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Excel Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

105^th

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of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Excel Academy is a pre-kindergarten through 8th grade public school in Washington, DC's Anacostia neighborhood, serving 363 students and belonging to the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school stands out in its immediate area because it is the only school that carries students all the way through 8th grade—nearby DCPS elementary schools like Moten Elementary, Ketcham Elementary, and Savoy Elementary end at 5th grade, as do several local charter schools.

Academically, the picture is mixed. English language arts proficiency improves dramatically as students get older: just 8.4% of 5th graders were proficient in 2025-2026, but that rises to 31.9% for 7th graders and 29.2% for 8th graders. Math, however, is consistently weak across all grades, hovering between 4% and 7% proficiency. Overall, 23.6% of students are proficient in ELA, which is higher than nearby Savoy (5.4%) and Ketcham (9.7%), but slightly below Moten (26.8%). In math, Excel's 8.3% proficiency is three times lower than Moten's 25.4%. Science is also an acute concern, with only 5.71% of 5th graders proficient compared to the district average of 23.67%. The school's overall state rank has improved from the 3rd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026—still in the bottom quintile of DC schools, but trending upward.

Excel Academy spends $30,849 per student, roughly in line with nearby schools, and maintains a favorable 10.3:1 student-teacher ratio. The PK-8 structure is a potential advantage, avoiding the transition loss many students face when moving to middle school, yet math outcomes actually worsen relative to district averages as students get older. One genuinely encouraging sign: the school's low-income students jumped from the 11th percentile to the 32nd percentile in state rankings over the past three years. Nearby charter DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School achieves stronger results (28% ELA, 20% math) serving the same community and just PK-3 grades, demonstrating that higher achievement is possible in this neighborhood.

363

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,256

Per pupil spending ?

2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Av
Washington, DC 20020

(202) 373-0097

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.6%

Hispanic:

3.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

105^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

53^rd of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	105 of 124	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	114 of 128	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	117 of 126	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	113 of 128	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	94 of 122	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	86 of 96	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	100 of 108	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	56 of 60	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	74 of 106	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	41.5	53 of 91	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	101 of 117	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	54 of 80	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	76 of 92	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	25.9	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	53 of 68	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	49 of 70	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	27 of 69	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.8	55 of 59	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	44 of 75	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	42 of 68	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	30 of 42	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	31 of 55	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	53.3	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	29 of 64	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

At Risk (2019)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2019)14th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2019)58th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2019)25th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

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

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 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
Excel Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0097	363	35	10.3		2 (0.6%)	347 (95.6%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.6	105^th of 124 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.5	114^th of 128 public elementary schools	10.9%	9			8.4	23.1	31.9	29.2	23.6			4.2	5.9	6.5	5.2	8.3	$29,256	$2,645	$26,611
Savoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Shannon Pl. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-2000	233	24	9.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	221 (94.8%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	121^st of 124 public elementary schools	2.4%					(n/a)	3.6	7.2	5.6				5.4			5.6					$31,298	$2,575	$28,723
Cedar Tree Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	701 Howard Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Cedar Tree Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 610-4193	399	25	16.0	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	362 (90.7%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)								(n/a)	11.7							19.6							$30,586	$2,230	$28,356
KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-7735	282	21	13.1	99.4%	1 (0.4%)	274 (97.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$30,296	$3,498	$26,798
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 610-5323	408	32	12.6	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	400 (98.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	107^th of 124 public elementary schools	13.7%		14.3	124^th of 128 public elementary schools	3.1%	17	4.8	15.0					9.7	13.4	16.3					14.7	$28,627	$3,640	$24,987
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	80.9%	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
Moten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Morris Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1111	216	28	7.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (96.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	29.6	76^th of 124 public elementary schools	38.7%		36.6	68^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.9%	8	9.5	32.1					26.8	28.5		13.6				25.4	$35,409	$2,827	$32,581
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	100.0%	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
Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2715 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	357	30	11.8	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	354 (99.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	14.5							14.3							$32,946	$2,921	$30,025
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3264 Stanton Rd. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3470	461	38	12.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	441 (95.7%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.9	122^nd of 124 public elementary schools	1.6%					(n/a)	3.7	9.7	7.8				7.4	5.6	5.7	4.5				5.3	$29,354	$2,705	$26,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Excel Academy

What is the racial makeup of Excel Academy?

Students at Excel Academy are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Excel Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Excel Academy.

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Excel Academy ranks in the bottom 15.3% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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