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Eaton Elementary School

3301 Lowell St NW, Washington, DC 20008 · (202) 282-0103 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • ATest 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
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
34 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-K389%
Kindergarten6715%
Grade 16916%
Grade 26715%
Grade 36415%
Grade 47016%
Grade 56114%

This year's kindergarten class (67) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (61).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
20948%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
5813%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
7818%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Asian
338%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
5713%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
22251%
Female
21449%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
66.8%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
65.4%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 Eaton Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.4%#12 of 127#12 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.8%#15 of 131#15 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
436#37 of 156#37 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#106 of 135#106 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.8%#10 of 135#10 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.4%#53 of 73#53 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
436
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543633.513.0:1N/A
2023-2443734.512.7:1N/A
2022-2342233.512.6:1N/A
2020-214293113.8:1N/A
2017-1847629.516.1:1N/A
2015-164783214.9:114% (66)
2010-114253213.3:115% (64)
2000-014112914.2:118% (72)
1990-913882019.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eaton Elementary School.

About Eaton Elementary School

Eaton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Washington, District of Columbia. A total of 436 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in District of Columbia is about 348 students, so this school is 25% larger than average.

Eaton Elementary School is a school in District of Columbia Public Schools. The district has 117 schools and 52,030 students.

Eaton Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 8% Asian. In District of Columbia overall, about 38% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

allk12 grades Eaton Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with District of Columbia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Census estimates describe District of Columbia this way: the median household income is $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Eaton Elementary School, District of Columbia has 246 other public schools.

Hearst Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Eaton Elementary School.

The NCES locale for Eaton Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 429 in 2020-21, 436 in 2024-25.

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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
Eaton Elementary School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
3301 Lowell St NW, Washington, DC 20008
Phone
(202) 282-0103
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
436
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000096
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Eaton Elementary schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eaton Elementary. Eaton Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Eaton Elementary School
How large is Eaton Elementary School?
Eaton Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
Is Eaton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eaton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Eaton Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Eaton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Eaton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Eaton Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 13% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Eaton Elementary School?
Eaton Elementary School is overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia.
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