The top reported proficiency rate is 5% in Math. The lowest is 3% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Miner Es
Miner Elementary School sits on 15th Street NE in Washington, D.C., serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of District of Columbia Public Schools. It is a regular, non-charter, non-magnet neighborhood school. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school in the district, with a sizable pre-kindergarten cohort relative to the upper grades.
The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller White and Hispanic populations and a handful of students of Asian or multiracial background. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and neither were rates for students with individualized education programs nor English learners, so the economic and special-population picture is incomplete from this source. A parent wanting to understand the full demographic and support context would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, Miner's results are low. In the most recent reported year, the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in math was in the single digits, and in English language arts it was lower still. An earlier fifth-grade science assessment showed no tested students reaching proficiency, with near-full participation among those tested. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible from this source to say whether these results reflect a stable pattern or a recent shift. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking about what academic supports and interventions are in place and how the school is working to move students toward proficiency. The school does not have a graduation rate, which is expected because it serves only elementary grades.
The school sits in a zip code where home values run above the D.C. benchmark and well above the national one, though values have softened recently year over year. Rents in the area have dipped similarly. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home here is substantially higher than typical rent, and the price-to-income ratio sits elevated relative to national norms. For families considering buying near the school, the housing market is expensive by national standards but has cooled somewhat. Renting is comparatively more affordable than buying at current mortgage rates, though both reflect a high-cost urban market.
Washington itself is a government-driven city, with the federal workforce, international organizations, lobbying firms, and embassies anchoring the economy. The city was designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant with broad diagonal avenues and a quadrant system centered on the Capitol. The National Mall serves as the central pedestrian and civic axis, lined with monuments and Smithsonian museums. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority connects neighborhoods to each other and to the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. The metro area is among the country's largest, and tourism is a major economic driver. Miner's location on 15th Street NE places it in the northeast quadrant, in a part of the city where civic and institutional life is distributed across neighborhoods rather than concentrated in a single downtown.
At the district level, DCPS has put in place a new district-wide cell phone policy for the current school year, restricting phone use during the school day to promote distraction-free learning. The district is also working under a five-year strategic plan focused on academic success, student connection to school, and preparation for what comes next. A recently opened middle school addition at Leckie Education Campus in Ward 8 has expanded middle-grade capacity in Southeast Washington, though that does not directly affect Miner's pre-K-through-five feeder pattern.
Several data points a parent might look for were not available in this source. There was no information on staffing ratios, attendance, discipline, course access, magnet or specialized programming, or extracurricular offerings. The school's Title I status was not reported. Civil rights data was not provided. A parent evaluating Miner would want to supplement this picture with a school visit and direct questions about academic programming, support services, and school climate.
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