Capital City PCS - Lower School
Charter · Grades Pre-K–4 · 323 students
Whittier ES
6201 5th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
450
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
District of Columbia
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 131 District of Columbia elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other District of Columbia elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Whittier ES
Whittier ES is a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of District of Columbia Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in District of Columbia.
In the 2024–25 school year, 450 students were enrolled, with about 10 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical District of Columbia elementary school (10.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 131 District of Columbia elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 450 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- County
- District of Columbia
- NCES school ID
- 110003000065
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.