Raymond ES

Raymond ES, an average-sized primary school in Washington, District of Columbia, part of District of Columbia Public Schools, hosts 439 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 348 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

District of Columbia Public Schools comprises 117 schools with combined enrollment of 52,030 students; Raymond ES is among them.

On demographics, Raymond ES lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 44% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Raymond ES records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household earnings sit near $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which Raymond ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: E.L. Haynes PCS - MS, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Raymond ES's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 439). Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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