Powell Elementary School

Powell Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
1350 Upshur St NW,  Washington, DC
District Of Columbia Public Schools
4.2
492 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Janeece Docal
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Math Proficiency
17%
Reading Proficiency
27%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B+
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
27%
Math Proficiency
17%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Teachers
47
Full Time Teachers
47
Teachers in First or Second Year
20.4%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
27%
State Average
22.6%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
258:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.6%
Male
48.8%
Hispanic
74.8%
White
11%
Black
10.7%
Two or more races
2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
4.2 19 Reviews
1.0 parent
7/26/2019
Poorly. The parent PTO group, Powell Padres, is very high charging and successful in fundraising ventures, but lacks long-term goals, which means a lot of time, energy and money are wasted on things of very little educational value (ie, field trips to Wolf Trap). It seems the real goal then (or cons...
5.0 parent
7/2/2019
Our son just finished his first year at Powell and we couldn't be happier with the school, teachers and overall learning environment. He's excited to go to school everyday. He's engaged and has shown a strong interest in the curriculum. He has diverse group of friends and the parents are very involv...
3.0 other
12/20/2016
I regret to inform everyone that has heard such rave reviews about this school that they are not very accurate. Unfortunately, I have been told by some of the staff that it may be a result of the principal change to Ms. Lyons-Lucas. She is unresponsive to emails, a tad bit condescending and seems to...
4.0 parent
12/1/2014
We are very excited to learn that on Nov 20th our kid's principal at Powell won the 2014 DCPS Principal of the Year award. We would like to share with potential parents looking at Powell that Ms. Docal is very attentive to the needs of the students, parents, and her staff. She has set a high bar for...

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