Thomas ES

Thomas ES is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in Washington, District of Columbia, run under District of Columbia Public Schools, instructing 228 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in District of Columbia, which averages around 348 students.

District of Columbia Public Schools runs 117 schools in total, collectively educating 52,030 students. Thomas ES is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Thomas ES records that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household income runs about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which Thomas ES is one.

IDEA PCS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Thomas ES operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 41%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 228 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 96% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.