Key ES

Key ES, a mid-tier elementary campus in Washington, District of Columbia, operated by District of Columbia Public Schools, serves 337 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

District of Columbia Public Schools runs 117 schools in total, collectively educating 52,030 students. Key ES is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Key ES lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Key ES logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Key ES higher than the state norm the norm.

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

The closest other public school is Mann ES, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Key ES has fell 19%, going from 417 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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