Elementary · District of Columbia

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–8, 791 students, 13.2 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: 791
Teachers (FTE): 60.0
Students per teacher: 13.2
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 97% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 360 · 144 schools compared

Larger than 94% 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%

72%proficient

A higher share proficient than 90% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 29% · 126 elementary schools compared

480 students tested, grades 3–8 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

65%proficient

A higher share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 26% · 120 elementary schools compared

340 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
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: 2801 Calvert St. NW and 2501 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202)671-6130
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
Eaton ES	Pre-K–5	436	13.0	67%	65%	0.8 mi
Marie Reed ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	461	10.2	48%	42%	0.9 mi
H.D. Cooke ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	406	9.2	16%	15%	1.0 mi
Hyde-Addison ES	Pre-K–5	400	12.5	71%	64%	1.1 mi
John Francis Education CampusFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	583	10.2	50%	35%	1.1 mi
Stoddert ES	Pre-K–5	425	12.1	82%	80%	1.2 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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