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Dorothy I. Height Elementary School

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Dorothy I. Height Elementary School ranks 46 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving 396 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Dorothy I. Height Elementary School has some areas of strength, particularly in supporting certain student subgroups, its overall academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics remains below the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects are lower than nearby schools like John Lewis Elementary School and Barnard Elementary School, but higher than Truesdell Elementary School. The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio, suggesting that additional resources are being directed to the school, but the impact on student learning outcomes remains to be seen.

Despite the challenges, Dorothy I. Height Elementary School has some notable strengths, particularly in supporting African American students and English Language Learners, who perform relatively well compared to other subgroups and to their peers across the district. By closely examining its instructional practices, collaborating with higher-performing nearby schools, and effectively utilizing the increased resources, the school has the potential to make meaningful progress in enhancing student learning and achievement.

400

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,622

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Allison St NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 723-4100

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.8%

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2017 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (64th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

46^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From top 43% (2017) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	49.1	46 of 128	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	41 of 126	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	52 of 128	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	32 of 122	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	42 of 120	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	46 of 108	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	16 of 108	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	6 of 63	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	57.5	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	9 of 106	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	13 of 100	87.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	69.0	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	13 of 91	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	19 of 90	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	57.3	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.2	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	37.6	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	72.5	24 of 117	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	33 of 110	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.1	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	9 of 92	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	4 of 55	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	58.3	12 of 53	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	55.4	41 of 113	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	41.8	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2019)79th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)64th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2019)49th percentile-25 vs school

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

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

Mathematics30%+3 vs state

Science18%~ state avg

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Schools Near Dorothy I. Height 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
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Allison St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-4100	400	43	9.4		38 (9.5%)	207 (51.8%)	134 (33.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	49.1	46^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.1%		55	41^st of 126 public elementary schools	67.5%	5	18.2		20.0	52.1	40.4				37.2	34.0	27.1	27.6				29.6	$41,622	$4,447	$37,175
Truesdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6202	370	40	9.2		29 (7.8%)	104 (28.1%)	226 (61.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28.2	88^th of 128 public elementary schools	31.3%		35.6	71^st of 126 public elementary schools	43.7%	17	10.3		6.8	35.8	24.4				23.2	13.6	28.3	7.3				17.4	$29,945	$4,513	$25,432
Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Upshur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6270	514	50	10.2		70 (13.6%)	69 (13.4%)	352 (68.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	62	31^st of 128 public elementary schools	75.8%		54.7	42^nd of 126 public elementary schools	66.7%	11	31.8		23.8	58.0	51.5				44.9	33.3	34.8	34.8				34.3	$27,742	$3,979	$23,763
E.L. Haynes PCS - Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	409	40	10.2		79 (19.3%)	121 (29.6%)	175 (42.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	41.2	56^th of 128 public elementary schools	56.3%		39	65^th of 126 public elementary schools	48.4%	9	7.6		38.5	39.2	18.5				31.8	36.5	25.5	20.8				27.6	$32,651	$3,642	$29,009
John Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Farragut St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6226	509	48	10.6		136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%		54.5	43^rd of 126 public elementary schools	65.9%	4	21.6		26.9	38.0	43.4				35.3	44.8	38.0	35.8				40.0	$22,824	$4,080	$18,744
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5000 14th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 726-6200	572	54	10.6		243 (42.5%)	89 (15.6%)	164 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	80.3	20^th of 128 public elementary schools	84.4%		74.4	25^th of 126 public elementary schools	80.2%	5	42.9		47.1	57.9	58.0				53.7	54.3	41.1	44.0				47.1	$22,955	$737	$22,218
Center City PCS - Petworth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	510 Webster Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 554-9212	255	26	9.8		0 (0.0%)	151 (59.2%)	98 (38.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	33.1	79^th of 128 public elementary schools	38.3%		48.8	54^th of 126 public elementary schools	57.1%	25	12.5	5.4	21.7	16.0	16.7	32.0	35.7	20.0	24.3	30.4	20.0	27.8	16.0	25.0	25.0	23.8	$27,934	$4,846	$23,087
Raymond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Spring Rd. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6236	439	43	10.1		7 (1.6%)	192 (43.7%)	234 (53.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	38	64^th of 128 public elementary schools	50.0%		50	50^th of 126 public elementary schools	60.3%	14	12.5		24.0	40.6	33.3				33.3	30.0	17.5	16.7				21.1	$31,238	$4,332	$26,906
Barnard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Decatur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-1100	573	57	10.0		61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%		61	33^rd of 126 public elementary schools	73.8%	1	18.2		25.0	52.4	42.6				38.9	36.8	52.4	42.9				43.6	$27,233	$4,331	$22,902
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View	Public	PK, KG-5	3560 Warder St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6222	448	47	9.5		71 (15.8%)	52 (11.6%)	293 (65.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	59.9	34^th of 128 public elementary schools	73.4%		57.9	39^th of 126 public elementary schools	69.0%	5	16.3		47.7	33.3	32.6				37.5	61.4	39.2	38.8				45.8	$29,259	$4,404	$24,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Dorothy I. Height Elementary School

What district is Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in?

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How many students attend Dorothy I. Height Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Dorothy I. Height Elementary School.

Is Dorothy I. Height Elementary School a good school?

Dorothy I. Height Elementary School ranks 46^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dorothy I. Height Elementary School?

Students at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School are 52% African American, 34% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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