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Hendley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Hendley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 251 students in grades PK-5. Despite its relatively high per-student spending of $33,572 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, the school has consistently been one of the lowest-performing in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) system, ranking between 95th and 124th out of 128 schools in recent years.

Hendley Elementary School's academic performance lags significantly behind the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.4% of Hendley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the state. In Mathematics, only 9.9% of Hendley students were proficient or better, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Leckie Education Campus, Simon Elementary School, and Patterson Elementary School, generally perform better than Hendley Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, the nearby charter schools, such as Center City PCS - Congress Heights and Ingenuity Prep PCS, also outperform Hendley Elementary School on academic measures.

276

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,572

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Chesapeake St. SE
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 645-3450

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Hendley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hart Middle School
High:	Ballou High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2012 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (11% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg37%

District Of Columbia avg32%

122^nd of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th 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	15.1	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	124 of 126	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	104 of 122	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	116 of 120	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	98 of 99	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	106 of 109	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	46.6	56 of 112	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.0	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	90 of 108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	32.8	67 of 91	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	85 of 90	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	100 of 117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	83 of 92	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	21.7	99 of 113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	100 of 113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.3	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)38th percentile+23 vs school

At Risk (2019)26th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2019)15th percentile~ school

Male (2019)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

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

English Language Arts12%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Hendley 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
Hendley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Chesapeake St. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3450	276	29	9.5		0 (0.0%)	249 (90.2%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	15.1	122^nd of 128 public elementary schools	4.7%		15.6	124^th of 126 public elementary schools	1.6%	2			12.1	14.0	10.5				12.4	18.2	10.0					9.9	$33,572	$4,783	$28,790
Ingenuity Prep PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-0391	797	96	8.3		0 (0.0%)	784 (98.4%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	96^th of 128 public elementary schools	25.0%		31.9	80^th of 126 public elementary schools	36.5%	16		2.1	13.9	23.8	27.4	22.7	41.0	31.0	26.1	22.2	12.8	9.6	5.3	11.5	11.3	12.1	$31,208	$5,675	$25,533
Early Childhood Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	885 Barnaby Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0035	281	17	16.5		0 (0.0%)	260 (92.5%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)			45.0						45.0	27.5						27.5	$35,223	$4,033	$31,190
Simon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3360	231	26	8.8		0 (0.0%)	208 (90.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18.3	112^th of 128 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.3	110^th of 126 public elementary schools	12.7%	2			6.9	12.1	24.0				13.8	10.3		12.0				8.0	$32,922	$5,054	$27,868
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4399 South Capitol Terr. SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5280	238	29	8.2		0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37	66^th of 128 public elementary schools	48.4%		42.8	59^th of 126 public elementary schools	53.2%	7			20.0	44.8	12.0				26.2	22.6	24.1					17.6	$36,386	$4,949	$31,436
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	409	32	12.7		0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	28.5	87^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.0%		20.9	116^th of 126 public elementary schools	7.9%	29			13.3	25.5	16.7	32.4			21.5	24.4	13.7		14.7			14.5	$37,143	$4,265	$32,878
Leckie Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	4201 M.L. King Ave. SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3330	453	39	11.7		9 (2.0%)	417 (92.1%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	21.7	102^nd of 128 public elementary schools	20.3%		42.8	60^th of 126 public elementary schools	52.4%	42	5.0		20.0	30.2	21.1	9.8	33.3	23.3	23.3	13.3	17.8	12.5	5.0	13.6	6.8	11.5	$27,023	$4,571	$22,452
KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	212	16	12.9		0 (0.0%)	200 (94.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$41,366	$9,986	$31,381
KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	314	22	14.0		0 (0.0%)	306 (97.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18.6	110^th of 128 public elementary schools	14.1%		29.6	87^th of 126 public elementary schools	31.0%	23			10.2	17.1					13.1	15.6	12.9					14.4	$28,555	$5,633	$22,922
Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 Highview Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-7070	251	20	12.4		5 (2.0%)	223 (88.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	58.5	37^th of 128 public elementary schools	71.1%		61.9	32^nd of 126 public elementary schools	74.6%	5	19.1	12.2	50.0	37.5	52.4	45.5	38.1	60.0	47.0	12.5	33.3	28.6	40.9	47.6	70.0	37.9	$28,266	$4,846	$23,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Hendley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hendley Elementary School?

Students at Hendley Elementary School are 90% African American, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Hendley Elementary School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

Is Hendley Elementary School a good school?

Hendley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

How many students attend Hendley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Hendley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hendley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hart Middle School
High : Ballou High School

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