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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in District of Columbia Public Schools

This page covers 79 elementary schools in District of Columbia Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

79
Schools Ranked
District of Columbia
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 79
1
rank
Mann ES
Grades PK–05390 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
88
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Amidon-Bowen ES
Grades PK–05336 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
88
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Hyde-Addison ES
Grades PK–05381 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
88
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Tyler ES
Grades PK–05510 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
87
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Payne ES
Grades PK–05317 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
87
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Stoddert ES
Grades PK–05444 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
85
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Brent ES
Grades PK–05419 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
85
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Key ES
Grades PK–05353 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
85
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Janney ES
Grades PK–05688 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
85
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)
Grades 01–05374 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($36,134/student)
84
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$36,134
Above nat'l avg
69 more elementary schools in District of Columbia Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
79
Elementary Schools
116
Total Schools
88
#1 Score
69
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Mann ES
Score: 88/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.