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What's the most underrated thing about Duke Ellington School of the Arts that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
589
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 553
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000016
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
3500 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20007 · (202) 282-0123 · District of Columbia
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of District of Columbia public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
28.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 164 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 160 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 22% |
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
56.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
16.0%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 Duke Ellington School of the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #10 of 34 | #10 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #6 of 36 | #6 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #18 of 45 | #18 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.1:1 | #41 of 41 | #41 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #11 of 39 | #11 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #22 of 26 | #22 of 26 |
Ranked against other public high 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
589
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
28.1:1
was 118.2:1
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 | 589 | 21 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 12 | 48.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 7 | 80.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 5 | 118.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 6 | 94.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 5 | 105.0:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 13 | 38.9:1 | 38% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 31% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 43 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
About Duke Ellington School of the Arts
This page covers Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a mid-sized high school in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has 589 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
District of Columbia Public Schools counts 52,030 students in its 117 schools, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts is one of them.
At Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 66% of students are Black. The remaining students are 14% White, 14% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show District of Columbia is about 42% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Duke Ellington School of the Arts scores 52%.
The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.1:1. The average for high schools in District of Columbia, 11.2:1, is lower.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of District of Columbia public high schools.
For the population of District of Columbia, 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%. Duke Ellington School of the Arts shares District of Columbia with 246 other public schools.
Hardy Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Duke Ellington School of the Arts was 591 in 2020-21 and 589 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 118.2:1 to 28.1:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Hardy Middle School0.2 mi · 631
- Hyde-Addison Elementary School0.5 mi · 400
- Stoddert Elementary School0.8 mi · 425
- MacArthur High School0.9 mi · 390
- Oyster-Adams Bilingual School1.0 mi · 791
- John Francis Education Campus1.0 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Duke Ellington School of the ArtsHow many students attend Duke Ellington School of the Arts?
Duke Ellington School of the Arts enrolls approximately 589 students in grades 09-12.
Is Duke Ellington School of the Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Duke Ellington School of the Arts have?
Duke Ellington School of the Arts employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Duke Ellington School of the Arts?
Student demographics at Duke Ellington School of the Arts are roughly 14% White, 14% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Duke Ellington School of the Arts in?
Duke Ellington School of the Arts is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.
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