Summary:
ZIP code 20024 contains exactly one elementary school — Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, part of the District of Columbia Public Schools — serving grades PK through 5 with 374 students. As the only school in the area, Amidon-Bowen holds a unique community role, and it stands out as a highly resourced school: per-pupil spending is $25,727, and the student-teacher ratio is a low 10.4:1, implying roughly 36 teachers for the student body. Its state ranking has been volatile, moving from 84th (2023–2024) down to 100th (2024–2025), then recovering to 87th (2025–2026), with a current 2-star rating and a 30th percentile placement.
Academically, the school significantly underperforms district and state averages. In 2025–2026, only 20.9% of students were proficient in English Language Arts versus the district’s 44.1%, and just 17.2% were proficient in math versus the district’s 33.3%. Grade-level results show 4th grade as a relative bright spot (28.1% ELA, 23.4% math), while 3rd grade is a serious concern — only 9.1% of 3rd graders met ELA proficiency, and 14.0% met math proficiency, trailing the district by 34 points in math. On a positive note, year-over-year gains were recorded across all grades: math jumped from 11.5% to 17.2% (+5.7 points) and ELA rose from 18.9% to 20.9% (+2.0 points).
Amidon-Bowen’s high spending and low class sizes have not yet translated into strong test scores, which suggests it may be investing in supports that have not yet produced measurable academic gains, or that other challenges exist beyond the data provided. The recent rebound in state ranking and the upward test-score trend are encouraging signs, but proficiency remains far below district benchmarks. Missing 5th grade math data for 2025–2026, coupled with a low prior-year science result of 10.34%, limits a full picture of upper-elementary achievement. If the current trajectory continues, the school may be on the path to improvement, though it clearly has a long way to go.
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