📍 501 Riggs Rd. NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20011
LaSalle-Backus ES is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LaSalle-Backus ES enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 133 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 45% |
| White | 5 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
LaSalle-Backus ES 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 4.
LaSalle-Backus ES 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 255 students, LaSalle-Backus ES is smaller than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large