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Lafayette Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Lafayette Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 933 students in grades PK-5. It 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.

Lafayette Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in DC, with exceptional academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.5% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 84.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking 1st out of 108 DC elementary schools for African American students, 1st-2nd out of 18-30 schools for Hispanic students, and 1st-2nd out of 23-26 schools for White students in recent years. Additionally, Lafayette Elementary ranks highly for special education students, placing 2nd-3rd out of 8-21 schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Hearst Elementary, Brightwood Elementary, and John Lewis Elementary, Lafayette Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, rankings, and ratings. The school's higher spending per student ($21,010 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages also appears to translate into strong academic outcomes, indicating that the school is effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning and success.

923

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,010

Per pupil spending ?

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5701 Broad Branch Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20015

(202) 282-0116

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Deal Middle School
High:	Jackson-Reed High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

African American:

9.5%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2014 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (79% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in District of Columbia Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

4^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	4 of 128	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	2 of 126	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	2 of 128	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	3 of 97	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	4 of 122	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	3 of 120	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	3 of 108	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	2 of 99	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.7	1 of 97	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	95.9	5 of 109	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	98.0	4 of 112	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	98.0	4 of 111	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	97.1	6 of 111	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	1 of 108	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	54.0	22 of 60	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.4	6 of 106	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	6 of 100	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	96.6	5 of 117	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	3 of 110	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	96.9	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	97.6	3 of 113	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	4 of 113	96.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2024	67.1	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.6	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2019)97th percentile~ school

Female (2019)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)93rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-30 vs school

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

Mathematics84%+58 vs state

English Language Arts80%+43 vs state

Science61%+40 vs state

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Schools Near Lafayette 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
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Broad Branch Rd. NW	Washington	20015	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0116	923	63	14.6		650 (70.4%)	88 (9.5%)	80 (8.7%)	29 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.8%)	98.7	4^th of 128 public elementary schools	96.9%		99	2^nd of 126 public elementary schools	98.4%	2	60.5		71.7	85.3	85.0				80.5	84.2	81.5	87.1				84.3	$21,010	$4,194	$16,816
Murch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4810 36th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0130	658	47	14.0		357 (54.3%)	117 (17.8%)	80 (12.2%)	50 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	96.6	8^th of 128 public elementary schools	93.8%		98.3	4^th of 126 public elementary schools	96.8%	4	62.8		58.4	83.5	73.4				71.6	69.6	70.1	71.3				70.3	$23,052	$3,780	$19,272
Janney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4130 Albemarle St. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0110	717	53	13.5		475 (66.2%)	42 (5.9%)	66 (9.2%)	42 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	99	1^st of 128 public elementary schools	99.2%		99.5	1^st of 126 public elementary schools	99.2%		68.8		74.5	89.8	79.4				81.0	87.2	80.2	81.3				83.0	$21,694	$4,127	$17,567
Hearst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 37th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 282-0106	356	27	13.4		188 (52.8%)	70 (19.7%)	42 (11.8%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	97	7^th of 128 public elementary schools	94.5%		95.3	13^th of 126 public elementary schools	89.7%	6	58.1		81.4	73.5	67.4				74.1	83.7	71.4	72.1				75.5	$24,588	$4,058	$20,530
Friendship PCS - Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1351 Nicholson Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(202) 729-8287	366	15	24.4		6 (1.6%)	314 (85.8%)	26 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	13.7	125^th of 128 public elementary schools	2.3%		22.6	107^th of 126 public elementary schools	15.1%	18			6.5		15.2	6.3	26.0	24.5	14.9			9.1		6.0		4.0	$39,525	$4,926	$34,599
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		12 (1.9%)	185 (28.6%)	446 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24.1	97^th of 128 public elementary schools	24.2%		33.1	77^th of 126 public elementary schools	38.9%	20	10.1		10.9	12.2	12.7				11.8	30.4	16.9	18.1				22.3	$32,855	$4,092	$28,762
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5000 14th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 726-6200	572	54	10.6		243 (42.5%)	89 (15.6%)	164 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	80.3	20^th of 128 public elementary schools	84.4%		74.4	25^th of 126 public elementary schools	80.2%	5	42.9		47.1	57.9	58.0				53.7	54.3	41.1	44.0				47.1	$22,955	$737	$22,218
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		1 (0.4%)	157 (58.4%)	103 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	54	42^nd of 128 public elementary schools	67.2%		56.6	40^th of 126 public elementary schools	68.3%	2	19.2	9.8	20.8	37.5	34.6	40.9	47.8	52.0	38.9	25.0	50.0	30.8	40.9	26.1	40.0	35.4	$27,658	$4,846	$22,812
John Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Farragut St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6226	509	48	10.6		136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%		54.5	43^rd of 126 public elementary schools	65.9%	4	21.6		26.9	38.0	43.4				35.3	44.8	38.0	35.8				40.0	$22,824	$4,080	$18,744
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		124 (31.5%)	177 (44.9%)	30 (7.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.0%)	94.5	12^th of 128 public elementary schools	90.6%		96.8	8^th of 126 public elementary schools	93.7%	4	50.0		66.7	78.8	70.2				72.7	64.6	60.6	63.8				62.7	$24,639	$3,945	$20,694

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Elementary School

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 923 students attended Lafayette Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Deal Middle School
High : Jackson-Reed High School

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Elementary School?

Students at Lafayette Elementary School are 70% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Lafayette Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Lafayette Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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