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Truesdell Elementary School

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Truesdell Elementary School ranks 88 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Truesdell Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 384 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.

Truesdell Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 39th out of 120 DC elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 106th out of 128 schools in 2022-2023. The school's current ranking for 2024-2025 is 86th out of 128 DC elementary schools, with a 2-star rating. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate is only 7.3%, compared to 34.4% for DCPS and 28.7% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools like Brightwood Elementary School, Barnard Elementary School, and Dorothy I. Height Elementary School, Truesdell's academic performance is generally lower. Barnard Elementary, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 30th out of 128 DC elementary schools in 2024-2025. Despite Truesdell's relatively high per-student spending of $29,945 and low student-teacher ratio of 7.9, the school's performance suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to address its challenges and better serve its diverse student population.

370

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,945

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 13th St. NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 576-6202

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Truesdell Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.1%

African American:

28.1%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (19% vs 31% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

88^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	28.2	88 of 128	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	71 of 126	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	106 of 128	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	54 of 122	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	39 of 120	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.0	48 of 108	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.1	57 of 99	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	44 of 97	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.4	56 of 109	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	55 of 112	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.6	59 of 111	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	66 of 111	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	35 of 63	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	43 of 106	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	30 of 100	70.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	77.4	12 of 91	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	9 of 90	90.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	8.5	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	51.1	52 of 117	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	41 of 110	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.6	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	54 of 92	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	31 of 55	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	51.4	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	36 of 113	68.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	46.0	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	67.6	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	24 of 72	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	45.7	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.5	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.9	23 of 57	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.3	36 of 57	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.2	31 of 57	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.3	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

At Risk (2019)87th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2019)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2019)57th percentile~ school

Female (2019)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts23%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-9 vs state

Science10%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 20, 2021

Our son came home his first day of school and said, "Dad, I want to go every day. My teacher loves me!" Teachers and the school community itself make Truesdell a wonderful place for our kids to learn. Our kindergartner learned to read at "H Level" by mid-year...during virtual COVID school, even. The teachers work very hard and include many young professionals with graduate degrees as well as experienced teaching staff drawn to the school from around the city for its supportive environment.

New playground is the best in the area, now, which we heard was a $1.5 million investment by the city, and one of the teachers told us garden beds are going in to help the kids learn science, natural projects, and botany. Close Quote

Schools Near Truesdell 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Truesdell Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Truesdell Elementary School attend?

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

High : Roosevelt High School

What is the racial makeup of Truesdell Elementary School?

Students at Truesdell Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 28% African American, 8% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Truesdell Elementary School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

Is Truesdell Elementary School a good school?

Truesdell Elementary School ranks 88^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Truesdell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Truesdell Elementary School.

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