Ketcham ES

Ketcham ES operates as a cozy elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 244 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 348 students each, so Ketcham ES sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Ketcham ES records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) shows that the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ketcham ES is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

Nearest neighbor: DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Ketcham ES community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.