Lawrence E. Boone ES

Lawrence E. Boone ES is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within District of Columbia Public Schools, with 416 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 117 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools (52,030 students total), Lawrence E. Boone ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Lawrence E. Boone ES reports that 93% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for District of Columbia put median household earnings sit near $109,870, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which Lawrence E. Boone ES is one.

The closest other public school is Lee Montessori PCS - East End, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lawrence E. Boone ES's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 416). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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