Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Lawrence E. Boone Es

Federal NCES profile for Lawrence E. Boone Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110003000161
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
2
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lawrence E. Boone Es earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of District of Columbia schools.

#142 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
13.4:1
large classes for District of Columbia
416
students enrolled

Lawrence E. Boone Es has class sizes larger than 77% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lawrence E. Boone Es ranks #142 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

416

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.4:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

+9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lawrence E. Boone Es compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Lawrence E. Boone Es

Lawrence E. Boone Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 416 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 13.4:1 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 416 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 243 District of Columbia schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly African American (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 39.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Lawrence E. Boone Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (13.4:1 vs 11.3:1).

District of Columbia Public Schools also operates Jackson-Reed Hs (1,855 students) and Columbia Heights Education Campus (1,563 students) alongside Lawrence E. Boone Es.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Lawrence E. Boone Es compares

Lawrence E. Boone Es on the metrics families compare, against District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.4:1 ▲ 9% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 416 top 29% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
416
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.4:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 77% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
39.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,425
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $31,650
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 93.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
Two or More 1.7%

Largest group: African American at 93.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.7, Lawrence E. Boone Es is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for District of Columbia Public Schools, which includes Lawrence E. Boone Es.

$27,425
Per student
-13%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+65%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 86.2%
Federal 13.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Lawrence E. Boone Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jackson-Reed Hs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Columbia Heights Education Campus Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Deal Ms Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Coolidge Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Roosevelt Hs Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lawrence E. Boone Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

District Of Columbia Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Washington

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of District of Columbia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Lawrence E. Boone Es's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Lawrence E. Boone Es

How many students attend Lawrence E. Boone Es?

Lawrence E. Boone Es has 416 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lawrence E. Boone Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Lawrence E. Boone Es is 13.4:1, which is 9% higher than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lawrence E. Boone Es?

The largest demographic group at Lawrence E. Boone Es is African American at 93.3% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lawrence E. Boone Es?

Lawrence E. Boone Es has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lawrence E. Boone Es rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Lawrence E. Boone Es ranks #142 of 154 schools in Washington, DC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Washington on the city page.

Is Lawrence E. Boone Es a good school?

Lawrence E. Boone Es earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of District of Columbia schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in District of Columbia Public Schools?

Besides Lawrence E. Boone Es, District of Columbia Public Schools also operates Jackson-Reed Hs (1,855 students), Columbia Heights Education Campus (1,563 students), and Deal Ms (1,462 students). See the District of Columbia Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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