Hendley ES

Hendley ES, a close-knit elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, run under District of Columbia Public Schools, serves 276 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in District of Columbia, which averages around 348 students.

District of Columbia Public Schools comprises 117 schools with combined enrollment of 52,030 students; Hendley ES is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hendley ES reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Hendley ES reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household income runs about $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hendley ES is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Hendley ES operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hendley ES has fell 27%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 276 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 100% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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