John Lewis ES

Set in Washington, District of Columbia, John Lewis ES is a medium-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within District of Columbia Public Schools. It educates 509 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 348 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Within District of Columbia Public Schools, which oversees 117 schools and 52,030 students, John Lewis ES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, John Lewis ES records that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, John Lewis ES has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household income runs about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), John Lewis ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Lewis ES.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 54%: 330 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 9% to 27% over that span.

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