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Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School serves 416 students in grades PK–5 at 2200 Minnesota Ave. SE in Washington, DC, as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school's overall state ranking has historically been low, though it is moving in the right direction: Boone ranked 94th out of 124 DC elementary schools in 2025–2026 (24th percentile), up from a 6th-percentile low point in 2023–2024. Still, the school remains well below the DCPS and DC state averages in both English Language Arts and mathematics proficiency.

Boone's test results show a mixed picture. Math proficiency jumped from 9.1% to 16.0% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026—a genuine bright spot—while ELA proficiency slipped from 18.1% to 14.7%. A particularly concerning pattern appears in 5th grade math, where only 4.6% of students tested proficient, far below nearby schools like Payne Elementary School (42.8%), Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (35.9%), Randle Highlands Elementary School (25.7%), and Stanton Elementary School (11.4%). Among its closest DCPS neighbors, Boone outperforms only Ketcham Elementary School in both ELA and math. Nearby charter options show a range of results: Lee Montessori PCS - East End posted 20% ELA proficiency, and Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary had 29.6% in 3rd grade ELA.

Boone's per-pupil spending of $25,757 in 2023–2024 is lower than several peers with stronger results, including Beers Elementary School ($33,650), Stanton ($31,980), and Randle Highlands ($29,995). Meanwhile, Shirley Chisholm spends less per student ($23,960) yet posts dramatically higher proficiency—suggesting that additional funding alone isn't the deciding factor. One notable bright spot: Boone's low-socioeconomic-status students ranked in the 57th percentile statewide (3 stars), well above the school's overall 24th-percentile standing. The student–teacher ratio has also improved, dropping from 13.8 to 10.8 over two years. If Boone can sustain its recent math momentum and address the upper-grade math collapse, it has a realistic path out of the bottom quarter of DC elementary schools.

416

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,393

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2200 Minnesota Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20020

(202) 671-6240

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kramer Middle School
High:	Anacostia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.3%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (15% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

94^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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	20.0	94 of 124	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	109 of 128	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	118 of 126	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	98 of 120	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	72 of 99	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.9	78 of 109	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	92 of 112	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	79 of 111	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.2	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	59 of 96	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	92 of 108	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	61 of 63	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	82 of 100	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	23.2	78 of 91	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	69 of 90	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	106 of 117	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	88 of 110	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	34 of 80	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.8	70 of 92	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	23.3	93 of 113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	99 of 113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2019)18th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2019)14th percentile~ school

Female (2019)9th percentile-3 vs school

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

Mathematics16%-12 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 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 All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 3rd Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6240	416	39	10.8	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	388 (93.3%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	20	94^th of 124 public elementary schools	24.2%		19.1	109^th of 128 public elementary schools	14.8%	15	9.3		11.6	14.7	23.3	19.6	4.6	16.0	$27,393	$2,751	$24,641
Lee Montessori PCS - East End	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2345 R Street SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Lee Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 996-6700	246	17	14.8	38.2%	12 (4.9%)	203 (82.5%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)								(n/a)	21.7	28.6		20.0					$29,127	$576	$28,550
Randle Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 30th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3250	301	30	10.0	66.4%	3 (1.0%)	286 (95.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	6.2			18.6			25.7	24.7	$31,836	$2,704	$29,132
Ketcham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 15th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1122	244	27	9.0	84.0%	0 (0.0%)	229 (93.9%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12.1	120^th of 124 public elementary schools	3.2%		15.2	121^st of 128 public elementary schools	5.5%	1	4.2		7.5	9.7		6.5		2.4	$31,699	$2,725	$28,973
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2330 Pomeroy Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3500	409	32	12.7	71.4%	1 (0.2%)	389 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)	19.1								$29,035	$3,269	$25,766
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1345 Potomac Avenue SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-5800	256	26	9.7	62.9%	1 (0.4%)	246 (96.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	29.6				37.1				$35,028	$2,492	$32,536
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Naylor Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6180	288	30	9.5	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	273 (94.8%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	41.1	58^th of 124 public elementary schools	53.2%		30	84^th of 128 public elementary schools	34.4%	26	19.3	29.4		26.3	45.2	36.4	11.4	30.3	$33,657	$3,056	$30,601
Payne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 C St. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3262	398	33	12.0	32.7%	143 (35.9%)	205 (51.5%)	23 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	70.5	27^th of 124 public elementary schools	78.2%		68.5	27^th of 128 public elementary schools	78.9%		54.2	42.5	42.8	46.7	65.9	42.5	42.8	50.7	$27,406	$2,380	$25,027
Beers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Alabama Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4800	412	38	10.8	59.0%	3 (0.7%)	390 (94.7%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34	70^th of 124 public elementary schools	43.5%		33.2	78^th of 128 public elementary schools	39.1%	8	23.3	23.8	30.5	25.6	25.6	26.2		23.9	$31,534	$2,635	$28,899
Shirley Chisholm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 G St. SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4810	542	46	11.7	28.4%	122 (22.5%)	298 (55.0%)	86 (15.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	71.5	26^th of 124 public elementary schools	79.0%		68.1	28^th of 128 public elementary schools	78.1%	2	49.1	54.6	43.4	49.0	56.4	52.7	35.9	48.5	$25,435	$2,422	$23,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School

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How many students attend Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School?

Students at Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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Students who attend Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kramer Middle School
High : Anacostia High School

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