Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Washington, District of Columbia. Enrollment totals 791 students across pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 127% bigger than the 348-student average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

Within District of Columbia Public Schools, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School is one of 117 schools. The district enrolls 52,030 students.

At Oyster-Adams Bilingual School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 49%. Smaller groups are 39% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 12% of District of Columbia residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.

Its staff includes 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in District of Columbia, the average ratio is 11.0:1.

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.

In the wider District of Columbia area, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Oyster-Adams Bilingual School shares District of Columbia with 246 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Eaton Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment increased 7% over 4 years, reaching 791 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.7:1 to 13.2:1.

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