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Eaton Elementary School

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Eaton Elementary School ranks 14 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Eaton Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 437 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently ranks among the top 10 elementary schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eaton Elementary School significantly outperforms the District of Columbia Public Schools and the overall District of Columbia in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 66.8% of Eaton students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.5% for the district and 37.6% for the state. In Mathematics, 65.4% of Eaton students were proficient or better, compared to 30.8% for the district and 26.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade ELA, as well as 3rd grade Mathematics.

While Eaton Elementary School excels in serving its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking 1st and 4th, respectively, among District of Columbia elementary schools, its performance for white students, though still strong, is not as dominant as its performance for other subgroups. The school's high per-student spending of $21,793 and low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 likely contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes, which significantly outpace nearby schools such as H.D. Cooke Elementary School.

436

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,793

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Lowell St NW
Washington, DC 20008

(202) 282-0103

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Eaton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hardy Middle School
High:	Jackson-Reed High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

African American:

17.9%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (64% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

14^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	93.8	14 of 128	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	96.5	9 of 126	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	5 of 128	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	6 of 97	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	9 of 122	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	8 of 120	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	8 of 108	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.6	5 of 99	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	94.8	7 of 109	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.6	5 of 112	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	93.4	9 of 111	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	9 of 111	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	22 of 108	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	4 of 63	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	1 of 60	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	10 of 106	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	5 of 100	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	92.5	10 of 117	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	10 of 110	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	84.8	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.0	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	96.9	5 of 113	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	78.3	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.3	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2018	68.5	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2019)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2019)91st percentile~ school

African American (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile-43 vs school

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

English Language Arts67%+29 vs state

Mathematics65%+39 vs state

Science52%+31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Great elementary school with fantastic teachers, staff and a wonderful parent community. The "learning cottages" look like Swiss chalets and are very nice! They organized several busses in the morning and afternoon between them and the "old" school location.

The Christmas tree sale is also very convenient. They have good pine trees (fraser fir and another kind), wreaths and a few accessories at good prices. Close Quote

Schools Near Eaton 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 8th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Lowell St NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0103	436	34	13.0		209 (47.9%)	78 (17.9%)	58 (13.3%)	33 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	93.8	14^th of 128 public elementary schools	89.1%		96.5	9^th of 126 public elementary schools	92.9%	5	51.8			57.6	76.1	65.5				66.8	76.3	60.3	60.3			65.4	$21,793	$3,880	$17,914
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
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Calvert St. NW and 2501 1	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6130	791	60	13.1		306 (38.7%)	22 (2.8%)	385 (48.7%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	95.7	10^th of 128 public elementary schools	92.2%		95.5	12^th of 126 public elementary schools	90.5%	2	56.6	38.4	48.1	61.7	71.1	78.3	75.9	77.9	69.9	72.1	78.7	60.2	59.0	61.3	64.2	64.9	$23,956	$4,420	$19,536
Stoddert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6030	425	35	12.1		253 (59.5%)	49 (11.5%)	45 (10.6%)	37 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	98.9	2^nd of 128 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.8	6^th of 126 public elementary schools	95.2%	4	65.1			75.6	88.5	85.7				82.2	80.5	80.8	77.8			79.7	$24,920	$3,972	$20,948
Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4430 Newark St. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0126	397	32	12.4		263 (66.2%)	42 (10.6%)	57 (14.4%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	96	9^th of 128 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.1	14^th of 126 public elementary schools	88.9%	5	56.4			70.5	79.7	76.9				75.5	77.0	55.9	74.3			68.5	$26,975	$3,929	$23,046
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
Bancroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1755 Newton St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7280	821	64	12.8		245 (29.8%)	14 (1.7%)	527 (64.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	62.9	30^th of 128 public elementary schools	76.6%		66.9	27^th of 126 public elementary schools	78.6%	3	29.7			47.5	38.1	48.7				45.0	40.4	24.5	39.8			35.2	$25,511	$3,837	$21,674
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
H.D. Cooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 17th St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5390	406	44	9.2		18 (4.4%)	133 (32.8%)	239 (58.9%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	19.8	107^th of 128 public elementary schools	16.4%		27.9	93^rd of 126 public elementary schools	26.2%	14	6.7			16.7	13.3	14.9				14.9	14.3	15.6	15.2			15.0	$29,316	$5,009	$24,308
Marie Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 18th St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7308	461	45	10.2		98 (21.3%)	99 (21.5%)	201 (43.6%)	35 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	68.9	25^th of 128 public elementary schools	80.5%		79.6	20^th of 126 public elementary schools	84.1%	5	26.0			43.5	59.3	42.0				48.2	45.2	48.1	30.0			41.6	$30,534	$4,096	$26,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Eaton Elementary School

How many students attend Eaton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Eaton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Eaton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hardy Middle School
High : Jackson-Reed High School

What district is Eaton Elementary School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

Is Eaton Elementary School a good school?

Eaton Elementary School ranks 14^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Eaton Elementary School?

Students at Eaton Elementary School are 48% White, 18% African American, 13% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

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