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Raymond Elementary School

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Raymond Elementary School ranks 64 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Raymond Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 400 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 districts in DC and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Raymond Elementary School's performance on the DC CAPE assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics is generally lower than the DCPS and District of Columbia averages across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in English Language Arts was 33.3%, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the District. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 21.1%, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the District. When compared to nearby schools, Raymond's performance is mixed, with the school performing better than Tubman Elementary School but lagging behind schools like Bancroft Elementary, School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens, and Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View.

The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, has varied over the years. For example, the school's ranking for African American students improved from the 77th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 43rd percentile in 2024-2025, while the ranking for English Language Learner students declined from the 11th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 5th percentile in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio have also fluctuated, suggesting that the allocation and utilization of resources may be related to the school's academic performance.

439

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,238

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 Spring Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20010

(202) 576-6236

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Raymond Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

African American:

43.7%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (25% vs 31% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

64^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	64 of 128	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	50 of 126	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	49 of 128	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	59 of 122	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	65 of 120	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	55 of 108	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.6	56 of 99	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.8	47 of 109	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.4	64 of 112	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.8	38 of 111	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.3	72 of 111	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	43 of 108	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	20 of 63	68.3%	★★★★☆
2019	30.0	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	52 of 100	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	29 of 90	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	36.5	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	48.4	58 of 117	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	59 of 110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	28.3	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	23 of 92	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	43.8	59 of 113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	63 of 113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	58.3	25 of 75	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	36 of 72	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.1	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.4	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.9	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.7	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.4	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.3	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	26.0	43 of 56	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2019)50th percentile~ school

Male (2019)48th percentile-4 vs school

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

English Language Arts33%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-5 vs state

Science12%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Raymond 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 Science Science All Grades	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
Raymond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Spring Rd. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6236	439	43	10.1		7 (1.6%)	192 (43.7%)	234 (53.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	38	64^th of 128 public elementary schools	50.0%		50	50^th of 126 public elementary schools	60.3%	14	12.5		24.0	40.6	33.3				33.3	30.0	17.5	16.7				21.1	$31,238	$4,332	$26,906
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View	Public	PK, KG-5	3560 Warder St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6222	448	47	9.5		71 (15.8%)	52 (11.6%)	293 (65.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	59.9	34^th of 128 public elementary schools	73.4%		57.9	39^th of 126 public elementary schools	69.0%	5	16.3		47.7	33.3	32.6				37.5	61.4	39.2	38.8				45.8	$29,259	$4,404	$24,855
Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Upshur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6270	514	50	10.2		70 (13.6%)	69 (13.4%)	352 (68.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	62	31^st of 128 public elementary schools	75.8%		54.7	42^nd of 126 public elementary schools	66.7%	11	31.8		23.8	58.0	51.5				44.9	33.3	34.8	34.8				34.3	$27,742	$3,979	$23,763
Truesdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6202	370	40	9.2		29 (7.8%)	104 (28.1%)	226 (61.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28.2	88^th of 128 public elementary schools	31.3%		35.6	71^st of 126 public elementary schools	43.7%	17	10.3		6.8	35.8	24.4				23.2	13.6	28.3	7.3				17.4	$29,945	$4,513	$25,432
Center City PCS - Petworth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	510 Webster Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 554-9212	255	26	9.8		0 (0.0%)	151 (59.2%)	98 (38.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	33.1	79^th of 128 public elementary schools	38.3%		48.8	54^th of 126 public elementary schools	57.1%	25	12.5	5.4	21.7	16.0	16.7	32.0	35.7	20.0	24.3	30.4	20.0	27.8	16.0	25.0	25.0	23.8	$27,934	$4,846	$23,087
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Allison St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-4100	400	43	9.4		38 (9.5%)	207 (51.8%)	134 (33.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	49.1	46^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.1%		55	41^st of 126 public elementary schools	67.5%	5	18.2		20.0	52.1	40.4				37.2	34.0	27.1	27.6				29.6	$41,622	$4,447	$37,175
E.L. Haynes PCS - Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	409	40	10.2		79 (19.3%)	121 (29.6%)	175 (42.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	41.2	56^th of 128 public elementary schools	56.3%		39	65^th of 126 public elementary schools	48.4%	9	7.6		38.5	39.2	18.5				31.8	36.5	25.5	20.8				27.6	$32,651	$3,642	$29,009
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		245 (29.8%)	14 (1.7%)	527 (64.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	62.9	30^th of 128 public elementary schools	76.6%		66.9	27^th of 126 public elementary schools	78.6%	3	29.7		47.5	38.1	48.7				45.0	40.4	24.5	39.8				35.2	$25,511	$3,837	$21,674
Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Euclid St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7285	415	70	5.9		27 (6.5%)	163 (39.3%)	215 (51.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	40.5	58^th of 128 public elementary schools	54.7%		34.2	74^th of 126 public elementary schools	41.3%	16	9.3		22.2	35.3	33.9				30.0	28.6	31.4	25.0				28.2	$28,067	$4,593	$23,475
Barnard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Decatur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-1100	573	57	10.0		61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%		61	33^rd of 126 public elementary schools	73.8%	1	18.2		25.0	52.4	42.6				38.9	36.8	52.4	42.9				43.6	$27,233	$4,331	$22,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Raymond Elementary School?

Students at Raymond Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 44% African American, 2% White.

What district is Raymond Elementary School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Raymond Elementary School attend?

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

High : Roosevelt High School

Is Raymond Elementary School a good school?

Raymond Elementary School ranks 64^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Raymond Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Raymond Elementary School.

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