Public elementary school · Grades PK–05

Smothers ES

District of Columbia Public Schools · Washington, DC 20019

Civil Rights Data Collection: 2021–22 school year · Released January 2025
Current NCES directory contact(202) 939-3600Official school website ↗
Students195

enrolled in the federal school record

Students per teacher7

based on full-time-equivalent teachers

Students chronically absent48.1%

missed at least 10% of school days

Suspended from school1.5%

latest official out-of-school suspension rate

The quick read

Smothers ES in 30 seconds

Current school-level signals with dates and original sources.

Math progressAbove the DC midpoint

61th percentile for student growth; ELA is 41th percentile.

Chronic absence48.1%

Students who missed at least 10% of enrolled school days in 2024–25.

Official comparison32.1th percentile

Within the school's OSSE accountability framework.

Current basics08:45 AM - 03:15 PM

After-school care: YES.

Overview

The essentials

The quickest verified facts for deciding whether to look deeper.

School typeElementary public school
Grades servedPK–05
Enrollment195
School hours08:45 AM - 03:15 PM
After careYES · Sliding Scale
Uniform requiredYES
DistrictDistrict of Columbia Public Schools
Address1300 44th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019
Phone(202) 939-3600

Location & contact

Find the school

School address1300 44th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019
Directions in Google Maps ↗

Health & wellness

Student health support

1Teachers dedicated to health education
45PE minutes each week — grades K–5
1Teachers dedicated to physical education
45Daily physical activity — PK3/PK4
Automated external defibrillator available: YesBehavioral-health services available to all students: YesTeachers covering both health and PE: 1Unexpired emergency epinephrine available: YesHealth services offered: Access and/or referrals to medical providers through a systematic process|Hearing screenings|Vision screeningsOutside behavioral-health partner: YesOutside health-services partner: NoHow the school promotes physical activity: After-School Activities|Walk to School|Movement in the Classroom|Active Recess|Playground/field on school campus|Reward for student achievement or good behavior|Dancing or Dance Program
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Family essentials

What families need day to day

School-specific details first, followed by current official DCPS tools.

School hours08:45 AM - 03:15 PM
Before-school careNO
After-school careYES · Sliding Scale
Uniform requiredYES
Phone(202) 939-3600
Websitesmotherselementary.org
See family-information sources

Student community

Who attends?

1.0%Asian
87.0%Black/African-American
83.0%Economically Disadvantaged
11.0%English Learners
12.0%Hispanic/Latino of any race
31.0%Students with Disabilities
0.0%White

Official 2024–25 enrollment percentages. Privacy-suppressed values remain suppressed.

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Learning

Are students making progress?

A percentile of 50 is the DC midpoint. Higher means faster progress.

See all published test and progress measures

Small student groups may be withheld to protect privacy. Missing values are not estimated.

Enrollment by grade

How many students are in each grade?

1
34 students
2
27 students
3
36 students
4
45 students
5
33 students
KG
41 students
PK3
38 students
PK4
42 students

Official 2024–25 enrollment by grade. These are enrollment totals, not published classroom sizes.

See grade enrollment source

Overall comparison

How does Smothers ES compare?

This is OSSE's framework comparison, not a SchoolReality rating.

Compared within its official DC framework32.1th percentile

Higher than about 32 of 100 schools in the same published framework.

See the official scores and source

Food & menus

What is for lunch?

Teachers & support

Who is available to help students?

Federal staffing is reported as full-time equivalents and dated below.

0.00social worker FTE
0.61nurse FTE
1.00psychologist FTE
RoleStaff reportedStudents per staff member
Teacher27.50 FTE7 students per FTE
CounselorNo counselor FTE reported
Nurse0.61 FTE320 students per FTE
Psychologist1.00 FTE195 students per FTE
Social workerNo social worker FTE reported
Sworn law-enforcement officerNo sworn law-enforcement officer FTE reported
Security staff3.00 FTE65 students per FTE
See staffing source and definitions

School stability

Do families stay?

74.9%Students who re-enrolled2024-25

Official school-level results. Only measures published for this school are shown.

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Attendance

Are students coming to school regularly?

A student is considered chronically absent after missing at least 10% of enrolled school days.

See attendance details and source

Safety

What was reported recently?

<1%bullying rate
4.1%incidents of violence
<1%school-arrest rate
2.0%out-of-school suspension

Official OSSE school-level rates for 2024–25. Values below 1% are published as ranges to protect privacy.

03 · Safety & civil rights

Harassment, offenses, and corporal punishment

These figures describe what was reported in the federal collection. They do not establish intent, fault, or current conditions.

Attacks with a weapon0
Attacks without a weapon7
Weapon possession0
Threats with a weapon0
Corporal punishment allowedNo

04 · Learning opportunities

What students can study and join

Only programs applicable to this school and reported by the source are shown.

Gifted and talentedNo

No applicable measures were published for this section. Missing values are not treated as zeros.

05 · Access & activities

Athletics and technology

These measures capture reported access during the 2021–22 collection year, not current equipment or offerings.

Fiber connectionYes
School Wi-FiYes
School devices1
Student devices0

School climate

How people experience the school

Smothers ES results · Official OSSE DC SAYS school file · School code 322 · 2024–25

65%Student — BelongingSchool-level survey result
N/AStudent — Emotion Regulation (optional)School-level survey result
76%Student — Importance of AttendanceSchool-level survey result
63%Student — PerseveranceSchool-level survey result
72%Student — Rigorous ExpectationsSchool-level survey result
51%Student — Safety while TravelingSchool-level survey result
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Sources & methodology

88 dated, source-level facts are attached to this profile in addition to the federal NCES and CRDC records. CRDC observations were self-reported by schools or districts for 2021–22. Student counts in the public-use file are privacy-protected through small random adjustments.

NCES school ID
110003000064
DC school code
322
NCES district ID
1100030
Address
1300 44th St. NE
Community type
city
Current-status source
2025-26 preliminary

Official source ledger

DC School Report Card Accountability Scores (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC School Report Card Attendance - Metric Scores (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC SAYS Student Metric Scores (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC School Report Card Discipline - Metric Scores (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC School Report Card Aggregate Enrollment Data (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC School Health Profiles (2025-26)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DCPS Afterschool ProgramsDistrict of Columbia Public Schools · Retrieved 2026-08-24Enroll DCPS — Find My SchoolDistrict of Columbia Public Schools · Retrieved 2026-08-24DCPS School Year 2026-2027 CalendarDistrict of Columbia Public Schools · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC Public SchoolsDistrict of Columbia Public Schools · Retrieved 2026-08-24Free and Reduced Price Meals (FARM)District of Columbia Public Schools · Retrieved 2026-08-24My School DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools · Retrieved 2026-08-24DCPS MenusDistrict of Columbia Public Schools · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC School Report Card School Directory Information (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC School Report Card Student Movement - Metric Scores (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24DC School Report Card Assessment - Metric Scores (2025)DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education · Retrieved 2026-08-24
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