📍 3500 R St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20007
Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has 564 pupils enrolled. It is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 80.6:1. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts enrolls 564 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 29% male and 69% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 80.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 15% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 370 | 67% |
| White | 83 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts is one of 116 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, based in Washington, District Of Columbia. The district serves 51,904 students district-wide and employs 4,389 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 564 students, Duke Ellington School of the Arts is larger than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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