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Best Elementary Schools in Washington, DC (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

132

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Every ranked elementary school in Washington, DC, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Washington, DC elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Janney ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	78%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	688
#2	A+	Ross ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	78%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	171
#3	A+	Stoddert ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	76%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	444
#4	A+	Lafayette ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	75%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	892
#5	A+	Brent ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	71%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	419
#6	A+	Hearst ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	69%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	347
#7	A+	Murch ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	68%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	651
#8	A+	Mann ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	67%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	390
#9	A+	School Within School At Goding	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	67%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	326
#10	A+	Key ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	65%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	353
#11	A+	Hyde Addison ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	62%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	381
#12	A	Oyster Adams Bilingual School	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	62%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	767
#13	A	Shepherd ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	62%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	350
#14	A	Eaton ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	61%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	422
#15	A	Maury ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	58%	53%	Meets Expectations	527
#16	A	Washington Yu Ying (Charter)	Washington	Washington Yu Ying PCS	56%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	602
#17	A	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs Brookland (Charter)	Washington	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	50%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	355
#18	A	Friendship Pcs Chamberlain Elementary (Charter)	Washington	Friendship PCS	50%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	296
#19	A	Latin American Montessori Bilingual (Charter)	Washington	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	48%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	553
#20	A	Ludlow Taylor ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	47%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	433
#21	A	Mundo Verde Bilingual Pcs Calle Ocho (Charter)	Washington	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	44%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	470
#22	A-	Dc Bilingual (Charter)	Washington	DC Bilingual PCS	44%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	530
#23	A-	Inspired Teaching Demonstration (Charter)	Washington	Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS	43%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	518
#24	A-	Whittier ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	40%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	380
#25	A-	Marie Reed ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	39%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	462
#26	A-	Bancroft ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	715
#27	A-	Burroughs ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	37%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	258
#28	A-	Garrison ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	37%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	375
#29	A-	Learn Dc Pcs (Charter)	Washington		37%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	214
#30	A-	Payne ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	37%	34%	Meets Expectations	317
#31	A-	Powell ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	37%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	484
#32	B+	Early Childhood Academy (Charter)	Washington	Early Childhood Academy PCS	36%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	250
#33	B+	Tyler ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	36%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	510
#34	B+	Dc Prep Pcs Benning ES (Charter)	Washington	DC Prep PCS	35%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	442
#35	B+	Lee Montessori Pcs Brookland (Charter)	Washington	Lee Montessori PCS	35%	29%	Meets Expectations	286
#36	B+	Watkins ES Capitol Hill Cluster	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	374
#37	B+	Barnard ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	34%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	580
#38	B+	School Without Walls At Francis Stevens	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	34%	27%	Meets Expectations	479
#39	B+	Bruce Monroe ES At Park View	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	33%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	433
#40	B+	Center City Pcs Congress Heights (Charter)	Washington	Center City PCS	32%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	249
#41	B+	Sela (Charter)	Washington	Sela PCS	32%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	280
#42	B	John Lewis ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	32%	28%	Meets Expectations	427
#43	B	Mundo Verde Bilingual Pcs Jf Cook (Charter)	Washington	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	32%	25%	Meets Expectations	537
#44	B	Takoma ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	30%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	417
#45	B	Thomson ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	30%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	247
#46	B	Capitol Hill Montessori School At Logan	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	28%	27%	Meets Expectations	424
#47	B	Center City Pcs Brightwood (Charter)	Washington	Center City PCS	28%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	260
#48	B	Dorothy I Height ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	28%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	426
#49	B	Kipp Dc Promise Academy (Charter)	Washington	Kipp Dc Pcs	28%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	610
#50	B	Dc Prep Pcs Anacostia ES (Charter)	Washington	DC Prep PCS	24%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	410
#51	B	Dc Prep Pcs Edgewood ES (Charter)	Washington	DC Prep PCS	24%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	430
#52	B-	Two Rivers Pcs 4th Street (Charter)	Washington	Two Rivers PCS	24%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	399
#53	B-	Two Rivers Pcs Young ES (Charter)	Washington	Two Rivers PCS	24%	23%	Meets Expectations	377
#54	B-	Kipp Dc Lead Academy (Charter)	Washington	Kipp Dc Pcs	23%	18%	Meets Expectations	383
#55	B-	El Haynes Pcs ES (Charter)	Washington	E.L. Haynes PCS	22%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	342
#56	B-	Friendship Pcs Ideal Elementary (Charter)	Washington	Friendship PCS	22%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	216
#57	B-	Langdon ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	22%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	353
#58	B-	Moten ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	22%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	223
#59	B-	Raymond ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	22%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	358
#60	B-	Seaton ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	22%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	353
#61	B-	Tubman ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	22%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	540
#62	C+	Van Ness ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	372
#63	C+	Creative Minds International (Charter)	Washington	Creative Minds International PCS	21%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	587
#64	C+	Friendship Pcs Woodridge International Elementary (Charter)	Washington	Friendship PCS	21%	16%	Meets Expectations	250
#65	C+	Jo Wilson ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	21%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	438
#66	C+	Kipp Dc Spring Academy (Charter)	Washington	Kipp Dc Pcs	21%	16%	Meets Expectations	390
#67	C+	Beers ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	20%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	372
#68	C+	Friendship Pcs Armstrong Elementary (Charter)	Washington	Friendship PCS	20%	17%	Meets Expectations	252
#69	C+	Lasalle Backus ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	20%	16%	Meets Expectations	255
#70	C+	Breakthrough Montessori (Charter)	Washington	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	19%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	346
#71	C+	Friendship Pcs Blow Pierce Elementary (Charter)	Washington	Friendship PCS	19%	16%	Meets Expectations	285
#72	C+	Noyes ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	18%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	241
#73	C	Bunker Hill ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	206
#74	C	Center City Pcs Petworth (Charter)	Washington	Center City PCS	18%	16%	Meets Expectations	244
#75	C	Dc Scholars (Charter)	Washington	DC Scholars PCS	18%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	532
#76	C	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs East End (Charter)	Washington	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	18%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	318
#77	C	Center City Pcs Shaw (Charter)	Washington	Center City PCS	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	217
#78	C	Cleveland ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	282
#79	C	Randle Highlands ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	17%	12%	Meets Expectations	269
#80	C	Truesdell ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	17%	17%	Meets Expectations	444
#81	C	Lorraine H Whitlock ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	137
#82	C	Patterson ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	15%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	273
#83	C-	Brightwood ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	591
#84	C-	Amidon Bowen ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	336
#85	C-	Center City Pcs Trinidad (Charter)	Washington	Center City PCS	14%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	189
#86	C-	Kimball ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	14%	12%	Meets Expectations	395
#87	C-	Kipp Dc Inspire Academy (Charter)	Washington	Kipp Dc Pcs	14%	12%	Meets Expectations	227
#88	C-	Perry Street Preparatory (Charter)	Washington	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	451
#89	C-	Stanton ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	14%	8%	Meets Expectations	313
#90	C-	Cw Harris ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	13%	10%	Meets Expectations	249
#91	C-	Ingenuity Prep (Charter)	Washington	Ingenuity Prep PCS	13%	11%	Meets Expectations	788
#92	C-	Nalle ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	13%	10%	Meets Expectations	285
#93	D+	Achievement Preparatory Academy Pcs Wahler Place ES (Charter)	Washington	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	13%	11%	Meets Expectations	228
#94	D+	Capital City Pcs Lower School (Charter)	Washington	Capital City PCS	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	330
#95	D+	Hd Cooke ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	379
#96	D+	Houston ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	281
#97	D+	Kipp Dc Quest Academy (Charter)	Washington	Kipp Dc Pcs	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	385
#98	D+	Leckie Education Campus	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	451
#99	D+	Lee Montessori Pcs East End (Charter)	Washington	Lee Montessori PCS	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	193
#100	D+	Thomas ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	12%	8%	Meets Expectations	273
#101	D+	Garfield ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	11%	9%	Meets Expectations	231
#102	D+	Mary Mcleod Bethune Day Academy (Charter)	Washington	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	314
#103	D	Browne Education Campus	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	438
#104	D	Center City Pcs Capitol Hill (Charter)	Washington	Center City PCS	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	249
#105	D	Harmony Dc Pcs School Of Excellence (Charter)	Washington	Harmony DC PCS	11%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	159
#106	D	Meridian (Charter)	Washington	Meridian PCS	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	627
#107	D	Walker Jones Education Campus	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	337
#108	D	Kipp Dc Heights Academy (Charter)	Washington	Kipp Dc Pcs	10%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	469
#109	D	Lawrence E Boone ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	430
#110	D	Malcolm X ES At Green	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	10%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	195
#111	D	Rocketship Pcs Infinity Community Prep (Charter)	Washington	Rocketship Education DC PCS	10%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	306
#112	D	Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs (Charter)	Washington		10%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	262
#113	D-	Langley ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	10%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	338
#114	D-	Burrville ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	278
#115	D-	Excel Academy	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	9%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	387
#116	D-	King ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	9%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	226
#117	D-	Plummer ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	203
#118	D-	Hendley ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	8%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	289
#119	D-	Roots (Charter)	Washington	Roots PCS	8%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	89
#120	D-	Simon ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	8%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	205
#121	D-	Smothers ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	8%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	210
#122	D-	Wheatley Education Campus	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	321
#123	F	Bridges (Charter)	Washington	Bridges PCS	7%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	380
#124	F	Friendship Pcs Southeast Elementary (Charter)	Washington	Friendship PCS	7%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	365
#125	F	Rocketship Pcs Legacy Prep (Charter)	Washington	Rocketship Education DC PCS	7%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	658
#126	F	Drew ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	6%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	189
#127	F	Savoy ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	6%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	238
#128	F	Ketcham ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	5%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	284
#129	F	Miner ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	5%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	368
#130	F	Rocketship Pcs Rise Academy (Charter)	Washington	Rocketship Education DC PCS	5%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	529
#131	F	Turner ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	4%	12%	Underperforms Expectations	491
#132	F	The Childrens Guild Dc (Charter)	Washington	The Children's Guild DC PCS	1%	11%	Underperforms Expectations	206

How Washington, DC's elementary schools compare

A: 31B: 30C: 31D: 30F: 10

46% of the 132 ranked elementary schools in Washington, DC earn an A or B (31 A grades, 30 B, 31 C, 30 D, 10 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 91 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 51 exceed it. On average 26% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 21% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Friendship Pcs Chamberlain Elementary (50% against 15%, A), School Within School At Goding (67% against 35%, A+), Ross ES (78% against 52%, A+), Stoddert ES (76% against 51%, A+), Early Childhood Academy (36% against 11%, B+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 33): District of Columbia Public Schools (24).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Lafayette ES (892 students, A+, #4), Ingenuity Prep (788 students, C-, #91), Oyster Adams Bilingual School (767 students, A, #12).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 7 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Washington, DC that are not ranked

14 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

F Friendship Pcs Online Academy, Washington

Not yet graded (13)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Cedar Tree Academy, Washington
Dc Wildflower Pcs - The Riverseed School, Washington
Eagle Academy, Washington
Eagle Academy, Washington
Global Citizens Pcs, Washington
Hope Community Pcs Tolson, Washington
I Dream, Washington
Kipp Dc Arts And Technology Academy, Washington
Kipp Dc Connect Academy, Washington
Kipp Dc Discover Academy, Washington
Kipp Dc Grow Academy, Washington
Kipp Dc Pride Academy, Washington
Peabody ES Capitol Hill Cluster, Washington

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Washington, DC, as grouped on its schools page; the District of Columbia ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Washington, DC

What is the best elementary school in Washington, DC?

Janney ES in Washington ranks first among the 132 ranked elementary schools in Washington, DC with a SchoolGrade of A+, 78% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.

How are elementary schools in Washington, DC ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Washington, DC have?

SchoolGrade grades 146 public elementary schools in Washington, DC; 132 are ranked here and 14 are listed as not ranked.