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If you had an hour of school board time for Brent ES, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000113
Brent Elementary School
301 North Carolina Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003 · (202) 698-3363 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- A+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
12.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
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 | 64 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 103% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
52%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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
82.7%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 Brent Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #3 of 127 | #3 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #5 of 131 | #5 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #41 of 156 | #41 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #103 of 135 | #103 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #52 of 135 | #52 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #68 of 73 | #68 of 73 |
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
421
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 421 | 32.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 33 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 33 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 31 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 99% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 34% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 12 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brent Elementary School.
About Brent Elementary School
Brent Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in District of Columbia, with an address in Washington. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 421 students. Across elementary schools in District of Columbia, the average enrollment is about 348.
Brent Elementary School is one of the 117 schools that make up District of Columbia Public Schools (52,030 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Brent Elementary School, about 67 are White. It is also 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. District of Columbia's residents are about 38% White, 29 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brent Elementary School scores 52%.
Teacher count: 32.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia, this school's ratio is higher.
Brent Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.
District of Columbia is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. District of Columbia's 247 public schools enroll about 94,385 students and include Brent Elementary School.
The closest school to Brent Elementary School is Van Ness Elementary School, located about 0.5 miles away. Brent Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The NCES locale for Brent Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.0:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
People who know Brent Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in District of Columbia Public Schools
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 923 students
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Other Brent Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brent Elementary. Brent Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Brent Elementary SchoolBrent, AL · 603 students
Nearby schools
- Van Ness Elementary School0.5 mi · 404
- Shirley Chisholm Elementary School0.6 mi · 542
- Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)0.6 mi · 209
- Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)0.6 mi · 415
- Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill0.6 mi · 387
- AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Lincoln Park0.8 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Brent Elementary SchoolHow large is Brent Elementary School?
Brent Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brent Elementary School serve?
Brent Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Brent Elementary School have?
Brent Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Brent Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brent Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Brent Elementary School?
Brent Elementary School is overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.