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Malcolm X Elementary School at Green

Public Grades PK, KG-5

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Malcolm X Elementary School at Green is a small, PK-5 public school in Washington, DC's 20019 ZIP code, serving 170 students through District of Columbia Public Schools. The school invests heavily in its students: it spends $35,708 per pupil—the most of any nearby elementary school—and maintains an unusually low student-teacher ratio of 6.5. Nearby charters like Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep and KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS operate with more than twice as many students per teacher. Yet academic proficiency remains well below district averages: only 13.6% of Malcolm X students were proficient in English Language Arts in 2025-26, compared to 44.1% across DCPS.

That said, Malcolm X is not the lowest-performing school in the area. Its ELA scores were more than five times higher than Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep (2.5%), and it also surpassed C.W. Harris Elementary School (8.4%), Plummer Elementary School (11.7%), and Smothers Elementary School (12.5%). Stronger nearby options exist: Kimball Elementary School posted 29.8% ELA proficiency, while KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS reached 22.9%. The school's subgroup rankings offered a more encouraging picture in 2024-25, when its African American students ranked at the 50th percentile statewide and its low-income students at the 55th—suggesting that Malcolm X is relatively effective for its core student population even as overall scores lag.

Consistency has been a challenge. Malcolm X's statewide ranking jumped from the 27th percentile in 2023-24 to the 45th in 2024-25, then fell to the 17th in 2025-26—swings that are common in very small schools, where a single cohort can shift results dramatically. Large gaps also exist within the school: 5th-grade ELA proficiency reached 23.8% in 2025-26 while 3rd-grade proficiency was just 6.3%. Families weighing Malcolm X against nearby options should consider both its intensive staffing and small classes and its inconsistent academic track record.

170

Students ?

6.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,353

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

4430 H St SE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 645-3409

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Malcolm X Elementary School at Green usually attend:

Middle:	Johnson Middle School
High:	Ballou High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2012 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2012

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (14% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Near the bottom of District of Columbia Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

103^rd of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd 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	18.0	103 of 124	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	71 of 128	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	92 of 126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	110 of 122	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	108 of 120	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	99 of 108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	99 of 99	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.7	102 of 109	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.3	111 of 112	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	106 of 111	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	54 of 108	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.3	60 of 60	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	86 of 100	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	27.8	74 of 91	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	65 of 90	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	13.2	110 of 117	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	41 of 92	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	21.6	100 of 113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2019)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2019)12th percentile~ school

Female (2019)6th percentile-4 vs school

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 3rd Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malcolm X Elementary School at Green	Public	PK, KG-5	4430 H St SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3409	170	26	6.5	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	164 (96.5%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18	103^rd of 124 public elementary schools	16.9%		36	71^st of 128 public elementary schools	44.5%	32	6.3		23.8	13.6		4.8			$43,353	$2,882	$40,471
KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS	Public, Charter	K-4	4801 Benning Road SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 582-1390	614	43	14.3	65.3%	0 (0.0%)	586 (95.4%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40.8	59^th of 124 public elementary schools	52.4%		41.7	54^th of 128 public elementary schools	57.8%	5	20.7	25.0		22.9	37.6	35.0		36.3	$27,533	$3,418	$24,116
Plummer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Texas Ave. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4360	233	31	7.5	75.1%	0 (0.0%)	183 (78.5%)	49 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15.1	114^th of 124 public elementary schools	8.1%		17.3	116^th of 128 public elementary schools	9.4%	2		12.0	9.1	11.7	13.3		9.1	7.7	$35,352	$2,707	$32,645
Nalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 50th St. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6280	287	34	8.5	73.5%	6 (2.1%)	226 (78.7%)	51 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)		27.3		23.0			12.5		$32,864	$2,810	$30,054
Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4250 Massachusetts Avenue SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 803-7004	530	32	16.5	69.6%	0 (0.0%)	515 (97.2%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.3	124^th of 124 public elementary schools	0.0%		16.2	119^th of 128 public elementary schools	7.0%	5	2.6	2.1	3.0	2.5	10.5	2.3	3.0	5.2	$31,286	$2,426	$28,860
C.W. Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 53rd St. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3188	251	30	8.5	79.3%	2 (0.8%)	230 (91.6%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	14.7	116^th of 124 public elementary schools	6.5%		25.4	92^nd of 128 public elementary schools	28.1%	24	11.1	5.8	8.8	8.4	14.9		5.9	13.8	$35,480	$2,828	$32,652
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	100 41st Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-2838	430	32	13.4	63.0%	0 (0.0%)	388 (90.2%)	24 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)								(n/a)					28.2				$28,440	$3,298	$25,142
Smothers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Brooks St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3600	250	29	8.6	80.0%	1 (0.4%)	219 (87.6%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	118^th of 124 public elementary schools	4.8%		16.5	118^th of 128 public elementary schools	7.8%				10.5	12.5	7.7	12.8	2.7	7.4	$31,114	$2,662	$28,453
Kimball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6260	330	35	9.5	77.9%	0 (0.0%)	323 (97.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	39.3	61^st of 124 public elementary schools	50.8%		34.6	74^th of 128 public elementary schools	42.2%	13	27.0	25.4		29.8	30.7	31.0		28.5	$30,050	$2,844	$27,207
KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	5300 Blaine Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-6811	388	27	14.2	70.4%	0 (0.0%)	375 (96.6%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	85^th of 124 public elementary schools	31.5%		17.1	117^th of 128 public elementary schools	8.6%	32	14.5	15.0		14.8	24.5	23.2		23.8	$27,805	$3,914	$23,891

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Malcolm X Elementary School at Green ranks in the bottom 16.9% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Malcolm X Elementary School at Green?

Students at Malcolm X Elementary School at Green are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Malcolm X Elementary School at Green?

In the 2024-25 school year, 170 students attended Malcolm X Elementary School at Green.

What schools do graduates of Malcolm X Elementary School at Green attend?

Students who attend Malcolm X Elementary School at Green usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnson Middle School
High : Ballou High School

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