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Dorothy I. Height Elementary School

1300 Allison St NW, Washington, DC 20011 · (202) 723-4100 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • BTest 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
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
43 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-K10426%
Kindergarten5614%
Grade 14311%
Grade 24411%
Grade 35614%
Grade 45013%
Grade 54712%

This year's kindergarten class (56) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (47).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
3810%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
13434%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
20752%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Asian
103%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
20451%
Female
19649%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
37.2%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
29.6%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 Dorothy I. Height Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.6%#46 of 127#46 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.2%#46 of 131#46 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
400#55 of 156#55 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.4:1#30 of 135#30 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.0%#29 of 135#29 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.5%#36 of 73#36 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
400
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540042.59.4:1N/A
2023-2439645.58.7:1N/A
2022-2342646.59.2:1N/A
2020-21437469.5:1N/A
2017-184794410.9:1N/A
2015-164924510.9:199% (485)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy I. Height Elementary School.

About Dorothy I. Height Elementary School

Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in District of Columbia Public Schools, located in Washington, District of Columbia. It enrolled 400 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.

Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is run by District of Columbia Public Schools, whose 117 schools enroll 52,030 students.

Black students are the majority at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School, with 52% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 10 points above the 42% share among District of Columbia residents. Dorothy I. Height Elementary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reports 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.4 students per teacher. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

Measured against District of Columbia public elementary schools, Dorothy I. Height Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Federal survey data for District of Columbia show that the median household income is $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 247 public schools in District of Columbia, enrolling about 94,385 students in all.

Nearest public school: Truesdell Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

2024-25 enrollment was 400, an 8% decrease from 437 in 2020-21.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

District of Columbia at a glance

View full county profile
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
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
1300 Allison St NW, Washington, DC 20011
Phone
(202) 723-4100
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
400
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000504
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Dorothy I. Height Elementary. Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Dorothy I. Height Elementary School
How many students attend Dorothy I. Height Elementary School?
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dorothy I. Height Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is approximately 9.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School?
At Dorothy I. Height Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 34% Hispanic, 52% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dorothy I. Height Elementary School public or private?
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools.
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