Elementary schools in District of Columbia.
144 elementary schools across 37 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.
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What the numbers say across District of Columbia.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
students at the median elementary school; the middle half of schools enroll between 252 and 436 students.
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
students per teacher at the median elementary school reporting staffing.
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.
Reported grade spans · v2026.07
Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.
Record mix · v2026.07
Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 54.9% of this list (79 of 144 records); the five most-represented cities account for 100.0%.
Districts with elementary schools.
Every district with at least one elementary-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
| District of Columbia Public Schools | 79 | 1 | 30,660 |
| Kipp Dc Pcs | 11 | 1 | 3,651 |
| Friendship Pcs | 7 | 1 | 1,919 |
| Center City Pcs | 6 | 1 | 1,446 |
| Dc Prep Pcs | 3 | 1 | 1,240 |
| Rocketship Education Dc Pcs | 3 | 1 | 1,197 |
| Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs | 2 | 1 | 707 |
| Lee Montessori Pcs | 2 | 1 | 544 |
| Mundo Verde Bilingual Pcs | 2 | 1 | 1,067 |
| Two Rivers Pcs | 2 | 1 | 798 |
| Achievement Preparatory Academy Pcs | 1 | 1 | 409 |
| Breakthrough Montessori Pcs | 1 | 1 | 383 |
| Bridges Pcs | 1 | 1 | 365 |
| Capital City Pcs | 1 | 1 | 323 |
| Cedar Tree Academy Pcs | 1 | 1 | 399 |
| Creative Minds International Pcs | 1 | 1 | 530 |
| Dc Bilingual Pcs | 1 | 1 | 622 |
| Dc Scholars Pcs | 1 | 1 | 478 |
| Dc Wildflower Pcs | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| E.l. Haynes Pcs | 1 | 1 | 409 |
| Early Childhood Academy Pcs | 1 | 1 | 281 |
| Global Citizens Pcs | 1 | 1 | 198 |
| Harmony Dc Pcs | 1 | 1 | 182 |
| Hope Community Pcs | 1 | 1 | 232 |
| I Dream Pcs | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Ingenuity Prep Pcs | 1 | 1 | 797 |
| Inspired Teaching Demonstration Pcs | 1 | 1 | 522 |
| Learn Dc Pcs | 1 | 1 | 290 |
| Latin American Montessori Bilingual Pcs | 1 | 1 | 572 |
| Mary Mcleod Bethune Day Academy Pcs | 1 | 1 | 310 |
| Meridian Pcs | 1 | 1 | 578 |
| Perry Street Preparatory Pcs | 1 | 1 | 437 |
| Roots Pcs | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| Sela Pcs | 1 | 1 | 302 |
| Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs | 1 | 1 | 199 |
| The Children's Guild Dc Pcs | 1 | 1 | 246 |
| Washington Yu Ying Pcs | 1 | 1 | 701 |
District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.
Questions about District of Columbia elementary schools.
How many elementary schools are in District of Columbia?
K12 Atlas profiles 144 elementary schools in District of Columbia in release v2026.07, across 37 districts.
Are primary schools and elementary schools the same in U.S. data?
Usually. U.S. datasets typically use elementary school, while many searchers use primary school for the same early-grade category; exact grade spans vary by campus.
How many students attend District of Columbia elementary schools?
53,218 students were enrolled across 144 elementary schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many districts and cities have elementary schools in District of Columbia?
The directory lists 37 districts and 1 cities with elementary-level school records.
What grades do District of Columbia elementary schools cover?
The most commonly reported grade spans are PK–05 (87), PK–08 (22), PK–03 (10). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.
How do I browse all elementary schools in District of Columbia?
Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.
Can I download the full list of District of Columbia elementary schools?
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