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Barnard Elementary School

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Barnard Elementary School ranks 25 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Barnard Elementary School is a traditional public school in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC, serving 573 students in grades PK through 5 as part of District of Columbia Public Schools. Barnard has become a genuine success story: in 2025–2026, it ranked 25th of 124 DC elementary schools (80th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 53rd percentile in 2021–2022. That makes it the highest-ranked traditional public elementary in the immediate neighborhood, ahead of John Lewis Elementary School (73rd percentile), Powell Elementary School (70th), Dorothy I. Height Elementary School (60th), and Truesdell Elementary School (44th). Only the nearby charters Washington Yu Ying PCS and DC Bilingual PCS post comparable or better overall rankings.

Academically, math is Barnard's standout subject. In 2025–2026, 53.5% of students were proficient in math, well above the district rate of 33.3% and state rate of 28.2%. Fourth-grade math proficiency reached 64.2%, compared with 42.5% districtwide. English Language Arts proficiency hit 46.6%, also above district and state averages. Perhaps most impressive are results for student groups that are often underserved: Barnard ranked 2nd of 96 schools statewide for African American students and 4th of 92 schools for low-income students—meaning its strong outcomes are broadly shared, not driven by a narrow segment of the student body.

Science is the clearest opportunity for growth, with 5th-grade proficiency at 18.18%, below the district rate of 23.67%. Nearby Washington Yu Ying PCS (61.54%) and DC Bilingual PCS (46.15%) far outperform Barnard in science. The school also shows an efficiency advantage: at roughly $27,233 per student, Barnard spends less than lower-performing neighbors like Dorothy I. Height Elementary School ($41,622) and Truesdell Elementary School ($29,945), while maintaining a 10:1 student-teacher ratio. For Petworth families weighing school options, Barnard offers top-tier math, excellent outcomes for historically underserved groups, and three straight years of sustained improvement—an increasingly compelling choice among both district and charter alternatives.

573

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,584

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 Decatur St. NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 576-1100

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Barnard Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

African American:

39.1%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (50% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

25^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	74.4	25 of 124	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	32 of 128	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	33 of 126	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	41 of 128	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	38 of 122	68.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	36 of 120	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	60.9	35 of 108	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	32 of 99	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	42 of 109	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.6	26 of 112	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	23 of 111	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.4	19 of 111	82.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	2 of 96	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	72.7	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	14 of 106	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	12 of 100	88.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	14 of 91	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	4 of 90	95.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	58.8	42 of 117	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	32 of 110	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	54.8	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	4 of 92	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	2 of 55	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.0	9 of 53	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	63.3	34 of 113	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	37 of 113	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	68.8	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	35.2	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)98th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2019)78th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2019)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2019)64th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile-8 vs school

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

Mathematics54%+25 vs state

English Language Arts47%+7 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
Barnard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Decatur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-1100	573	57	10.0	100.0%	61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	74.4	25^th of 124 public elementary schools	79.8%		61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%	7	42.5	50.7	46.3				46.6	59.1	64.2					53.5	$29,584	$2,480	$27,104
E.L. Haynes PCS - Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	409	40	10.2	63.4%	79 (19.3%)	121 (29.6%)	175 (42.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	49.3	51^st of 124 public elementary schools	58.9%		41.2	56^th of 128 public elementary schools	56.3%	5	30.4	41.4	34.0				35.6	36.9	34.5	28.3				33.1	$32,038	$3,764	$28,274
Center City PCS - Petworth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	510 Webster Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 554-9212	255	26	9.8	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	151 (59.2%)	98 (38.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	37.2	65^th of 124 public elementary schools	47.6%		33.1	79^th of 128 public elementary schools	38.3%	14	13.7				50.0	48.1	35.8	45.5		7.7	19.0	11.6	20.0	21.5	$28,921	$2,307	$26,614
Bridges PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Gallatin Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Bridges PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-0515	365	40	9.2	99.1%	8 (2.2%)	155 (42.5%)	195 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	22.8	91^st of 124 public elementary schools	26.6%		15.1	123^rd of 128 public elementary schools	3.9%	32	6.4	5.4					8.8	38.4	16.3	6.7				22.8	$37,413	$2,947	$34,466
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Allison St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-4100	400	43	9.4	100.0%	38 (9.5%)	207 (51.8%)	134 (33.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	50.1	50^th of 124 public elementary schools	59.7%		49.1	46^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.1%	4	25.0	61.4	38.3				43.7	32.2	36.4	19.1				28.5	$38,190	$2,550	$35,639
Roots PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	15 Kennedy Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Roots PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 882-8073	80	8	10.6	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	80 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	9.1						23.5							17.7	$31,494	$7,618	$23,876
Truesdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Ingraham St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6202	370	40	9.2	100.0%	29 (7.8%)	104 (28.1%)	226 (61.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34.1	69^th of 124 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.2	88^th of 128 public elementary schools	31.3%	19	24.6	4.6	31.4				20.9	32.0		25.5				22.9	$30,986	$2,538	$28,448
DC Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	33 Riggs Road NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	DC Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 750-6674	622	78	7.9	0.0%	200 (32.2%)	122 (19.6%)	261 (42.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	68.7	31^st of 124 public elementary schools	75.0%		69.8	24^th of 128 public elementary schools	81.3%	7	35.2	50.0	61.6				48.2	45.0	42.9	46.7				44.7	$30,431	$1,837	$28,595
John Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Farragut St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6226	509	48	10.6	100.0%	136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	66.2	34^th of 124 public elementary schools	72.6%		57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%	5	50.0	47.5	33.3				44.8	60.3	49.2	31.7				49.1	$25,945	$2,688	$23,257
Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Upshur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6270	514	50	10.2	100.0%	70 (13.6%)	69 (13.4%)	352 (68.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	63.8	37^th of 124 public elementary schools	70.2%		62	31^st of 128 public elementary schools	75.8%	6	32.4	50.9	63.7				49.0	35.3	40.3	40.7				38.7	$28,853	$2,362	$26,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnard Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Barnard Elementary School?

Students at Barnard Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 39% African American, 11% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Barnard Elementary School in?

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How many students attend Barnard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Barnard Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Barnard Elementary School attend?

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

High : Roosevelt High School

Is Barnard Elementary School a good school?

Barnard Elementary School ranks 25^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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