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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 20020

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

4,815

Students

Districts

Top rankedStanton Elementary School58^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Garfield Elementary School up 40 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Moten Elementary School 7.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 20020 in Washington, DC, is home to 17 elementary schools serving 5,375 students, including 10 traditional public schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools district and 7 public charter schools. Grade configurations vary widely: most are PK–5, but KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS serves PK–K, Cedar Tree Academy PCS serves PK–2, DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School serves PK–3, KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS serves grades 1–4, Lee Montessori PCS - East End serves PK–4, and Excel Academy serves PK–8.

Stanton Elementary School is the strongest all-around performer, ranking 58th of 124 statewide with the best math proficiency (30.3%, above the state average of 28.2%) and gains of +8.3 ELA and +8.1 math. Garfield Elementary School is the top improvement story, jumping from 104th to 64th with a 13.6-point math surge. Moten Elementary School leads in ELA (26.8%) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.7 to 1). Beers Elementary School is the steadiest performer (25.6% ELA, 23.9% math). Among charters, DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School and Lee Montessori PCS - East End have the strongest networks — DC Prep PCS ranks 12th and Lee Montessori PCS 13th of 46 districts — but their scores still lag state averages.

Every school in 20020 falls below the DC district averages of 44.1% ELA and 33.3% math, with average proficiency around 17% in both subjects. Math is especially weak at some schools — Excel Academy posts a 15-point gap between ELA (23.6%) and math (8.3%), while Ketcham Elementary School sits at 2.4% math. Encouragingly, Randle Highlands Elementary School, Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy, KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS, and Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School all made meaningful math gains. Spending does not predict success — I Dream PCS spends the most ($37,608 per student) but reports no test scores, while the lowest-spending school, KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS, improved. Only Stanton Elementary School and Garfield Elementary School earned 3 stars; science scores also remain far below district averages. Despite broad challenges, upward momentum at several schools offers hope.

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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
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
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
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Naylor Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6180	288	30	9.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	273 (94.8%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	41.1	58^th of 124 public elementary schools	53.2%		30	84^th of 128 public elementary schools	34.4%	26	19.3	29.4					26.3	45.2	36.4	11.4				30.3	$33,657	$3,056	$30,601
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
Randle Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 30th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3250	301	30	10.0	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	286 (95.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	6.2						18.6			25.7				24.7	$31,836	$2,704	$29,132
Beers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Alabama Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4800	412	38	10.8	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	390 (94.7%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34	70^th of 124 public elementary schools	43.5%		33.2	78^th of 128 public elementary schools	39.1%	8	23.3	23.8	30.5				25.6	25.6	26.2					23.9	$31,534	$2,635	$28,899
Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6240	416	39	10.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	388 (93.3%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	20	94^th of 124 public elementary schools	24.2%		19.1	109^th of 128 public elementary schools	14.8%	15	9.3		11.6				14.7	23.3	19.6	4.6				16.0	$27,393	$2,751	$24,641
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 Alabama Ave SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6140	252	25	10.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	237 (94.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	37.7	64^th of 124 public elementary schools	48.4%		21	104^th of 128 public elementary schools	18.8%	40	12.5	35.3					23.3			25.0				27.1	$32,716	$2,580	$30,136
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
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
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
Lee Montessori PCS - East End	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2345 R Street SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Lee Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 996-6700	246	17	14.8		12 (4.9%)	203 (82.5%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)								(n/a)	21.7	28.6					20.0								$29,127	$576	$28,550
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2335 Raynolds Place SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 750-7177	346	22	15.7		2 (0.6%)	337 (97.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	16.4	110^th of 124 public elementary schools	11.3%					(n/a)	6.5	10.3					10.8	10.9	7.7	14.3				10.8	$39,238	$2,537	$36,700

Cities Near Zip Code 20020

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Washington	0.34 mi	264	1^st
Laurel	19.15 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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