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Raymond Elementary School

915 Spring Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20010 · (202) 576-6236 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public elementary schools

Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10123%
Kindergarten6114%
Grade 15112%
Grade 25011%
Grade 35312%
Grade 47016%
Grade 55312%

This year's kindergarten class (61) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (53).

Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
72%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
23453%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
19244%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23253%
Female
20747%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
33.3%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
21.1%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.

Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Raymond Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.1%#69 of 127#69 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#49 of 131#49 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
439#35 of 156#35 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#52 of 135#52 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.4%#53 of 135#53 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.5%#26 of 73#26 of 73
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
439
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543943.110.2:1N/A
2023-2440042.59.4:1N/A
2022-2335849.17.3:1N/A
2020-21451469.8:1N/A
2017-185894912.0:1N/A
2015-165725310.8:199% (567)
2010-113993710.8:10% (0)
2000-015604512.4:199% (557)
1990-917072825.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond Elementary School.

About Raymond Elementary School

Raymond Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has 439 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 348 students for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

District of Columbia Public Schools (117 schools, 52,030 students) runs Raymond Elementary School.

At Raymond Elementary School, 53% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 44% Black. Census figures show District of Columbia is about 12% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Raymond Elementary School scores 52%.

Staffing at Raymond Elementary School comes to 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in District of Columbia is 11.0:1.

Among District of Columbia public elementary schools, Raymond Elementary School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

The school's county is District of Columbia. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. District of Columbia's 247 public schools enroll about 94,385 students and include Raymond Elementary School.

Raymond Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Raymond Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment decreased 3% over 4 years, reaching 439 in 2024-25.

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District of Columbia at a glance

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Population
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students

Quick facts

School name
Raymond Elementary School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
915 Spring Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20010
Phone
(202) 576-6236
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
439
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000033
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Raymond Elementary schools

6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Raymond Elementary. Raymond Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Raymond Elementary School
How large is Raymond Elementary School?
Raymond Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Raymond Elementary School serve?
Raymond Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Raymond Elementary School have?
Raymond Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Raymond Elementary School?
Student demographics at Raymond Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 53% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Raymond Elementary School?
Raymond Elementary School is overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia.
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