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Excel Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Excel Academy is an elementary school located in Washington, DC, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 339 students. It 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.

Excel Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of DC elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 94 out of 122 schools in 2018-2019 to 113 out of 128 schools in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025. The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 6.3% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the state. Excel Academy's performance is especially concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Excel Academy has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $20,390 in 2020-2021 to $30,849 in 2023-2024, the school's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, suggesting that the increased funding may not have translated into significantly improved staffing or resources. Nearby schools, such as Moten Elementary and Ketcham Elementary, as well as local public charter schools like DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary and Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary, generally outperform Excel Academy across various academic metrics.

363

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,849

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: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (12% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

Elementary school

114^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

47^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to bottom 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of District Of Columbia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2019)14th percentile-9 vs school

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

African American (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2019)25th percentile-16 vs school

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

English Language Arts19%-19 vs state

Mathematics6%-20 vs state

Science6%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Excel Academy

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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 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 7th 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%)	17.5	114^th of 128 public elementary schools	10.9%		20.7	117^th of 126 public elementary schools	7.1%	3	5.7	9.1		13.2	16.3	25.6	42.4	18.8	15.2		7.9	7.0	6.3	$30,849	$4,997	$25,852
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		0 (0.0%)	221 (94.8%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		6.5	16.7					9.0	9.7	8.3			7.7	$31,626	$4,855	$26,771
Cedar Tree Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	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		0 (0.0%)	362 (90.7%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)								(n/a)														$27,651	$3,551	$24,099
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		1 (0.4%)	274 (97.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$27,044	$4,760	$22,284
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		0 (0.0%)	400 (98.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	124^th of 128 public elementary schools	3.1%		22.5	108^th of 126 public elementary schools	14.3%	16		6.5	14.0					10.1	11.0	10.0			10.5	$25,369	$3,550	$21,819
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1409 V Street SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3500	409	32	12.7		1 (0.2%)	389 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)		28.0						28.0	20.0				20.0	$26,992	$4,620	$22,372
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		0 (0.0%)	208 (96.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	36.6	68^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.9%		25.5	101^st of 126 public elementary schools	19.8%	33	15.0	12.9	38.5	40.0				28.6	19.4	15.4	35.0		22.1	$36,514	$4,764	$31,750
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		0 (0.0%)	229 (93.9%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15.2	121^st of 128 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)		10.7		11.5				8.5	10.7					$30,532	$4,943	$25,589
Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	645 Milwaukee Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	357	30	11.8		0 (0.0%)	354 (99.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		12.1						12.1						$31,822	$4,887	$26,935
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3264 Stanton Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3470	461	38	12.2		1 (0.2%)	441 (95.7%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)			6.5					4.4	5.7				3.8	$27,420	$4,683	$22,737

Frequently Asked Questions about Excel Academy

How many students attend Excel Academy?

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

What is the racial makeup of Excel Academy?

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

Is Excel Academy a good school?

Excel Academy ranks in the bottom 10.9% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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