Lorraine H. Whitlock ES

Lorraine H. Whitlock ES is a low-enrollment primary school in Washington, District of Columbia, part of District of Columbia Public Schools. The school instructs 162 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 348.

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

Looking at the student body, Lorraine H. Whitlock ES logs that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) records 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), Lorraine H. Whitlock ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kelly Miller MS, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lorraine H. Whitlock ES.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 33%: 243 students in 2018 compared to 162 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 98% to 89%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.