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Howard Road Academy
701 Howard Road, Se, Washington, DC, 20020 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Howard Road Academy
School Level Primary school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 7
County District Of Columbia County, DC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 561 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 24 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 77 students
Grade 1 - 71 students
Grade 2 - 77 students
Grade 3 - 77 students
Grade 4 - 95 students
Grade 5 - 54 students
Grade 6 - 65 students
Grade 7 - 45 students
This School
(DC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:23 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(DC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 2% 10%
% Black 94% 82%
% White 4% 5%
Additional Student Information
This School
(DC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 58%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(DC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Howard Road Academy Agy School District
This School's Agency
(DC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 1
Number of Students Managed 561 students 166 students
District Total Revenue $6,581,000 $3,374,000
District Expenditure $13,527,000 $3,239,000
District Revenue / Student $11,731 $20,325
District Expenditure / Student $24,112 $19,512
In the News:
  • Review of D.C. Tests Languished (Washington Post)
    posted on September 7, 2009 at 03:35:00 pm
    School officials never provided evidence they investigated possible cheating, documents show.
  • No Evidence That Probe of Possible Cheating Was Pursued at Some D.C. Schools (Washington Post)
    posted on September 7, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
    Despite two requests from the District's Office of the State Superintendent of Education, D.C. public school officials never provided evidence that they investigated possible cheating at some schools after an analysis showed high rates of erasures on standardized tests in 2008, according to newly...
  • GREEN & GLOVER: Home run (The Washington Times)
    posted on August 21, 2009 at 09:01:37 am
    "They're going to do great. The boys are getting used to the heat," says Washington Nationals wife Jarah Bergmann, who is married to pitcher Jason Bergmann. Is she referring to the weather or the pressure to continue the team's late-season turnaround? Mrs. Bergmann told us, while bouncing her 15-month-old daughter, Alexandra, on her knee, that she and the other Washington Nationals "first ...
  • Nationals First Ladies Host Back-To-School Drive (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
    posted on August 20, 2009 at 06:44:58 pm
    The Washington Nationals are collecting school supplies to help out local DC schools. 
  • Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
    posted on August 14, 2009 at 04:35:22 am
    San Diego City Beat - In July 2008, hotelier and developer Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to help gather signatures for a proposition that would ban same-sex marriage in California. The early money was crucial to getting the initiative-which ultimately ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (20020)
School Zip (20020)
(DC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 49,899 people 564,894 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 15% 50%
Population Average Age 31 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.1 persons
Median Household Income $27,964 $36,654
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.3 rooms 4.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 53 years old 61 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (20020)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 31% / 69% 40% / 60%
School Map:
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1. Birney Elementary School - 419 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
2. Savoy Elementary School - 337 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
3. Ketcham Elementary School - 358 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
4. Van Ness Elementary School - 78 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
5. Wilkinson Elementary School - 427 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
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