Smothers ES

As a compact elementary campus in Washington, District of Columbia, Smothers ES educates 250 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under District of Columbia Public Schools. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 348 students each, so Smothers ES sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 117 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools (52,030 students total), Smothers ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Smothers ES records that 88% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 12% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) records that the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Smothers ES is one campus in the mix.

Kelly Miller MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Smothers ES operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 252 students in 2018 compared to 250 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 93% to 88%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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