E.L. Haynes PCS - ES

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Washington, District of Columbia, E.L. Haynes PCS - ES educates 409 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of E.L. Haynes PCS.

E.L. Haynes PCS - ES is one of 3 schools operated by E.L. Haynes PCS, a district that caters to 1,184 students overall.

Looking at the student body, E.L. Haynes PCS - ES reports that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 30% Black, 19% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, E.L. Haynes PCS - ES logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for District of Columbia shows the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), E.L. Haynes PCS - ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is E.L. Haynes PCS - HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. E.L. Haynes PCS - ES is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at E.L. Haynes PCS - ES has increased 18%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 40% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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