite results while spending less than many of its neighbors, pointing to strong instructional quality and resource efficiency. For families evaluating DC elementary schools, Ross is an extraordinary, consistently high-performing option in a district where nearby outcomes vary widely.

171

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,793

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 R St. NW
Washington, DC 20009

(202) 673-7200

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Ross Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cardozo Education Campus

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Hispanic:

11.7%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2011 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (86% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

1^st of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	98.1	1 of 124	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	98.9	3 of 128	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	5 of 126	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	9 of 128	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	8 of 97	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	3 of 122	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	1 of 120	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	97.3	1 of 109	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	18 of 112	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	88.4	13 of 111	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.5	18 of 111	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	97.9	2 of 117	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2018	99.0	1 of 113	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★

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 (2018)99th percentile~ school

Female (2019)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-7 vs school

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

Mathematics87%+59 vs state

English Language Arts84%+45 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
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 R St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 673-7200	171	19	9.0	13.8%	105 (61.4%)	17 (9.9%)	20 (11.7%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	98.1	1^st of 124 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.9	3^rd of 128 public elementary schools	97.7%	2	86.2	81.8	84.6				84.4	89.6	90.9	80.7				87.1	$28,793	$2,088	$26,705
Marie Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 18th St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7308	461	45	10.2	100.0%	98 (21.3%)	99 (21.5%)	201 (43.6%)	35 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	69.5	28^th of 124 public elementary schools	77.4%		68.9	25^th of 128 public elementary schools	80.5%	3	35.8	63.8	51.0				49.4	43.9	50.0	41.1				45.2	$30,347	$2,367	$27,979
Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7263	395	41	9.6	100.0%	99 (25.1%)	186 (47.1%)	80 (20.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	69.3	29^th of 124 public elementary schools	76.6%		67.4	29^th of 128 public elementary schools	77.3%		47.7	46.6	44.4				46.2	61.4	42.2	40.0				47.8	$29,606	$2,426	$27,180
Meridian PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2120 13th Street NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	Meridian PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 387-9830	578	62	9.3	99.7%	2 (0.3%)	397 (68.7%)	171 (29.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	17.2	108^th of 124 public elementary schools	12.9%		25	93^rd of 128 public elementary schools	27.3%	15	10.6	10.0	13.6	25.0	19.5	34.0	19.2	8.7	5.0	11.9	2.5	10.8	14.0	9.0	$34,666	$6,129	$28,537
John Francis Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2425 N St NW	Washington	20037	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 724-4841	583	57	10.2	35.8%	103 (17.7%)	279 (47.9%)	117 (20.1%)	61 (10.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	67.1	32^nd of 124 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.8	26^th of 128 public elementary schools	79.7%	6	40.0	32.5	54.0	43.6	46.6	52.9	45.4	55.0	41.0	40.5	34.9	31.0	39.7	38.2	$26,429	$2,322	$24,107
Seaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 10th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7215	390	43	9.1	100.0%	88 (22.6%)	121 (31.0%)	147 (37.7%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	60.6	40^th of 124 public elementary schools	67.7%		41.7	53^rd of 128 public elementary schools	58.6%	13	45.4	43.8	27.7				40.0	65.9	40.7	27.5				47.6	$30,570	$2,365	$28,205
H.D. Cooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 17th St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5390	406	44	9.2	100.0%	18 (4.4%)	133 (32.8%)	239 (58.9%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	33.5	71^st of 124 public elementary schools	42.7%		19.8	107^th of 128 public elementary schools	16.4%	36		41.7	9.2				24.2	31.2		15.9				24.3	$29,668	$2,551	$27,117
Thomson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 L St. NW	Washington	20005	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 898-4660	259	32	8.2	100.0%	23 (8.9%)	78 (30.1%)	129 (49.8%)	11 (4.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	47.2	53^rd of 124 public elementary schools	57.3%		50.2	45^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.8%	8	29.6	27.3					37.7	44.4	32.3					31.4	$31,708	$2,413	$29,295
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 8th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4380	301	35	8.6	100.0%	12 (4.0%)	152 (50.5%)	127 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	27.3	80^th of 124 public elementary schools	35.5%		36.6	69^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.1%	11		20.0	41.4				25.5	17.1	6.7					17.0	$32,257	$2,543	$29,714
Center City PCS - Shaw	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	711 N Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 234-1093	202	25	8.2	84.0%	2 (1.0%)	133 (65.8%)	61 (30.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	14.9	115^th of 124 public elementary schools	7.3%		23.6	98^th of 128 public elementary schools	23.4%	17	6.2	8.3		14.9	13.6	18.6	11.5	6.1	8.3	14.3		13.6	11.2	11.5	$31,549	$2,214	$29,335

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary School?

Students at Ross Elementary School are 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary School attend?

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

High : Cardozo Education Campus

Is Ross Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Ross Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools.

How many students attend Ross Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Ross Elementary School.

What district is Ross Elementary School in?

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