Elementary · District of Columbia

C.W. Harris ES

Free meals for all

C.W. Harris ES, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–5, 251 students, 8.5 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: 251
Teachers (FTE): 29.5
Students per teacher: 8.5
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 75% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 360 · 144 schools compared

Smaller than 81% 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

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Location

Address: 301 53rd St. SE, Washington, DC 20019
Phone: (202)645-3188
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
Nalle ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	287	8.6	0.3 mi
KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCSCharterFree meals for all	K–4	614	14.3	0.4 mi
DC Scholars PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	478	13.7	0.5 mi
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East EndCharter	Pre-K–5	353	12.6	0.6 mi
KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCSCharterFree meals for all	1–4	388	14.2	0.6 mi
KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	244	13.3	0.6 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).

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