Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELSIE WHITLOW STOKES COMMUNITY FREEDOM PCS·NCES 110000900223
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland
3700 OAKVIEW TERRACE NE, Washington, DC 20017 · (202) 265-7237 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
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
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
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DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
44.6%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #25 of 127 | #25 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #17 of 131 | #17 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #74 of 156 | #74 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #85 of 135 | #85 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #4 of 135 | #4 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #50 of 51 | #50 of 51 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
354
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 354 | 29.5 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 28.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 32.5 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 38 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 31.2 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 79% (277) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland.
About Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland
Among the schools in Washington, District of Columbia, is Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 354 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS serves 707 students across 2 schools.
The most common group at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland is White students, at 40%. Other groups make up 29% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. County-wide, about 38% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland was 12.0:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
The allk12 Grade for Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland is A. Compared with District of Columbia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Recent Census Bureau figures for District of Columbia show that the median household income is $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland, District of Columbia has 246 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Brookland Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Federal data show 357 students in 2020-21 and 354 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Brookland Middle School0.2 mi · 381
- Luke C. Moore High School0.2 mi · 275
- Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS0.3 mi · 199
- Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS0.4 mi · 310
- Bunker Hill Elementary School0.6 mi · 219
- Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho0.6 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - BrooklandHow many students attend Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland?
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland serve?
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland is approximately 12.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland?
At Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland, the student body is approximately 40% White, 17% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland in?
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland is part of Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS.
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