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King Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

King Elementary School is a small PK-5 public school in Washington, DC, serving 193 students as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school ranked 97th out of 124 DC elementary schools in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of the district. Academic proficiency rates are well below both district and state averages: only 15.6% of King students were proficient in math on the 2025-2026 DC CAPE assessment, compared to 33.3% across DCPS and 28.2% statewide, while all-grades ELA proficiency was just 13.2% versus 42.5% districtwide.

Where King stands out is in its resources. The school has an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 7.7 — the lowest among nearby schools, including Simon Elementary (8.8) and Hendley Elementary (9.5) — and spends roughly $33,000 per student. Despite this investment, King's performance is on par with or only slightly better than neighboring DCPS schools. Its math proficiency tops Turner Elementary (5.3%), Simon Elementary (6.4%), and Hendley Elementary (14.6%). However, nearby charter schools achieve far stronger results: Learn DC PCS reaches 46.2% math proficiency and Center City PCS - Congress Heights reaches 36.2% — while spending thousands less per student.

With only 193 students, King's ranking can swing sharply from year to year, ranging from the 8th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 32nd percentile in 2023-2024. There are some encouraging signs: all-grades math proficiency rose from 11.8% to 15.6% over the past year, and the school's low-income students performed at the 43rd percentile in 2025-2026 — well above the school's overall standing. While King's absolute test scores remain low, these recent gains, combined with the school's genuine investment in small classes and individualized attention, offer a cautious reason for optimism.

193

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,103

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Wheeler Rd SE
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 939-4900

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hart Middle School
High:	Ballou High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (14% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg40%

District Of Columbia avg34%

97^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^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	19.3	97 of 124	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	115 of 128	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	86 of 126	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	118 of 128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	76 of 122	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	87 of 120	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	90 of 108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	83 of 99	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	87 of 109	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	81 of 112	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.9	43 of 111	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.3	57 of 111	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	98 of 108	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	42 of 63	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	57 of 106	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	65 of 100	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	46.7	46 of 91	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	40.4	67 of 117	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	46 of 80	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	79 of 92	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.9	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	88 of 113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2019)49th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2019)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2019)26th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile~ school

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

Mathematics16%-13 vs state

English Language Arts12%-27 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 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
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Wheeler Rd SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4900	193	25	7.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	192 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.3	97^th of 124 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.3	115^th of 128 public elementary schools	10.2%	18		12.5					20.0		10.0			15.6	$35,103	$2,745	$32,358
KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	212	16	12.9		0 (0.0%)	200 (94.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$31,156	$3,123	$28,034
KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	314	22	14.0		0 (0.0%)	306 (97.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18.3	101^st of 124 public elementary schools	18.5%		18.6	110^th of 128 public elementary schools	14.1%	9		14.1				12.6	17.0	13.4				14.8	$28,581	$4,840	$23,741
Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 Highview Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-7070	251	20	12.4	88.9%	5 (2.0%)	223 (88.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)								(n/a)						54.3						36.2	$25,999	$2,163	$23,835
Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2715 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	357	30	11.8	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	354 (99.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	14.5						14.3						$32,946	$2,921	$30,025
Simon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3360	231	26	8.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (90.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12.8	119^th of 124 public elementary schools	4.0%		18.3	112^th of 128 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	6.7	6.5	8.8			7.3	13.3	6.4				6.4	$31,661	$2,607	$29,054
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	409	32	12.7	64.5%	0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	26.1	83^rd of 124 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.5	87^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.0%	4	13.0	20.1		35.5	44.9	23.5		4.5	2.1	12.9	13.8	11.1	$33,671	$8,973	$24,698
Early Childhood Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	885 Barnaby Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0035	281	17	16.5	0.0%	0 (0.0%)	260 (92.5%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)	34.4						18.7						$33,844	$2,329	$31,515
Hendley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Chesapeake St. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3450	276	29	9.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	249 (90.2%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21	92^nd of 124 public elementary schools	25.8%		15.1	122^nd of 128 public elementary schools	4.7%	30		14.3	21.0			17.7	20.0	14.3	10.5			14.6	$34,023	$2,627	$31,396
Learn Dc Pcs	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Duncan Street SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Learn Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 949-0930	290	22	12.9		80 (27.6%)	98 (33.8%)	68 (23.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (12.8%)	74.8	24^th of 124 public elementary schools	80.6%		57	40^th of 128 public elementary schools	68.8%	16	65.4	53.8	53.9			58.5	46.2	46.2	46.2			46.2	$35,309	$10,595	$24,714

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King Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of King Elementary School?

Students at King Elementary School are 99% African American.

What schools do graduates of King Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hart Middle School
High : Ballou High School

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In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended King Elementary School.

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