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Leckie Education Campus

Q: Is Leckie Education Campus a good school?

Leckie Education Campus ranks 63 rd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Leckie Education Campus is a PK–8 public school in the Congress Heights/Bellevue area of Ward 8 in Washington, DC, serving 453 students in the District of Columbia Public Schools system. For the 2025–2026 school year, Leckie ranks 63rd out of 124 DC elementary schools, placing it at the 49th percentile with a 3-star rating—a significant rebound from the previous year, when it ranked 102nd of 128 schools. While the school's ranking has fluctuated over the past decade, it currently stands as the strongest traditional public school option in its immediate neighborhood.

Compared with nearby DCPS elementary schools, Leckie is the clear academic leader. It outranks Patterson Elementary School, Hendley Elementary School, King Elementary School, and Simon Elementary School in both reading and math, often by wide margins—Leckie's 34% reading proficiency is nearly five times Simon's 7.3%. Leckie also beats some nearby charter schools, including Ingenuity Prep PCS and Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School. However, two charters—Learn DC PCS and Center City PCS - Congress Heights—post substantially higher scores. What makes Leckie's results notable is efficiency: at $27,023 per pupil, it spends less than every comparable nearby school, yet achieves stronger outcomes than several schools spending $5,000–$15,000 more per student.

Leckie's standout areas are 8th grade reading, where 55.6% of students meet proficiency—above both the DCPS and state averages—and its effectiveness with African American and low-income students, ranking in the 64th percentile for African American student outcomes and the 65th percentile for low-income students. The school's main challenges are a sharp decline in math proficiency as students move through middle school (from 40% in 3rd grade to just 2.8% in 7th grade) and very low science scores (5% proficiency in 5th grade, well below the district's 23.7%). With its PK–8 model providing continuity through 8th grade and a recent rebound in test scores, Leckie has solid foundations to build on, but addressing the middle-school math slide will be key to its long-term trajectory.

453

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,274

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4201 M.L. King Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 645-3330

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Leckie Education Campus usually attend:

Middle:	Hart Middle School
High:	Ballou High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.1%

Hispanic:

3.3%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

63^rd of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

40^th of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 25 pts since 2017

From top 34% (2017) to bottom 41% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of District Of Columbia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	63 of 124	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.7	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	60 of 126	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	70 of 128	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	88 of 122	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	75 of 120	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.6	39 of 99	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.6	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.2	38 of 109	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.3	60 of 112	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	55 of 111	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	35 of 96	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.8	73 of 108	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	28 of 63	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	72 of 106	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	58 of 100	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	81 of 91	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.6	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	28 of 80	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	55 of 92	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	16 of 55	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	24 of 53	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	27.1	83 of 113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	75 of 113	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	40 of 68	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	44 of 69	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	41 of 75	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	43 of 72	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	19 of 56	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	33 of 62	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	29 of 55	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	34 of 55	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	44.2	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2018	42.4	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	21 of 52	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.9	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	21 of 49	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	41.9	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2019)27th percentile~ school

Female (2019)25th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2019)11th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2019)49th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2019)48th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2018)36th percentile-4 vs school

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

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Mathematics18%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 23, 2018

My kids have been attending Leckie for the last 5 years. We have always had a great experience. That is until they assigned a new principal. The principal has no interest in the children at all. She is not very friendly and a lot of activities are no longer in place to encourage the children educationally or socially. I am highly disappointed. Close Quote

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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
Leckie Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	4201 M.L. King Ave. SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3330	453	39	11.7	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	417 (92.1%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	38.3	63^rd of 124 public elementary schools	49.2%		21.7	102^nd of 128 public elementary schools	20.3%	39	13.3	37.5	26.7	31.6	33.3	55.6	34.0	40.0	42.0	11.4	7.9	2.8	15.9	18.3	$29,274	$2,729	$26,545
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4399 South Capitol Terr. SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5280	238	29	8.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27.1	81^st of 124 public elementary schools	34.7%		37	66^th of 128 public elementary schools	48.4%	15	19.2	24.9					26.2			7.5					$38,811	$2,855	$35,956
Learn Dc Pcs	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Duncan Street SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Learn Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 949-0930	290	22	12.9		80 (27.6%)	98 (33.8%)	68 (23.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (12.8%)	74.8	24^th of 124 public elementary schools	80.6%		57	40^th of 128 public elementary schools	68.8%	16	65.4	53.8	53.9				58.5	46.2	46.2	46.2				46.2	$35,309	$10,595	$24,714
Ingenuity Prep PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-0391	797	96	8.3	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	784 (98.4%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	86^th of 124 public elementary schools	30.6%		24.4	96^th of 128 public elementary schools	25.0%	10	6.2	13.2	37.3	35.2	37.1	35.6	27.3	15.4	11.9	7.4	7.2	11.2	16.9	11.5	$33,131	$4,035	$29,097
Hendley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Chesapeake St. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3450	276	29	9.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	249 (90.2%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21	92^nd of 124 public elementary schools	25.8%		15.1	122^nd of 128 public elementary schools	4.7%	30		14.3	21.0				17.7	20.0	14.3	10.5				14.6	$34,023	$2,627	$31,396
Simon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3360	231	26	8.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (90.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12.8	119^th of 124 public elementary schools	4.0%		18.3	112^th of 128 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	6.7	6.5	8.8				7.3	13.3	6.4					6.4	$31,661	$2,607	$29,054
Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 Highview Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-7070	251	20	12.4	88.9%	5 (2.0%)	223 (88.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)								(n/a)							54.3							36.2	$25,999	$2,163	$23,835
Early Childhood Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	885 Barnaby Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0035	281	17	16.5	0.0%	0 (0.0%)	260 (92.5%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)	34.4							18.7							$33,844	$2,329	$31,515
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	409	32	12.7	64.5%	0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	26.1	83^rd of 124 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.5	87^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.0%	4	13.0	20.1		35.5	44.9		23.5		4.5	2.1	12.9	13.8		11.1	$33,671	$8,973	$24,698
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Wheeler Rd SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4900	193	25	7.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	192 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.3	97^th of 124 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.3	115^th of 128 public elementary schools	10.2%	18		12.5						20.0		10.0				15.6	$35,103	$2,745	$32,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Leckie Education Campus

What is the racial makeup of Leckie Education Campus?

Students at Leckie Education Campus are 92% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Leckie Education Campus in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

Is Leckie Education Campus a good school?

Leckie Education Campus ranks 63^rd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Leckie Education Campus attend?

Students who attend Leckie Education Campus usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hart Middle School
High : Ballou High School

How many students attend Leckie Education Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Leckie Education Campus.

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