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H.D. Cooke Elementary School

Q: Is H.D. Cooke Elementary School a good school?

H.D. Cooke Elementary School ranks 71 st of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend H.D. Cooke Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended H.D. Cooke Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of H.D. Cooke Elementary School?

Students at H.D. Cooke Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 33% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of H.D. Cooke Elementary School attend?

Students who attend H.D. Cooke Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Cardozo Education Campus High : Columbia Heights Education Campus

Public Grades PK, KG-5

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

H.D. Cooke Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC, serving 406 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. In the 2025–2026 school year, the school ranked 71st out of 124 DC elementary schools with a 2-star rating — a major improvement from the prior year, when it ranked 107th of 128 with just 1 star. While the upward momentum is encouraging, the school is still recovering from a steep post-pandemic decline and remains below its pre-pandemic ranking of 40th in 2018–2019.

Academically, H.D. Cooke's proficiency rates of 24.2% in ELA and 24.3% in math trail the DCPS averages of 44.1% and 33.3%. Most nearby schools outperform it: Marie Reed Elementary School, less than half a mile away, posts roughly double the ELA proficiency (49.4%) and significantly higher math proficiency (45.2%). Garrison Elementary School, Bancroft Elementary School, and Oyster-Adams Bilingual School also post notably stronger results. At the same time, H.D. Cooke spends $29,316 per student — more than Ross Elementary School ($25,648) and Oyster-Adams ($23,956), raising questions about how resources translate into outcomes.

There are genuine bright spots. The school's low socio-economic status students ranked in the 78th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, earning 4 stars — a dramatic jump from the 29th percentile the previous year. However, challenges remain: 5th grade proficiency is especially low (9.2% in ELA and 15.9% in math), and English language learner results have declined from the 88th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 28th percentile in 2023–2024. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1 and relatively high per-pupil spending, H.D. Cooke has resources to build on, and this year's sharp ranking improvement offers a hopeful foundation for continued recovery.

406

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,668

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009

(202) 939-5390

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend H.D. Cooke Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Cardozo Education Campus
	Columbia Heights Education Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.9%

African American:

32.8%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (24% vs 34% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

71^st of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	71 of 124	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	107 of 128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	93 of 126	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	94 of 128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.0	40 of 122	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	33 of 120	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	49.2	44 of 108	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.8	45 of 99	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.4	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.8	74 of 109	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.4	83 of 112	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.3	64 of 111	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	87 of 108	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	30 of 63	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	29 of 100	71.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	28 of 91	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.9	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2018	61.5	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	54.0	48 of 117	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	35 of 110	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.4	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.8	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	69.6	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	18 of 80	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	36.5	65 of 92	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	64.9	31 of 113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	30 of 113	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2019)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)59th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-27 vs school

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

Mathematics24%-4 vs state

English Language Arts24%-15 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
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	100.0%	18 (4.4%)	133 (32.8%)	239 (58.9%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	33.5	71^st of 124 public elementary schools	42.7%		19.8	107^th of 128 public elementary schools	16.4%	36		41.7	9.2				24.2	31.2		15.9				24.3	$29,668	$2,551	$27,117
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	100.0%	98 (21.3%)	99 (21.5%)	201 (43.6%)	35 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	69.5	28^th of 124 public elementary schools	77.4%		68.9	25^th of 128 public elementary schools	80.5%	3	35.8	63.8	51.0				49.4	43.9	50.0	41.1				45.2	$30,347	$2,367	$27,979
Meridian PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2120 13th Street NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	Meridian PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 387-9830	578	62	9.3	99.7%	2 (0.3%)	397 (68.7%)	171 (29.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	17.2	108^th of 124 public elementary schools	12.9%		25	93^rd of 128 public elementary schools	27.3%	15	10.6	10.0	13.6	25.0	19.5	34.0	19.2	8.7	5.0	11.9	2.5	10.8	14.0	9.0	$34,666	$6,129	$28,537
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	100.0%	245 (29.8%)	14 (1.7%)	527 (64.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	61.1	39^th of 124 public elementary schools	68.5%		62.9	30^th of 128 public elementary schools	76.6%	9	39.4	49.0	45.8				44.2	43.3	45.0	27.1				39.0	$26,062	$2,079	$23,983
Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Euclid St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7285	415	70	5.9	100.0%	27 (6.5%)	163 (39.3%)	215 (51.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	47.1	54^th of 124 public elementary schools	56.5%		40.5	58^th of 128 public elementary schools	54.7%	4	22.2	28.5	43.5				31.4		30.7	34.8				29.3	$36,542	$2,871	$33,671
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 R St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 673-7200	171	19	9.0	13.8%	105 (61.4%)	17 (9.9%)	20 (11.7%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	98.1	1^st of 124 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.9	3^rd of 128 public elementary schools	97.7%	2	86.2	81.8	84.6				84.4	89.6	90.9	80.7				87.1	$28,793	$2,088	$26,705
Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7263	395	41	9.6	100.0%	99 (25.1%)	186 (47.1%)	80 (20.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	69.3	29^th of 124 public elementary schools	76.6%		67.4	29^th of 128 public elementary schools	77.3%		47.7	46.6	44.4				46.2	61.4	42.2	40.0				47.8	$29,606	$2,426	$27,180
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6130	791	60	13.1	21.7%	306 (38.7%)	22 (2.8%)	385 (48.7%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	94.7	10^th of 124 public elementary schools	91.9%		95.7	10^th of 128 public elementary schools	92.2%		62.6	75.5	74.1	79.5	76.3	71.2	73.1	81.5	64.9	66.6	59.0	68.8	53.8	66.5	$23,829	$2,085	$21,744
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	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	192 (43.7%)	234 (53.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24.6	88^th of 124 public elementary schools	29.0%		38	64^th of 128 public elementary schools	50.0%	24	14.5		29.8				23.5	12.5		12.3				15.7	$30,258	$2,518	$27,740
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 8th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4380	301	35	8.6	100.0%	12 (4.0%)	152 (50.5%)	127 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	27.3	80^th of 124 public elementary schools	35.5%		36.6	69^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.1%	11		20.0	41.4				25.5	17.1	6.7					17.0	$32,257	$2,543	$29,714

Frequently Asked Questions about H.D. Cooke Elementary School

How many students attend H.D. Cooke Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended H.D. Cooke Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of H.D. Cooke Elementary School attend?

Students who attend H.D. Cooke Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Cardozo Education Campus
High : Columbia Heights Education Campus

Is H.D. Cooke Elementary School a good school?

H.D. Cooke Elementary School ranks 71^st of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of H.D. Cooke Elementary School?

Students at H.D. Cooke Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 33% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian.

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