Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000068
Wheatley Education Campus
1299 Neal St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 · (202) 939-5970 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
45 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 78 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 58% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
15.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
5.5%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 Wheatley Education Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.5% | #123 of 127 | #123 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #104 of 131 | #104 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #63 of 156 | #63 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #18 of 135 | #18 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #74 of 135 | #74 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.4% | #22 of 51 | #22 of 51 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
390
+88 (+29%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 390 | 45 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 45 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 35.5 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 34 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 28 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 34 | 10.6:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 83% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 76% (399) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 30 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatley Education Campus.
About Wheatley Education Campus
Wheatley Education Campus, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 390 students.
The district, District of Columbia Public Schools, has 52,030 students enrolled across 117 schools.
Black students are 73% of those enrolled at Wheatley Education Campus. Next come 21% Hispanic and 4% White. District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
On staff are 45 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.7:1. Elementary schools in District of Columbia average 11.0:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here.
Wheatley Education Campus holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.
In District of Columbia, home to about 681,294 people, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in District of Columbia number 247, with about 94,385 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Wheatley Education Campus from the closest public school, Center City PCS - Trinidad. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Wheatley Education Campus is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 390 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 302.
This page is set up for the Wheatley Education Campus community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- Center City PCS - Trinidad0.2 mi · 212
- KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS0.4 mi · 251
- KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS0.4 mi · 345
- KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS0.4 mi · 371
- KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS0.5 mi · 643
- School-Within-School at Goding0.5 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatley Education CampusHow large is Wheatley Education Campus?
Wheatley Education Campus enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Wheatley Education Campus serve?
Wheatley Education Campus serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wheatley Education Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wheatley Education Campus is approximately 8.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheatley Education Campus?
At Wheatley Education Campus, the student body is approximately 4% White, 21% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Wheatley Education Campus?
Wheatley Education Campus is overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.