Elementary · District of Columbia

Ross ES

Ross ES, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–5, 171 students, 9.0 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
171
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Students per teacher
9.0
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 82% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 96% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 360 · 144 schools compared

Smaller than 90% 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%

84%proficient

A higher share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 29% · 126 elementary schools compared

74 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

80%proficient

A higher share proficient than 96% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 26% · 120 elementary schools compared

74 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · 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
Area
Large city

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

Location

Address
1730 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone
(202)673-7200
City or town
Washington

Nearby elementary schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Marie Reed ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–546110.248%42%
Garrison ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53959.643%43%
Meridian PCSCharterFree meals for all
Pre-K–85789.322%11%
Pre-K–858310.250%35%
Seaton ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53909.229%29%
H.D. Cooke ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–54069.216%15%

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.

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.

Sources

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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