Elementary · District of Columbia

Hendley ES

Free meals for all

Hendley ES, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–5, 276 students, 9.5 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: 276
Teachers (FTE): 29.0
Students per teacher: 9.5
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 69% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 360 · 144 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on District of Columbia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

District of Columbia: 37%

12%proficient

A lower share proficient than 92% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 29% · 126 elementary schools compared

121 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

Not published: too few students tested.

DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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: 425 Chesapeake St. SE, Washington, DC 20032
Phone: (202)645-3450
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	Reading	Math
Ingenuity Prep PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	797	8.3	26%	12%	0.4 mi
Early Childhood Academy PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	281	16.5	45%	30%	0.5 mi
Patterson ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	238	8.2	29%	—	0.5 mi
Simon ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	231	8.9	15%	8.0%	0.5 mi
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ESCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	409	12.7	22%	15%	0.5 mi
Leckie Education CampusFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	453	11.8	21%	10%	0.7 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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