Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000121
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School
401 I St. SW, Washington, DC 20024 · (202) 724-4867 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 78 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
18.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
11.5%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Amidon-Bowen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #104 of 127 | #104 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #91 of 131 | #91 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #67 of 156 | #67 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #62 of 135 | #62 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #67 of 135 | #67 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #39 of 51 | #39 of 51 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
+59 (+19%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 35.8 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 34.5 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 30 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 29 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 98% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 69% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 19 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amidon-Bowen Elementary School.
About Amidon-Bowen Elementary School
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia. It had 374 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School is among 117 schools run by District of Columbia Public Schools, which serves 52,030 students.
The share of Black students at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 13% White, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show District of Columbia is about 42% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.4 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.
District of Columbia is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in District of Columbia number 247, with about 94,385 students.
Among nearby public schools, AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Waterfront Station is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Amidon-Bowen Elementary School.
NCES assigns Amidon-Bowen Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 374 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 315.
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District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Amidon-Bowen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School?
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
Is Amidon-Bowen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 10% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in?
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.
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