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Hyde-Addison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
6th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools
Better than 95% of District Of Columbia elementary schools
Summary

Hyde-Addison Elementary School is a highly regarded public elementary school in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, serving about 400 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of District of Columbia Public Schools. It is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the city, ranking #6 out of 124 DC elementary schools in the 2025–2026 school year with a 5-star rating, and it has consistently placed in the top 15 for over a decade—never earning fewer than 4 stars.

Academically, Hyde-Addison far exceeds district and state averages. In English language arts, 77.5% of students are proficient, compared to 44.1% district-wide, and in math, 76.3% are proficient versus 33.3% district-wide. The school is also strong in science, with 5th graders scoring 52.2% proficient versus 23.7% district-wide. This strength holds across every grade level, with all subject and grade combinations scoring at least 70% proficiency. Within its competitive neighborhood, only Ross Elementary School ranks higher; Hyde-Addison outperforms nearby Oyster-Adams Bilingual School, Stoddert Elementary School, and Eaton Elementary School in both reading and math. The school also made impressive gains this year, with math proficiency jumping 12.4 percentage points.

Hyde-Addison achieves these results while spending less per student than several nearby lower-performing schools, such as Marie Reed Elementary School, Thomson Elementary School, H.D. Cooke Elementary School, and Meridian PCS. It is especially effective at supporting African American students, ranking among the top three schools in DC for that subgroup over the past three years. For parents seeking a consistently excellent, well-rounded elementary school with strong results in every subject and grade, Hyde-Addison is an outstanding choice.

400
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,880
Per pupil spending ?
17.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3219 O St. NW
       Washington, DC  20007

(202) 282-0170

District: District of Columbia Public Schools


Students who attend Hyde-Addison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hardy Middle School
High:    Jackson-Reed High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
38.0%
African American:
33.8%
Hispanic:
12.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (77% vs 34% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 5% of District Of Columbia elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school77%
District avg39%
District Of Columbia avg34%
6th of 124
District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?
Top 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From top 8% (2016) to top 5% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 74Elementary Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools
19th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202696.06 of 12495.2%★★★★★
202594.313 of 12889.8%★★★★★
202496.97 of 12694.4%★★★★★
202395.611 of 12891.4%★★★★★
202292.512 of 9787.6%★★★★☆
201989.314 of 12288.5%★★★★☆
201894.411 of 12090.8%★★★★★
201791.011 of 10889.8%★★★★★
201695.18 of 9991.9%★★★★★
201585.613 of 9786.6%★★★★☆
201488.912 of 10989.0%★★★★☆
201296.07 of 11293.8%★★★★★
201195.68 of 11192.8%★★★★★
201095.48 of 11192.8%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202697.83 of 9696.9%★★★★★
202599.02 of 10898.1%★★★★★
202498.71 of 6398.4%★★★★★
202393.52 of 6096.7%★★★★★
202297.91 of 3597.1%★★★★★
201992.03 of 10697.2%★★★★★
201895.63 of 10097.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
201991.912 of 11789.7%★★★★★
201894.09 of 11091.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
201982.615 of 11386.7%★★★★☆
201891.513 of 11388.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202660.710 of 2560.0%★★★☆☆
202560.112 of 2347.8%★★★☆☆
202463.512 of 2653.8%★★★☆☆
202374.76 of 2576.0%★★★★☆
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)97th percentile~ school
Female (2019)90th percentile~ school
Male (2019)87th percentile~ school
White (2026)60th percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts78%+38 vs state
Mathematics76%+48 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Hyde-Addison Elementary School

Students at Hyde-Addison Elementary School are 38% White, 34% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Hyde-Addison Elementary School.

Students who attend Hyde-Addison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hardy Middle School
High : Jackson-Reed High School

Yes! Hyde-Addison Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 6th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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Latest District Of Columbia data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataSep 2, 2026
2025–26 DC CAPE test scoresAug 20, 2026
2024–25 DC Science test scoresDec 5, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

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