Elementary · District of Columbia

Amidon-Bowen ES

Free meals for all

Amidon-Bowen ES, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–5, 374 students, 10.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of District of Columbia Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 374
Teachers (FTE): 35.8
Students per teacher: 10.4
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 53% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 360 · 144 schools compared

Smaller than 58% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: District of Columbia Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with District of Columbia Public Schools.

Location

Address: 401 I St. SW, Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202)724-4867
City or town: Washington
County: District of Columbia

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Brent ES	Pre-K–5	421	13.0	1.0 mi
Van Ness ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	404	13.0	1.0 mi
Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Pre-K–K	209	12.7	1.3 mi
Shirley Chisholm ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	542	11.8	1.4 mi
Cedar Tree Academy PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	399	16.1	1.5 mi
Capitol Hill Montessori School at LoganFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	503	14.0	1.5 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

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