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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 in the bottom 16.4% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

H.D. Cooke Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 389 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.

Despite relatively high per-student spending of $29,316 and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.6, H.D. Cooke Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the DCPS and District of Columbia averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 14.9%, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the District of Columbia. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 15%, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the District of Columbia. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 33 out of 120 DC elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 106 out of 128 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Tubman Elementary School, Bancroft Elementary School, and School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens, generally outperform H.D. Cooke Elementary School in academic proficiency, with several of them ranking in the top 30 of DC elementary schools. For example, Bancroft Elementary School and Oyster-Adams Bilingual School have ELA proficiency rates of 45% and 72.1%, respectively, for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than H.D. Cooke's 14.9%.

406

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,316

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: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (14% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

107^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	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
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
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)

Male (2019)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)59th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+13 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

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

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

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

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

English Language Arts15%-23 vs state

Science7%-14 vs state

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Schools Near H.D. Cooke 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 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		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
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		2 (0.3%)	397 (68.7%)	171 (29.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	25	93^rd of 128 public elementary schools	27.3%		34.8	72^nd of 126 public elementary schools	42.9%	21				13.3	18.9	33.3	15.2	31.7	17.1	22.6	11.1	13.2			5.1	9.3	7.5	$32,542	$5,466	$27,077
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
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		27 (6.5%)	163 (39.3%)	215 (51.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	40.5	58^th of 128 public elementary schools	54.7%		34.2	74^th of 126 public elementary schools	41.3%	16	9.3			22.2	35.3	33.9				30.0	28.6	31.4	25.0				28.2	$28,067	$4,593	$23,475
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		105 (61.4%)	17 (9.9%)	20 (11.7%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	98.9	3^rd of 128 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.9	5^th of 126 public elementary schools	96.0%	2	70.0			80.8	92.6	76.2				83.8	80.8	85.2	71.4				79.7	$25,648	$4,281	$21,367
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		99 (25.1%)	186 (47.1%)	80 (20.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	67.4	29^th of 128 public elementary schools	77.3%		71.4	26^th of 126 public elementary schools	79.4%	3	22.5			44.2	36.4	56.1				44.6	46.1	38.2	51.2				44.6	$27,364	$4,225	$23,138
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
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
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		12 (4.0%)	152 (50.5%)	127 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	36.6	69^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.1%		49.2	52^nd of 126 public elementary schools	58.7%	17	9.4			5.9	38.9	30.3				25.2		11.1	33.3				15.5	$28,438	$4,545	$23,893

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

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.

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

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

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

H.D. Cooke Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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