Elementary · District of Columbia
Shepherd ES
Shepherd ES, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–5, 394 students, 13.1 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
- 394
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.0
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 80% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 58% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 360 · 144 schools compared
Smaller than 54% 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%74%proficient
A higher share proficient than 93% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 29% · 126 elementary schools compared
161 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
District of Columbia: 29%63%proficient
A higher share proficient than 88% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 26% · 120 elementary schools compared
161 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
- 7800 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20012
- Phone
- (202)576-6140
- City or town
- Washington
- County
- District of Columbia
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Takoma ESFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 483 | 9.9 |
| Pre-K–5 | 690 | 13.7 | |
East Silver Spring ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 540 | 12.1 |
| Pre-K–2 | 559 | 15.2 | |
Breakthrough Montessori PCSCharter | Pre-K–6 | 383 | 16.7 |
| Pre-K–2 | 499 | 13.2 |
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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