2019 Best Elementary Schools in District of ColumbiaAbout this List

Sidwell Friends School

• Private School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-12
• 42

Senior: Sidwell Friends School has been an amazing place to foster my intellectual growth. Sidwell is a Quaker school and Quaker values (especially community and integrity) are very present within the school environment. Students are very involved in the school community and participate in various activities including club, plays, athletics, orchestra, chorus, and jazz. Teachers are always available to help and foster students that are sensible, compassionate and bright. At Sidwell I have been surrounded by students that genuinely care about whats going on the world around them, want to change the world, and are using their education to do so.
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• A+

• 1,145 Students
• 8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Georgetown Day School

• Private School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-12
• 34

Junior: GDS is in so many ways an ideal learning environment. The teachers are engaging, supportive, and rigorous, the extracurriculars are multifaceted and enjoyable, the athletics are fun and competitive. GDS exemplifies it’s mission, as it leaves students more prepared for life after high school, while instilling them with a crucial sense of right and wrong, and the tools to go out into the world and right some of those wrongs. More than anything else, GDS is what it is because of the students. Collaborative, intellectual, kind, and engaging, the community truly is like no other. People genuinely care about both each other and the school, and that aditude leads to a community that isn’t just in school from 8:15-3:15 and then gone, but one that keeps the building lively at all hours. GDS is truly an incredible place, and I hope that this convinces someone to either apply or attend. I promise you won’t regret it!
Read 34 Reviews

• A+

• 1,075 Students
• 8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Maret School

• Private School
• Washington, DC
• K-12
• 37

Senior: Through my many years at Maret, I have learned just how fantastic of a school it is. The teachers are incredibly accessible which makes it a fun and inviting academic environment. The academics are very, very rigorous. And as much as us Maret students like to complain about our workload, it's been worth it from my experience. Not only have I learned important content, but I have learned how to think, how to approach problems, and how to live life with an open and accepting mind. The extracurriculars, arts, and sports are amazing as well and foster a unique sense of community. As corny as it sounds, the community at Maret welcomes diversity and strives for inclusion. The thing I love most about Maret though is the people. I've met by best friends at Maret and have been educated by some of the smartest and kindest teachers. Maret has prepared me so incredibly well for college and beyond and I am so thankful for my experience at the school.
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• A+

• 651 Students
• 6:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Washington International School

• Private School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-12
• 42

Parent: Our children attended the school since 3rd grade. They graduated not only fully bilingual, but extraordinarily well-educated. The school is one of the global leaders in the International Baccalaureate - a model studied by other schools around the globe. Their sports are excellent - particularly boys and girls soccer where they are among the top teams in the DMV. Less appreciated is the strength of their theater and visual arts programs, both of which are extremely distinguished.

The student body is truly global, though not transient. Most students have one parent who is a US citizen and one who is a citizen elsewhere. While, like all private schools, this is an economically elite group, the feel among the parents is more of one of dual working professionals than one of a plutocratic elite in an awkward barbell relationship with a handful of full-scholarship students. This makes things socially far less weird than at a Sidwell or GDS or Holton Arms.
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• A+

• 901 Students
• 9:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-5

• A+

• 551 Students
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

D.C. Preparatory Academy Public Charter School - Edgewood Elementary Campus

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-3

• A

• 441 Students
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-5
• 3

Niche User: I love it. I've had one child that graduated and have a third in second grade.
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• A

• 374 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Two Rivers Public Charter Elementary School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-8

• A

• 526 Students
• 9:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Roots Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-5

• A

• 106 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

D.C. Bilingual Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-5

• A

• 403 Students
• 8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

KIPP DC - Promise Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• K-4

• A

• 515 Students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

British International School of Washington

• Private School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-12
• 7

Parent: Young, enthusiastic teachers all trained in the British education system. Rather than focus on homework and multiple choice exams, this school trains students to both in research and how to actively participate in an international and multicultural world. The schools integrates well established programs such as Cambridge curricula/exams, MIT technical programs, and Juliard art training.
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• A

• 510 Students
• 9:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-4

• A

• 333 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Communtiy Freedom Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-5

• A

• 350 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-4

• A

• 538 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

D.C. Preparatory Academy Public Charter School - Benning Campus

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-3

• A

• 444 Students
• 11:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• PK, K-8
• 1

Parent: It's very nice and very fasts growing school in
DC my daughter she starts kg , school when they school was opened in 2011 she is now 5th grade she Love the school so much & all staff are very much familiar they work hard to bring this point with ms Williams Deborah.
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• A

• 368 Students
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

DC Prep Benning Middle Campus

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• 4-6

• A

• 223 Students
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

KIPP Dc Heights Academy Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• 1-4

• A-

• 434 Students
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

KIPP D.C. Lead Academy Public Charter School

• Public School
• Washington, DC
• 1-4

• A-

• 421 Students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Eaton Elementary School

• District of Columbia Public Schools, DC
• PK, K-5

• A-

• 478 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Ross Elementary School

• District of Columbia Public Schools, DC
• PK, K-5

• A-

• 167 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Mann Elementary School

• District of Columbia Public Schools, DC
• PK, K-5

• A-

• 360 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Hyde-Addison Elementary School

• District of Columbia Public Schools, DC
• PK, K-5

• A-

• 316 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Lafayette Elementary School

• District of Columbia Public Schools, DC
• PK, K-5
• 1

Works Here: Everyone is so friendly and helpful - an amazing environment! There's always a helping hand and smiling face. The staff members are talented, the children are lots of fun, and the resources are great.
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• A-

• 700 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio