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John Lewis Elementary School

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John Lewis Elementary School ranks 34 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

John Lewis Elementary School is a public school in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest Washington, DC, serving 509 students in grades PK–5 as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools district. The school currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks 34th out of 124 DC elementary schools, placing it at the 73rd percentile—well above the district's overall 3-star rating. Over the past three years, the school has climbed steadily from a rank of 43 to its current position, marking a clear upward trajectory.

Mathematics is a standout subject at John Lewis. In 2025-2026, 49.1% of students tested proficient in math, compared to 33.3% for DCPS and 28.2% statewide. Third-grade math proficiency is especially strong at 60.3%. Among nearby schools, only Barnard Elementary posted a higher math rate (53.5%), while Powell Elementary (38.7%), Dorothy I. Height Elementary (28.5%), Brightwood Elementary (25.5%), and Truesdell Elementary (22.9%) all trailed. English Language Arts proficiency reached 44.8%, a 9.5-point jump from the prior year, essentially matching the district average and topping several neighboring schools, including Truesdell (20.9%) and Brightwood (20.8%). Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS (53.8%) and Powell (49.0%) posted higher ELA scores, but John Lewis actually edged out Latin American Montessori in math (49.1% vs. 45.6%).

John Lewis also stands out for serving its students efficiently. It spends about $22,824 per student—far less than Dorothy I. Height ($41,622), Brightwood ($32,855), or Truesdell ($29,945)—while producing stronger results than most of those schools. Results for African American students are particularly strong, with the school ranking 21st out of 96 schools for this group. Areas to watch include 5th-grade performance, which dips below district averages in both reading and math, and support for special education students. Overall, John Lewis is a strong, improving neighborhood school that is holding its own against some of the highest-ranked schools in the District.

509

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,945

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1335 Farragut St NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 576-6226

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend John Lewis Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.1%

White:

26.7%

Hispanic:

25.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2014 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (47% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (73rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

34^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th 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	66.2	34 of 124	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	39 of 128	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	43 of 126	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	42 of 128	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	52 of 97	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	48 of 120	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	34 of 108	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.8	40 of 99	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.0	30 of 109	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	50.1	49 of 112	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.6	50 of 111	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.3	52 of 111	53.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	21 of 96	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	28 of 108	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	27 of 63	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.3	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	10 of 35	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	31 of 106	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	41 of 100	59.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	47.2	45 of 91	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	32 of 90	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.9	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	56.3	45 of 117	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	45 of 110	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.9	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.0	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	42 of 80	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	33 of 92	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	52.0	46 of 113	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	52 of 113	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	89.9	7 of 75	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	65.0	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	62.9	21 of 57	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.8	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.1	23 of 57	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.2	26 of 56	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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

African American (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2019)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2019)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2019)51st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-55 vs school

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

Mathematics49%+21 vs state

English Language Arts45%+5 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
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	100.0%	136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	66.2	34^th of 124 public elementary schools	72.6%		57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%	5	50.0	47.5	33.3				44.8	60.3	49.2	31.7				49.1	$25,945	$2,688	$23,257
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	24.9%	243 (42.5%)	89 (15.6%)	164 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	77.1	23^rd of 124 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.3	20^th of 128 public elementary schools	84.4%	3		63.0	58.8				53.8	49.3		47.1				45.6	$23,687	$820	$22,867
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	100.0%	38 (9.5%)	207 (51.8%)	134 (33.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	50.1	50^th of 124 public elementary schools	59.7%		49.1	46^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.1%	4	25.0	61.4	38.3				43.7	32.2	36.4	19.1				28.5	$38,190	$2,550	$35,639
Truesdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Ingraham St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6202	370	40	9.2	100.0%	29 (7.8%)	104 (28.1%)	226 (61.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34.1	69^th of 124 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.2	88^th of 128 public elementary schools	31.3%	19	24.6	4.6	31.4				20.9	32.0		25.5				22.9	$30,986	$2,538	$28,448
Friendship PCS - Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	6200 Kansas Avenue NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(202) 729-8287	366	15	24.4	98.5%	6 (1.6%)	314 (85.8%)	26 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	26.5	82^nd of 124 public elementary schools	33.9%		13.7	125^th of 128 public elementary schools	2.3%	43		14.3	10.0	41.2	36.6	45.0	27.6	3.5	3.0	2.8	25.0	10.3	12.5	9.5	$30,610	$1,704	$28,906
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	63.4%	79 (19.3%)	121 (29.6%)	175 (42.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	49.3	51^st of 124 public elementary schools	58.9%		41.2	56^th of 128 public elementary schools	56.3%	5	30.4	41.4	34.0				35.6	36.9	34.5	28.3				33.1	$32,038	$3,764	$28,274
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	100.0%	12 (1.9%)	185 (28.6%)	446 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.5	73^rd of 124 public elementary schools	41.1%		24.1	97^th of 128 public elementary schools	24.2%	24	18.1	22.6	21.1				20.8	35.9	24.7	15.3				25.5	$32,246	$2,458	$29,788
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	100.0%	70 (13.6%)	69 (13.4%)	352 (68.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	63.8	37^th of 124 public elementary schools	70.2%		62	31^st of 128 public elementary schools	75.8%	6	32.4	50.9	63.7				49.0	35.3	40.3	40.7				38.7	$28,853	$2,362	$26,491
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	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	151 (59.2%)	98 (38.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	37.2	65^th of 124 public elementary schools	47.6%		33.1	79^th of 128 public elementary schools	38.3%	14	13.7				50.0	48.1	35.8	45.5		7.7	19.0	11.6	20.0	21.5	$28,921	$2,307	$26,614
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	100.0%	61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	74.4	25^th of 124 public elementary schools	79.8%		61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%	7	42.5	50.7	46.3				46.6	59.1	64.2					53.5	$29,584	$2,480	$27,104

Frequently Asked Questions about John Lewis Elementary School

How many students attend John Lewis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended John Lewis Elementary School.

Is John Lewis Elementary School a good school?

John Lewis Elementary School ranks 34^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John Lewis Elementary School?

Students at John Lewis Elementary School are 41% African American, 27% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of John Lewis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Lewis Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Roosevelt High School

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