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Hendley Elementary School

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Hendley Elementary School ranks 92 nd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Located in the Congress Heights area of Ward 8, Hendley Elementary School serves 276 students in grades PK–5 as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. After years of being among the lowest-performing elementary schools in DC, Hendley showed a significant rebound in 2025–26, jumping from the 5th percentile to the 26th percentile statewide — its highest ranking in over a decade. While proficiency rates of 17.7% in English Language Arts and 14.6% in math remain well below district averages of 44.1% and 33.3%, the school improved more than three times faster than the district or state over the same period.

What makes the recent jump more encouraging is that the fastest gains came among students who have historically struggled the most. In one year, low-income students at Hendley went from the 10th percentile to the 62nd percentile, earning a 3-star rating. Compared with nearby schools, Hendley now sits in the lower-middle tier: it outperforms Simon Elementary School and is broadly comparable to KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS, but it still trails Patterson Elementary School, Leckie Education Campus, and high-performing charters like Learn Dc Pcs and Center City PCS - Congress Heights, which post proficiency rates more than double Hendley's.

Hendley is not under-resourced — it spends about $33,572 per student and has a 9.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio, more favorable than several stronger schools nearby. One area to watch is math, where proficiency declines from 20% in 3rd grade to 10.5% in 5th grade, a pattern that appears across the neighborhood. The school's combination of improving test scores, strong subgroup gains, and solid resources makes it one of the more interesting schools to watch in this cluster. The next year of data will be critical in determining whether this is the start of a genuine turnaround.

276

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,023

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: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (16% vs 34% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the District Of Columbia average

!Near the bottom of District of Columbia Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

92^nd of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	21.0	92 of 124	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.1	61 of 96	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.7	30 of 80	62.5%	★★★☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+37 vs school

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

African American (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

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

Female (2019)15th percentile~ school

Male (2019)12th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Mathematics15%-14 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
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	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	249 (90.2%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21	92^nd of 124 public elementary schools	25.8%		15.1	122^nd of 128 public elementary schools	4.7%	30		14.3	21.0				17.7	20.0	14.3	10.5				14.6	$34,023	$2,627	$31,396
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	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	784 (98.4%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	86^th of 124 public elementary schools	30.6%		24.4	96^th of 128 public elementary schools	25.0%	10	6.2	13.2	37.3	35.2	37.1	35.6	27.3	15.4	11.9	7.4	7.2	11.2	16.9	11.5	$33,131	$4,035	$29,097
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 (0.0%)	260 (92.5%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)	34.4							18.7							$33,844	$2,329	$31,515
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	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (90.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12.8	119^th of 124 public elementary schools	4.0%		18.3	112^th of 128 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	6.7	6.5	8.8				7.3	13.3	6.4					6.4	$31,661	$2,607	$29,054
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	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27.1	81^st of 124 public elementary schools	34.7%		37	66^th of 128 public elementary schools	48.4%	15	19.2	24.9					26.2			7.5					$38,811	$2,855	$35,956
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	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	64.5%	0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	26.1	83^rd of 124 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.5	87^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.0%	4	13.0	20.1		35.5	44.9		23.5		4.5	2.1	12.9	13.8		11.1	$33,671	$8,973	$24,698
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	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	417 (92.1%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	38.3	63^rd of 124 public elementary schools	49.2%		21.7	102^nd of 128 public elementary schools	20.3%	39	13.3	37.5	26.7	31.6	33.3	55.6	34.0	40.0	42.0	11.4	7.9	2.8	15.9	18.3	$29,274	$2,729	$26,545
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)															$31,156	$3,123	$28,034
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%)	18.3	101^st of 124 public elementary schools	18.5%		18.6	110^th of 128 public elementary schools	14.1%	9		14.1					12.6	17.0	13.4					14.8	$28,581	$4,840	$23,741
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	88.9%	5 (2.0%)	223 (88.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)								(n/a)							54.3							36.2	$25,999	$2,163	$23,835

Frequently Asked Questions about Hendley Elementary School

How many students attend Hendley Elementary School?

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

Is Hendley Elementary School a good school?

Hendley Elementary School ranks 92^nd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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?

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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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