Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Marie Reed Es

Federal NCES profile for Marie Reed Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110003000032
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
8
📋 Attendance
57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Marie Reed Es earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#66 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
10.2:1
students per teacher
461
students enrolled

Marie Reed Es has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Marie Reed Es ranks #66 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

461

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.2:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Marie Reed Es compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Marie Reed Es

Marie Reed Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 461 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of District of Columbia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 461 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (44%) and African American (22%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 71/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 461 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

17.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Marie Reed Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.2:1 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 Marie Reed 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 Marie Reed Es compares

Marie Reed 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 10.2:1 ▼ 17% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 461 top 21% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
461
Bigger than 56% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 37% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 461 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 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

Hispanic or Latino 43.7%
African American 21.5%
White 21.3%
Asian 7.6%
Two or More 5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 43.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.8, Marie Reed Es is more 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 Marie Reed 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 Marie Reed Es Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Marie Reed 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 Marie Reed 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 Marie Reed Es

How many students attend Marie Reed Es?

Marie Reed Es has 461 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Marie Reed Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Marie Reed Es is 10.2:1, which is 17% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 35% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Marie Reed Es?

The largest demographic group at Marie Reed Es is Hispanic or Latino at 43.7% of enrollment, in Washington, DC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Marie Reed Es?

Marie Reed Es has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Marie Reed Es rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Marie Reed Es ranks #66 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 Marie Reed Es a good school?

Marie Reed Es earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Marie Reed 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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