Elementary · District of Columbia
Whittier ES
Free meals for allWhittier ES, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–5, 450 students, 10.0 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
- 450
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45.0
- Students per teacher
- 10.0
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 77% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 360 · 144 schools compared
Larger than 57% 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%45%proficient
A higher share proficient than 73% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 29% · 126 elementary schools compared
139 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
District of Columbia: 29%53%proficient
A higher share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in District of Columbia
Median 26% · 120 elementary schools compared
139 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
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- 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
- 6201 5th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011
- Phone
- (202)576-6156
- 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 | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–4 | 323 | 12.1 | — | 13% | |
Friendship PCS - Ideal ElementaryCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 212 | 12.5 | 24% | 22% |
Center City PCS - BrightwoodCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 269 | 9.4 | 40% | 35% |
Breakthrough Montessori PCSCharter | Pre-K–6 | 383 | 16.7 | 30% | 16% |
Sela PCSCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 302 | 7.0 | 42% | 37% |
Takoma ESFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 483 | 9.9 | 29% | 26% |
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
- 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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