Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

Set in Washington, District of Columbia, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School is a sprawling primary school, part of District of Columbia Public Schools. It serves 791 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 348 students per school, that is 127% larger than typical.

Across the 117 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools (52,030 students total), Oyster-Adams Bilingual School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for District of Columbia shows median household earnings sit near $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Oyster-Adams Bilingual School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eaton ES, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School has edged up 17%, going from 677 students in 2018 to 791 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.