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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20008

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Schools

2,241

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedHearst Elementary School7^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 20008 is home to four top-performing DC public elementary schools—Oyster-Adams Bilingual School, Murch Elementary School, Eaton Elementary School, and Hearst Elementary School—all part of the District of Columbia Public Schools district, which earns a 3-star district rating but serves as the backdrop for this exceptional cluster. All four schools are elementary schools (Oyster-Adams serves PK-8), and all rank in the top 16 of all DC schools, with 4 or 5 stars. The schools range in size from 356 students at Hearst to 791 students at Oyster-Adams.

Hearst Elementary School is the current standout: it ranks #7 of 124 DC schools and posts the highest math proficiency in the zip code at 79.1%, with an ELA proficiency of 74.1%. Murch Elementary School ranks #9, leads in ELA at 74.5%, and posted the highest single grade-level result in the area with 82.5% proficiency in 5th-grade ELA, though it has slipped from #4 in 2023-2024. Oyster-Adams Bilingual School ranks #10 and is notable for serving PK-8, maintaining strong results through middle school; its all-grades math proficiency of 66.5% is impressive given the wider grade span. Eaton Elementary School rounds out the group at #16, with the lowest overall proficiency (65.8% ELA, 64.8% math) but the strongest 3rd-grade math score in the zip code at 85%.

Every school in 20008 dramatically outperforms district and state averages. The district averages 44.1% in ELA and 33.3% in math; the lowest school in the zip code, Eaton Elementary School, still scores more than 30 percentage points higher in math. Science proficiency ranges from 48.08% at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School to 62.77% at Murch Elementary School, versus a district average of 16.81%. Spending per student is similar across the four schools ($21,793-$24,588), and student-teacher ratios are nearly identical (13.0-14.0), suggesting that performance differences stem more from curriculum and school culture than resources. Class size and spending do not explain the rankings, but families in this area have access to an unusually strong, consistent set of public school options.

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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
Murch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4810 36th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0130	658	47	14.0	7.4%	357 (54.3%)	117 (17.8%)	80 (12.2%)	50 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	94.9	9^th of 124 public elementary schools	92.7%		96.6	8^th of 128 public elementary schools	93.8%	1	66.3	74.5	82.5				74.5	71.6	77.7	78.3				75.9	$22,873	$2,110	$20,763
Eaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Lowell St NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0103	436	34	13.0	13.8%	209 (47.9%)	78 (17.9%)	58 (13.3%)	33 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	88.6	16^th of 124 public elementary schools	87.1%		93.8	14^th of 128 public elementary schools	89.1%	2	58.3	59.1	78.5				65.8	85.0	60.6	51.4				64.8	$22,880	$2,086	$20,795
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6130	791	60	13.1	21.7%	306 (38.7%)	22 (2.8%)	385 (48.7%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	94.7	10^th of 124 public elementary schools	91.9%		95.7	10^th of 128 public elementary schools	92.2%		62.6	75.5	74.1	79.5	76.3	71.2	73.1	81.5	64.9	66.6	59.0	68.8	53.8	66.5	$23,829	$2,085	$21,744
Hearst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 37th St. NW	Washington	20008	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 282-0106	356	27	13.4	15.5%	188 (52.8%)	70 (19.7%)	42 (11.8%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	95.7	7^th of 124 public elementary schools	94.4%		97	7^th of 128 public elementary schools	94.5%		61.2	85.8	81.7				74.1	74.6	81.0	83.6				79.1	$24,265	$2,066	$22,199

Cities Near Zip Code 20008

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Washington	0.39 mi	264	1^st
Laurel	18.57 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

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