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Cleveland Elementary School

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Cleveland Elementary School ranks 80 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Elementary School is a public PK–5 school in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC, serving 301 students as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. Currently, Cleveland ranks 80th out of 124 DC elementary schools, placing it in the 35th percentile with a 2-star rating. Both reading and math proficiency lag well behind district averages: only 25.5% of students are proficient in ELA and 17.0% in math, compared to 44.1% and 33.3% districtwide.

The most striking finding for parents is how Cleveland compares to neighboring schools. Within a half-mile, three other DCPS elementary schools—Garrison Elementary School, Seaton Elementary School, and Tubman Elementary School—all outperform Cleveland by wide margins. Garrison, just one-third of a mile away, ranks in the 77th percentile with 46.2% ELA proficiency and 47.8% math proficiency—more than double Cleveland's math score. The math challenges are most severe in 4th grade, where only 6.7% of Cleveland students are proficient, compared to 42.5% across DCPS and roughly 40–42% at nearby Garrison and Seaton. Science proficiency is also a concern, with just 9.4% of 5th graders passing the DC Science assessment versus 23.7% districtwide.

There are pockets of strength worth noting. Cleveland's 5th grade ELA proficiency reached 41.4%, nearly matching the district average and exceeding Seaton's 5th grade score. However, these bright spots are inconsistent across grades and subjects. The school spends generously—about $28,438 per student with a favorable 8.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio—yet its results trail several schools with similar or lower funding, including the nearby bilingual charter Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook. Cleveland was a 4-star school a decade ago, and its steady decline suggests that resources alone are not translating into student achievement. For parents considering this school, the key areas to watch are math instruction and consistency across grade levels.

301

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,257

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1825 8th St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

(202) 939-4380

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cardozo Education Campus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.5%

Hispanic:

42.2%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (21% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

80^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	27.3	80 of 124	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	69 of 128	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	52 of 126	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	67 of 128	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	71 of 122	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	49 of 120	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	53 of 108	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	37 of 99	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.7	24 of 97	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.6	20 of 109	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.9	17 of 112	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	22 of 111	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	86.7	17 of 111	84.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	18 of 108	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.3	34 of 63	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	66 of 106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	44 of 100	56.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	30 of 91	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	20 of 90	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.1	71 of 117	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.3	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	75 of 80	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	65.9	18 of 92	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.6	67 of 113	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+37 vs school

Male (2019)41st percentile~ school

Female (2019)39th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-29 vs school

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

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-11 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
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
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
Seaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 10th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7215	390	43	9.1	100.0%	88 (22.6%)	121 (31.0%)	147 (37.7%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	60.6	40^th of 124 public elementary schools	67.7%		41.7	53^rd of 128 public elementary schools	58.6%	13	45.4	43.8	27.7				40.0	65.9	40.7	27.5				47.6	$30,570	$2,365	$28,205
KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 986-4769	224	17	12.8	99.1%	2 (0.9%)	217 (96.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$31,753	$3,216	$28,537
KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 469-3300	343	29	11.6	99.3%	1 (0.3%)	327 (95.3%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.7	95^th of 124 public elementary schools	23.4%		32.4	80^th of 128 public elementary schools	37.5%	15	14.4	12.8					13.7	18.0						19.4	$29,080	$3,900	$25,180
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
Center City PCS - Shaw	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	711 N Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 234-1093	202	25	8.2	84.0%	2 (1.0%)	133 (65.8%)	61 (30.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	14.9	115^th of 124 public elementary schools	7.3%		23.6	98^th of 128 public elementary schools	23.4%	17	6.2	8.3		14.9	13.6	18.6	11.5	6.1	8.3	14.3		13.6	11.2	11.5	$31,549	$2,214	$29,335
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
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	111 O Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	239	23	10.3	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	230 (96.2%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	24.5							27.7							$37,128	$3,012	$34,117
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	30 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 750-7060	563	49	11.4	30.5%	142 (25.2%)	166 (29.5%)	203 (36.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	66.1	35^th of 124 public elementary schools	71.8%		57.6	38^th of 128 public elementary schools	70.3%	3	31.4	52.1	49.9				43.2	47.7	43.8	44.5				45.6	$30,837	$2,869	$27,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Elementary School

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Is Cleveland Elementary School a good school?

Cleveland Elementary School ranks 80^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary School attend?

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

High : Cardozo Education Campus

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Cleveland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary School?

Students at Cleveland Elementary School are 50% African American, 42% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

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