King ES

King ES, a small elementary-level community in Washington, District of Columbia, operated by District of Columbia Public Schools, caters to 193 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 348.

King ES is one of 117 schools operated by District of Columbia Public Schools, a district that works with 52,030 students overall.

In terms of who attends, King ES shows that 99% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, King ES has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, District of Columbia reports that median household income runs about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), King ES is one campus in the mix.

KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around King ES.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 44%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for King ES typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.