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Cleveland Elementary School

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Cleveland Elementary School ranks 69 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 299 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 the state.

Academically, Cleveland Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle range of DC elementary schools, with below-average performance on standardized tests like the DC CAPE. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 15.5% of students proficient or better, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the state. This trend has been consistent over the past 10 years, with the school's ranking and rating declining from a 4-star to a 2-star rating.

Compared to nearby schools, such as School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens, Thomson Elementary, and Garrison Elementary, Cleveland Elementary School generally performs worse on academic measures. The nearby Center City PCS, Friendship PCS, and Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS charter schools also tend to outperform Cleveland Elementary School.

301

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,438

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 — 82nd percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (19% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

69^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2019)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2019)39th percentile~ school

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

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

English Language Arts25%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

Science9%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Cleveland 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 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
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
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
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		88 (22.6%)	121 (31.0%)	147 (37.7%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	41.7	53^rd of 128 public elementary schools	58.6%		53	46^th of 126 public elementary schools	63.5%	7	6.5		36.1	33.3	15.6				28.8	45.7	27.8	18.8				31.1	$28,778	$4,227	$24,551
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		2 (0.9%)	217 (96.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$29,986	$4,863	$25,123
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		1 (0.3%)	327 (95.3%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.4	80^th of 128 public elementary schools	37.5%		27.1	96^th of 126 public elementary schools	23.8%	16			13.9	22.5					18.1	25.0	30.0					27.4	$27,417	$4,052	$23,365
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
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		2 (1.0%)	133 (65.8%)	61 (30.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	23.6	98^th of 128 public elementary schools	23.4%		48.9	53^rd of 126 public elementary schools	57.9%	45	8.7	7.0	16.7	17.6	13.0	17.4	41.7	33.3	23.5	13.0	29.4	13.0	17.4	29.2	14.3	19.1	$29,970	$4,846	$25,124
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
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		0 (0.0%)	230 (96.2%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			26.7						26.7	13.3						13.3	$33,146	$5,355	$27,792
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		142 (25.2%)	166 (29.5%)	203 (36.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	57.6	38^th of 128 public elementary schools	70.3%		60.1	36^th of 126 public elementary schools	71.4%	2	18.8		35.2	45.5	23.3				37.3	44.4	37.9	31.3				38.8	$27,285	$1,455	$25,830

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Elementary School

What district is Cleveland Elementary School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

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.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary School attend?

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

High : Cardozo Education Campus

Is Cleveland Elementary School a good school?

Cleveland Elementary School ranks 69^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary School?

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

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