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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 20018

Test scores delayed: 2025-2026 science scores will be released by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education in October, at which point rankings will be updated.

At a glance

Schools

1,902

Students

Districts

Top rankedBurroughs Elementary School22^nd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Langdon Elementary School up 10 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

The Children's Guild DC PCS 9.4 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 20018 in Washington, DC is served by six elementary schools—three District of Columbia Public Schools traditional schools and three public charter schools—enrolling about 1,900 students across grade spans from PK-3 through PK-8. The standout by far is Burroughs Elementary School, which ranks 22nd of 124 DC elementary schools and is the only school in the ZIP code above state averages in both ELA and math, with 54.7% and 53.8% proficiency respectively. Langdon Elementary School is a math bright spot, exceeding state averages in math overall and in 5th grade, while Noyes Elementary School has shown the most dramatic improvement, climbing from the 11th percentile in 2022-23 to the 57th percentile in 2024-25, though its ELA remains below the state average.

Charter schools in this area generally lag the traditional public schools. Perry Street Preparatory PCS sits near the bottom in math (10.6% proficiency) and shows a huge internal gap between weak 5th-grade ELA (7.1%) and strong 8th-grade ELA (48.9%). The Children's Guild DC PCS is an extreme outlier with near-zero proficiency (3.4% ELA, 0.7% math) despite spending $52,433 per pupil—the highest in the ZIP code—and having the lowest student-teacher ratio. Friendship PCS – Woodridge International Elementary serves only PK-3 and shows decent 3rd-grade math (33.4%), but its limited grade span makes direct comparisons difficult.

Spending clearly does not predict performance here: the highest spender has the lowest scores, while the highest performer (Burroughs) spends near the middle. Grade-level disparities are also common—Langdon’s 4th-grade ELA sits at 21% while its 5th-grade ELA jumps to 55%, and Noyes drops from 41% in 4th grade to 19% in 5th grade. Science is a weak spot even for strong schools, with Burroughs at 14.3% and Langdon at 6.3% versus the state average of 20.4%. Overall, this ZIP code offers a wide range of choices, from a top-tier school like Burroughs to schools facing serious challenges, so parents should look carefully at grade-level data and school fit.

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2959 Carlton Avenue NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-6500	218	21	10.6	51.4%	1 (0.5%)	211 (96.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)	18.0							33.4							$36,225	$2,898	$33,327
Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 Perry Street NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-4400	437	43	10.1	71.6%	4 (0.9%)	370 (84.7%)	52 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	20.6	93^rd of 124 public elementary schools	25.0%		22.4	99^th of 128 public elementary schools	22.7%	6		10.0	7.1	32.7	41.5	48.9	26.0	12.2	15.0		6.4	7.5		10.6	$33,229	$2,719	$30,510
Langdon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Evarts St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6048	377	37	10.1	60.5%	16 (4.2%)	243 (64.5%)	104 (27.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	51.9	47^th of 124 public elementary schools	62.1%		40.7	57^th of 128 public elementary schools	55.5%	10	27.2	21.0	55.1				32.4	36.4	23.7	55.1				36.9	$28,229	$2,542	$25,687
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Newton St NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6150	331	30	11.2	32.6%	89 (26.9%)	190 (57.4%)	42 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	79.3	22^nd of 124 public elementary schools	82.3%		72.1	22^nd of 128 public elementary schools	82.8%		59.2	54.8	51.3				54.7	74.0	47.6	45.9				53.8	$28,056	$2,367	$25,689
Noyes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 10th St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-2580	293	30	9.7	73.4%	8 (2.7%)	213 (72.7%)	67 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)		41.0	19.2				29.6								$28,660	$2,716	$25,945
The Children's Guild DC PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	2146 24th Place NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	The Children's Guild DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 774-5442	246	26	9.4	86.2%	2 (0.8%)	219 (89.0%)	22 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			4.0		8.0		3.4							0.7	$47,504	$2,751	$44,754

Cities Near Zip Code 20018

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Washington	0.18 mi	264	1^st
Laurel	15.73 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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