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Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School is a public PK–8 campus in Washington, DC, serving 791 students as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools, and its dual-language Spanish/English immersion program has helped it become one of the most consistently excellent schools in the city. In the 2025–2026 ranking year, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School placed 10th out of 124 DC schools (92nd percentile) with a 5-star rating, and its rank has never fallen below 13th over the past decade. Families can count on this school for sustained, top-tier performance year after year.

Academically, the results are striking. In 2025–2026, Oyster-Adams posted 73.1% proficiency in English Language Arts and 66.5% in math, compared with district averages of 44.1% and 33.3% — roughly double the district's math performance. Science proficiency hit 48.1% versus just 16.8% districtwide. The bilingual model appears to be a genuine strength: Hispanic students ranked 2nd in DC, and English Language Learner students ranked 1st in DC in 2022–2023, showing that dual-language education can produce elite outcomes for students learning English. Middle schoolers stay strong too, with Algebra I proficiency at 54.4% in 2022–2023 versus just 20.8% districtwide — evidence that students are successfully accessing high school-level coursework.

What makes these results even more impressive is that they come with relative efficiency. Oyster-Adams spends $23,956 per student — well below nearby Marie Reed Elementary School ($30,534), H.D. Cooke Elementary School ($29,316), and Meridian PCS ($32,542) — yet outperforms Meridian by 54 points in ELA and 57 points in math. Just a mile away, H.D. Cooke scores only 24.2% in ELA, a stark reminder of how unusual Oyster-Adams' consistency is in a district with wide variance. The school also holds its own among a cluster of elite northwest DC schools while serving a much larger student body. One area to watch: special education outcomes have declined from the 87th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 33rd percentile in 2024–2025, so families with children receiving special education services may want to ask the school about current supports.

791

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,829

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2801 Calvert St. NW
Washington, DC 20008

(202) 671-6130

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

White:

38.7%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (70% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in District of Columbia Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

10^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

3^rd of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	10 of 124	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	10 of 128	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	12 of 126	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	6 of 128	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	12 of 122	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	10 of 120	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.6	9 of 108	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.8	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	90.1	11 of 109	89.9%	★★★★★
2012	94.8	9 of 112	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	96.7	6 of 111	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	91.3	11 of 111	90.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	66.0	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	57.7	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	89.1	13 of 117	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	72.6	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	91.5	10 of 113	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	9 of 113	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.2	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.6	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	3 of 68	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.4	2 of 69	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	4 of 70	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	3 of 69	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	4 of 75	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	3 of 72	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.4	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	4 of 49	91.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.3	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	96.2	2 of 57	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	7 of 57	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	90.8	8 of 56	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	95.6	3 of 52	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	96.3	3 of 53	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	6 of 49	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.8	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2019)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2019)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-59 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2019)94th percentile~ school

Female (2019)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-70 vs school

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

English Language Arts73%+34 vs state

Mathematics66%+38 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6130	791	60	13.1	7.1%	306 (38.7%)	22 (2.8%)	385 (48.7%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	94.7	10^th of 124 public elementary schools	91.9%		95.7	10^th of 128 public elementary schools	92.2%		62.6	75.5	74.1	79.5	76.3	71.2	73.1	81.5	64.9	66.6	59.0	68.8	53.8	66.5	$23,829	$2,085	$21,744
Eaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Lowell St NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0103	436	34	13.0	12.4%	209 (47.9%)	78 (17.9%)	58 (13.3%)	33 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	88.6	16^th of 124 public elementary schools	87.1%		93.8	14^th of 128 public elementary schools	89.1%	2	58.3	59.1	78.5				65.8	85.0	60.6	51.4				64.8	$22,880	$2,086	$20,795
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	29.1%	98 (21.3%)	99 (21.5%)	201 (43.6%)	35 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	69.5	28^th of 124 public elementary schools	77.4%		68.9	25^th of 128 public elementary schools	80.5%	3	35.8	63.8	51.0				49.4	43.9	50.0	41.1				45.2	$30,347	$2,367	$27,979
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	61.1%	18 (4.4%)	133 (32.8%)	239 (58.9%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	33.5	71^st of 124 public elementary schools	42.7%		19.8	107^th of 128 public elementary schools	16.4%	36		41.7	9.2				24.2	31.2		15.9				24.3	$29,668	$2,551	$27,117
John Francis Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2425 N St NW	Washington	20037	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 724-4841	583	57	10.2	26.8%	103 (17.7%)	279 (47.9%)	117 (20.1%)	61 (10.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	67.1	32^nd of 124 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.8	26^th of 128 public elementary schools	79.7%	6	40.0	32.5	54.0	43.6	46.6	52.9	45.4	55.0	41.0	40.5	34.9	31.0	39.7	38.2	$26,429	$2,322	$24,107
Hyde-Addison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3219 O St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0170	400	32	12.5	9.3%	152 (38.0%)	135 (33.8%)	50 (12.5%)	24 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	96	6^th of 124 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.3	13^th of 128 public elementary schools	89.8%	7	69.9	83.4	80.4				77.5	77.8	76.7	73.9				76.3	$24,880	$2,093	$22,787
Stoddert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6030	425	35	12.1	8.2%	253 (59.5%)	49 (11.5%)	45 (10.6%)	37 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	92.7	13^th of 124 public elementary schools	89.5%		98.9	2^nd of 128 public elementary schools	98.4%	11	49.2	81.1	76.2				68.7	76.2	77.0	70.8				75.3	$25,854	$2,125	$23,728
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	25.1%	245 (29.8%)	14 (1.7%)	527 (64.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	61.1	39^th of 124 public elementary schools	68.5%		62.9	30^th of 128 public elementary schools	76.6%	9	39.4	49.0	45.8				44.2	43.3	45.0	27.1				39.0	$26,062	$2,079	$23,983
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	5.3%	105 (61.4%)	17 (9.9%)	20 (11.7%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	98.1	1^st of 124 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.9	3^rd of 128 public elementary schools	97.7%	2	86.2	81.8	84.6				84.4	89.6	90.9	80.7				87.1	$28,793	$2,088	$26,705
Hearst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 37th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 282-0106	356	27	13.4	9.6%	188 (52.8%)	70 (19.7%)	42 (11.8%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	95.7	7^th of 124 public elementary schools	94.4%		97	7^th of 128 public elementary schools	94.5%		61.2	85.8	81.7				74.1	74.6	81.0	83.6				79.1	$24,265	$2,066	$22,199

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What is the racial makeup of Oyster-Adams Bilingual School?

Students at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School are 49% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Oyster-Adams Bilingual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Oyster-Adams Bilingual School.

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Yes. Oyster-Adams Bilingual School ranks in the top 8.1% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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