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Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS

Q: Is Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS a good school?

Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS ranks 23 rd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS?

Students at Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS are 42% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS (LAMB) is a public charter elementary school in the Petworth/Brightwood area of Washington, DC, serving 572 students in grades PK–5 with a Spanish/English bilingual Montessori model. It operates as its own local education agency and has been a top performer for a decade, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 23rd out of 124 DC schools (81st percentile) in 2025–2026 — ahead of every nearby comparison school, including Barnard Elementary School (25th), John Lewis Elementary School (34th), and Powell Elementary School (37th).

Academically, LAMB leads the area in reading and science. Its English language arts proficiency rate was 53.8% in 2025–2026, the highest among nearby schools and well above the DC average of 39.6%. In 5th-grade science, 42.9% of students scored proficient in 2024–2025 — more than double the state average of 20.4% and the top science result in the cluster. Math proficiency was 45.6%, comfortably above the state average of 28.2%, although Barnard Elementary School (53.5%) and John Lewis Elementary School (49.1%) posted stronger math scores. The bilingual model also appears to serve LAMB's Hispanic students well, with subgroup rankings in the 66th–83rd percentile among DC schools serving Hispanic students in recent years.

LAMB is also notable for its efficiency and stability. It spent $22,955 per student in 2023–2024, far less than many District of Columbia Public Schools elementary options in the area — including Dorothy I. Height Elementary School ($41,622) and Brightwood Elementary School ($32,855) — while outperforming them on most measures. Its student–teacher ratio of 10.6-to-1 supports the individualized attention associated with Montessori instruction, and the school has never fallen below 4 stars since 2014–2015. The main caveats are subgroup results: special education students earned a 1-star rating in 2024–2025, and the White student subgroup ranked last among all DC schools for three consecutive years. Small subgroup sizes can make these ratings volatile, so families with children in these groups may want to ask LAMB about specific supports. Overall, LAMB offers a strong academic foundation and a distinctive bilingual Montessori experience at a competitive cost.

572

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,687

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 726-6200

District: Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Hispanic:

28.7%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (50% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

District Of Columbia avg34%

23^rd of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 46Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS 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	77.1	23 of 124	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	20 of 128	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	25 of 126	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	20 of 128	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	20 of 97	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	31 of 122	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	26 of 120	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	16 of 97	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	16 of 109	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	19 of 112	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	21 of 111	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	86.8	16 of 111	85.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	49.3	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	68.2	27 of 117	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	25 of 110	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	61.1	35 of 113	69.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	27 of 113	76.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2019)77th percentile~ school

Male (2019)69th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)52nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-61 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-81 vs school

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

English Language Arts54%+14 vs state

Mathematics46%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 3, 2017

I feel so blessed that my child can learn in such an exciting, caring, loving, welcoming environment where diversity is truly celebrated. LAMB is bilingual and montessori education at its very best. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, December 18, 2015

The name is written wrong: It is Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS.

Also, the students with free or reduced lunch are not even 25%. There are two teachers in every classroom, (plus assistants who float throughout the day). Who writes this stuff on this site anyway? Close Quote

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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
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	24.9%	243 (42.5%)	89 (15.6%)	164 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	77.1	23^rd of 124 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.3	20^th of 128 public elementary schools	84.4%	3		63.0	58.8				53.8	49.3		47.1				45.6	$23,687	$820	$22,867
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	100.0%	136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	66.2	34^th of 124 public elementary schools	72.6%		57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%	5	50.0	47.5	33.3				44.8	60.3	49.2	31.7				49.1	$25,945	$2,688	$23,257
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	100.0%	38 (9.5%)	207 (51.8%)	134 (33.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	50.1	50^th of 124 public elementary schools	59.7%		49.1	46^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.1%	4	25.0	61.4	38.3				43.7	32.2	36.4	19.1				28.5	$38,190	$2,550	$35,639
Truesdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Ingraham St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6202	370	40	9.2	100.0%	29 (7.8%)	104 (28.1%)	226 (61.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34.1	69^th of 124 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.2	88^th of 128 public elementary schools	31.3%	19	24.6	4.6	31.4				20.9	32.0		25.5				22.9	$30,986	$2,538	$28,448
Friendship PCS - Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	6200 Kansas Avenue NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(202) 729-8287	366	15	24.4	98.5%	6 (1.6%)	314 (85.8%)	26 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	26.5	82^nd of 124 public elementary schools	33.9%		13.7	125^th of 128 public elementary schools	2.3%	43		14.3	10.0	41.2	36.6	45.0	27.6	3.5	3.0	2.8	25.0	10.3	12.5	9.5	$30,610	$1,704	$28,906
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	100.0%	70 (13.6%)	69 (13.4%)	352 (68.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	63.8	37^th of 124 public elementary schools	70.2%		62	31^st of 128 public elementary schools	75.8%	6	32.4	50.9	63.7				49.0	35.3	40.3	40.7				38.7	$28,853	$2,362	$26,491
Brightwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Nicholson St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 722-5670	646	71	9.0	100.0%	12 (1.9%)	185 (28.6%)	446 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.5	73^rd of 124 public elementary schools	41.1%		24.1	97^th of 128 public elementary schools	24.2%	24	18.1	22.6	21.1				20.8	35.9	24.7	15.3				25.5	$32,246	$2,458	$29,788
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	63.4%	79 (19.3%)	121 (29.6%)	175 (42.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	49.3	51^st of 124 public elementary schools	58.9%		41.2	56^th of 128 public elementary schools	56.3%	5	30.4	41.4	34.0				35.6	36.9	34.5	28.3				33.1	$32,038	$3,764	$28,274
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	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	151 (59.2%)	98 (38.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	37.2	65^th of 124 public elementary schools	47.6%		33.1	79^th of 128 public elementary schools	38.3%	14	13.7				50.0	48.1	35.8	45.5		7.7	19.0	11.6	20.0	21.5	$28,921	$2,307	$26,614
Center City PCS - Brightwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6008 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-3322	269	29	9.4	74.6%	1 (0.4%)	157 (58.4%)	103 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)					82.6	55.6	43.0	53.9	45.9				33.4	38.0	$28,502	$2,177	$26,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS

Is Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS a good school?

Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS ranks 23^rd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS?

Students at Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS are 42% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS.

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