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Kramer Middle School

1700 Q St. SE, Washington, DC 20020 · (202) 939-3150 · District of Columbia
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of District of Columbia public middle schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public middle schools

Enrollment
213
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 345
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 67033%
Grade 78138%
Grade 86229%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Hispanic
147%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
19893%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11353%
Female
10047%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
13.5%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
3.4%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.

Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Kramer Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
3.4%#39 of 39#39 of 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
13.5%#39 of 40#39 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
213#37 of 42#37 of 42
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.5:1#2 of 37#2 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.2%#20 of 37#20 of 37
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
213
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25213258.5:1N/A
2023-24197238.6:1N/A
2022-23203267.8:1N/A
2020-21236298.1:1N/A
2017-18194219.2:1N/A
2015-16247259.9:1100% (247)
2010-112692311.7:199% (266)
2000-012512111.9:184% (211)
1990-915034112.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kramer Middle School.

About Kramer Middle School

Kramer Middle School is a small middle-grades school found in Washington, District of Columbia. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 213 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in District of Columbia average about 345 students.

District of Columbia Public Schools enrolls 52,030 students, and its 117 schools include Kramer Middle School.

Kramer Middle School's enrollment is 93% Black. It is also 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of District of Columbia is roughly 42% Black. Kramer Middle School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal staffing data show 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kramer Middle School and a ratio of 8.5:1. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 10.8:1 average for middle schools in District of Columbia.

allk12 grades Kramer Middle School an F. The grade compares the school only with District of Columbia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

Recent Census Bureau figures for District of Columbia show that the median household income is $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kramer Middle School is one of 247 public schools in the county.

The next-closest public school is Anacostia High School, about 0.2 miles away. Kramer Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

Federal data place Kramer Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Kramer Middle School declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 236 to 213 students.

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District of Columbia at a glance

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Population
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students

Quick facts

School name
Kramer Middle School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
1700 Q St. SE, Washington, DC 20020
Phone
(202) 939-3150
County
District of Columbia
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
213
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
8.5:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000143
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Kramer Middle School
How large is Kramer Middle School?
Kramer Middle School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kramer Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kramer Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Kramer Middle School have?
Kramer Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Kramer Middle School?
Student demographics at Kramer Middle School are roughly 7% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Kramer Middle School public or private?
Kramer Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools.
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