Powell ES

Powell ES is a medium-sized elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within District of Columbia Public Schools. The school teaches 514 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% bigger than the state mean of about 348.

Within District of Columbia Public Schools, which oversees 117 schools and 52,030 students, Powell ES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Powell ES reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder reads as 14% White, 13% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Powell ES has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Powell ES is one.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Powell ES has decreased 6%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 514 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 78% to 68%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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