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Hendley Elementary School

425 Chesapeake St. SE, Washington, DC 20032 · (202) 645-3450 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • DTest 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
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5018%
Kindergarten3513%
Grade 13212%
Grade 23513%
Grade 33412%
Grade 45018%
Grade 54014%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Hispanic
249%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
24990%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
16158%
Female
11542%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
12.4%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
9.9%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 Hendley Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
9.9%#110 of 127#110 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
12.4%#117 of 131#117 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
276#100 of 156#100 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.5:1#35 of 135#35 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.9%#90 of 135#90 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.2%#22 of 73#22 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
276
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25276299.5:1N/A
2023-2425122.211.3:1N/A
2022-2328926.510.9:1N/A
2020-213072910.6:1N/A
2017-1837929.512.8:1N/A
2015-164632816.5:1100% (463)
2010-11364N/AN/A91% (332)
2000-015523914.2:186% (477)
1990-916302723.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hendley Elementary School.

About Hendley Elementary School

At 425 Chesapeake St. SE in Washington, District of Columbia, Hendley Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. A total of 276 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 348-student average for elementary schools in District of Columbia, enrollment here is 21% lower.

A total of 117 schools make up District of Columbia Public Schools, with 52,030 students enrolled.

Hendley Elementary School's enrollment is 90% Black. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. Census figures show District of Columbia is about 42% Black. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

A ratio of 9.5:1 comes from the school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

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

District of Columbia census figures show that the median household income is $109,870, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. District of Columbia is home to 247 public schools and about 94,385 public school students.

The next-closest public school is KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS, about 0.3 miles away. Hendley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

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

Enrollment has fallen by 31 students since 2020-21, to 276. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.6:1 to 9.5:1.

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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
Hendley Elementary School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
425 Chesapeake St. SE, Washington, DC 20032
Phone
(202) 645-3450
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
276
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
9.5:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000182
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hendley Elementary School
How large is Hendley Elementary School?
Hendley Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hendley Elementary School serve?
Hendley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hendley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hendley Elementary School is approximately 9.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hendley Elementary School?
Hendley Elementary School reports a student body of 9% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Hendley Elementary School public or private?
Hendley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools.
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