📍 420 12th St. SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. It is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools school district. It serves grades 1–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) enrolls 374 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 32% White and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 217 | 58% |
| White | 120 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
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.
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) 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 6.
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) 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 374 students, Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) 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
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