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Thomas Elementary School

1300 44th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019 · (202) 724-4593 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • CTest 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
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
29 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-K4921%
Kindergarten2411%
Grade 13515%
Grade 23817%
Grade 32411%
Grade 44018%
Grade 5188%

This year's kindergarten class (24) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (18).

Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
157%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
20891%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Two+
31%
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
12053%
Female
10747%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
17.6%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
14.9%
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 15 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 Thomas Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.9%#87 of 127#87 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
17.6%#99 of 131#99 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
228#124 of 156#124 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
7.9:1#6 of 135#6 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.6%#93 of 135#93 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-40.6%#6 of 73#6 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
228
-82 (-26%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25228297.9:1N/A
2023-242752710.2:1N/A
2022-232732710.1:1N/A
2020-213102910.7:1N/A
2017-183843012.8:1N/A
2015-164113013.7:1100% (411)
2010-112361813.1:192% (216)
2000-014123013.7:192% (379)
1990-913851821.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Elementary School.

About Thomas Elementary School

Thomas Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, administered by District of Columbia Public Schools. A federal count lists 228 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in District of Columbia) has about 348 students.

District of Columbia Public Schools oversees Thomas Elementary School and 116 other schools, with 52,030 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show Thomas Elementary School is 91% Black. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic. District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Thomas Elementary School counts 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.2 below the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

allk12 grades Thomas Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with District of Columbia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Census Bureau estimates for District of Columbia show that the median household income is $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 247 public schools in District of Columbia, enrolling about 94,385 students in all.

The next-closest public school is IDEA Pcs, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show a 26% enrollment decrease, from 310 in 2020-21 to 228 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.7:1 in 2020-21 to 7.9:1 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
Thomas Elementary School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
1300 44th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019
Phone
(202) 724-4593
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
228
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
7.9:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000049
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thomas Elementary. Thomas Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Thomas Elementary School
How large is Thomas Elementary School?
Thomas Elementary School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades PK-05.
Is Thomas Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Thomas Elementary School have?
Thomas Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
How diverse is Thomas Elementary School?
Thomas Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 7% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Thomas Elementary School public or private?
Thomas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools.
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