Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center

Federal NCES profile for Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110003000531
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of District of Columbia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in District of Columbia.

#17 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
7.6:1
small classes for District of Columbia
84
students enrolled

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center has class sizes smaller than 94% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center ranks #17 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

84

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.6:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

-38% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center 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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center is a small combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 84 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center is leaner than roughly 94% of District of Columbia schools and 38% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of District of Columbia schools, with 84 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is led by White (44%) and African American (30%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 69/100).

Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (7.6:1 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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center.

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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center compares

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center 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 7.6:1 ▼ 38% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 84 top 96% - -

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

7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
84
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
7.6:1
students per teacher - 38% below state mean
Top 6% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
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
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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

White 44.0%
African American 29.8%
Two or More 13.1%
Hispanic or Latino 11.9%
Asian 1.2%

Largest group: White at 44.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 68.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 68.6, Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center 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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center.

$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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center 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 Higher 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 Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center'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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center'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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center

How many students attend Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center?

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center has 84 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center is 7.6:1, which is 38% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 52% 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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center is White at 44.0% of enrollment, in Washington, DC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center?

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center ranks #17 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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center a good school?

Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of District of Columbia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in District of Columbia. 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 Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center, 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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