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Stanton Elementary School

2701 Naylor Rd. SE, Washington, DC 20020 · (202) 671-6180 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • C+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
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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-K5720%
Kindergarten3512%
Grade 13412%
Grade 23613%
Grade 34315%
Grade 44114%
Grade 54215%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Hispanic
135%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
27395%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Two+
21%
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
14651%
Female
14249%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
18.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
22.2%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 Stanton Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.2%#64 of 127#64 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#97 of 131#97 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
288#95 of 156#95 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.6:1#38 of 135#38 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.9%#107 of 135#107 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-41.6%#5 of 73#5 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
288
-95 (-25%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528830.19.6:1N/A
2023-24306319.9:1N/A
2022-2331335.68.8:1N/A
2020-21383399.8:1N/A
2017-184933414.5:1N/A
2015-165263714.2:1100% (526)
2010-113862515.4:191% (351)
2000-016444115.7:198% (629)
1990-915332323.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanton Elementary School.

About Stanton Elementary School

Stanton Elementary School is an elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, reachable at (202) 671-6180. Its 288 students are spread across pre-K through 5.

Across its 117 schools, District of Columbia Public Schools enrolls 52,030 students. Stanton Elementary School is one of those schools.

Stanton Elementary School's enrollment is 95% Black. The school is also 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all District of Columbia residents. Stanton Elementary School's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.

Stanton Elementary School employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

Measured against District of Columbia public elementary schools, Stanton Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Within District of Columbia, the median household income is $109,870, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, District of Columbia has 247 public schools and roughly 94,385 students.

Nearest public school: Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Stanton Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has fallen by 95 students since 2020-21, to 288.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

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
Stanton Elementary School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
2701 Naylor Rd. SE, Washington, DC 20020
Phone
(202) 671-6180
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
288
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000013
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Stanton Elementary. Stanton Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About Stanton Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Stanton Elementary School?
Stanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stanton Elementary School serve?
Stanton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stanton Elementary School have?
Stanton Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Stanton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Stanton Elementary School are roughly 5% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Stanton Elementary School in?
Stanton Elementary School is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.
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