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Brightwood Elementary School

1300 Nicholson St. NW, Washington, DC 20011 · (202) 722-5670 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
71 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10817%
Kindergarten8814%
Grade 18713%
Grade 29615%
Grade 310015%
Grade 48814%
Grade 57912%

This year's kindergarten class (88) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (79).

Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
122%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
44669%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
18529%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
33552%
Female
31048%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
11.8%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
22.3%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 Brightwood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.3%#63 of 127#63 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
11.8%#120 of 131#120 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
646#8 of 156#8 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.1:1#23 of 135#23 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.9%#71 of 135#71 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.3%#45 of 73#45 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 2024-25
Enrollment
646
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2564671.19.1:1N/A
2023-2460367.19.0:1N/A
2022-2359168.18.7:1N/A
2020-21633738.7:1N/A
2017-187377010.5:1N/A
2015-167096411.1:1100% (709)
2010-115544612.0:189% (494)
2000-015184212.3:193% (484)
1990-915402224.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brightwood Elementary School.

About Brightwood Elementary School

Brightwood Elementary School is a large elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, under District of Columbia Public Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 646 students. Elementary schools in District of Columbia have about 348 students on average; enrollment here is 86% higher.

The district, District of Columbia Public Schools, operates 117 schools serving 52,030 students.

More than half of enrollment at Brightwood Elementary School is Hispanic: 69%. The next largest groups are 29% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 57 points above the 12% share among District of Columbia residents. The diversity index for Brightwood Elementary School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

For every teacher at Brightwood Elementary School, there are about 9.1 students; the school has 71.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in District of Columbia average 11.0:1.

Brightwood Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.

In District of Columbia, median household income comes to about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 247, with about 94,385 students.

Friendship PCS - Online Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Brightwood Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment went from 633 in 2020-21 to 646 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

District of Columbia at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Brightwood Elementary School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
1300 Nicholson St. NW, Washington, DC 20011
Phone
(202) 722-5670
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
646
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student–teacher ratio
9.1:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000112
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Brightwood Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brightwood Elementary. Brightwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Brightwood Elementary School
How large is Brightwood Elementary School?
Brightwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Brightwood Elementary School serve?
Brightwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brightwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brightwood Elementary School is approximately 9.1:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brightwood Elementary School?
At Brightwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 69% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Brightwood Elementary School in?
Brightwood Elementary School is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.
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