The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in English language arts. The lowest is 43% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Maury Es
Maury Elementary sits on Constitution Avenue in the Northeast quadrant of Washington, a city built around the federal government and the institutions that orbit it. The school is part of District of Columbia Public Schools, the regular public system serving the nation's capital, and it serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
The student body is moderately sized for an elementary school, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the early grades and a smaller fifth-grade cohort. The racial and ethnic composition leans toward white students, who make up a clear majority, with Black students forming the next largest group. Smaller proportions of Hispanic students, students of two or more races, and Asian students round out the population. Economic disadvantage data through free or reduced-price lunch was not available, which is a gap a parent may want to ask the school about directly. The same is true for special education enrollment and English learner status; neither was reported in the available data.
On state assessments, Maury shows strong proficiency in core subjects. The most recent results, from the most recent school year, place well above typical DCPS elementary performance in both English language arts and mathematics. Roughly seven in ten students meet or exceed expectations in ELA, and the math figure is close behind. Science results, drawn from a different year and limited to fifth grade, show a lower proficiency rate, with fewer than half of tested fifth-graders reaching that bar. Participation in the science assessment was high. A parent may want to look into the science outcomes further with the school, since the gap between literacy and numeracy on one hand and science on the other is wide enough to warrant a question.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from these figures whether proficiency has been rising, falling, or holding steady. Civil rights data, discipline information, course access, staffing ratios, and attendance figures were also absent from the available records. These gaps prevent a fuller picture of the school environment. Since Maury is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report; that metric applies to high schools and does not exist for this grade band.
The surrounding housing market in the school's zip code is expensive relative to both national and state benchmarks. Typical home values sit well above the national figure and modestly above the District of Columbia as a whole, though values have softened recently, declining over the past year. Rents have dipped slightly as well. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home in the area runs substantially higher than typical rent, which shapes the trade-offs families face when deciding whether to buy or rent in this attendance zone. The broader economic context includes a thirty-year mortgage rate that has fluctuated in the mid-six-percent range and a national unemployment rate holding in the low fours.
Washington itself is a city shaped by its role as the federal capital. Publicly reported accounts describe it as a government-driven place, where federal employment anchors the economy and international organizations, lobbying firms, and associations cluster around the central core. The L'Enfant Plan laid out broad diagonal avenues and traffic circles radiating from the Capitol, with neighborhoods spreading across four quadrants. The National Mall serves as the city's central green axis, lined with Smithsonian museums and national monuments. The Metro system connects D.C. to Maryland and Virginia suburbs, and commuters swell the daytime population well beyond the resident count.
Within DCPS, a few district-wide changes may be relevant to families. Publicly reported sources note that DCPS implemented a new cell phone policy starting in the current school year, restricting phone use during the school day under a city council act aimed at distraction-free learning. The district is also working through a five-year strategic plan called A Capital Commitment, focused on academic success, student connection, and postsecondary readiness across all DCPS schools.
Maury reads as a solid academic option within DCPS, particularly in literacy and math, where its proficiency rates stand well above what is typical for the district. The science results are a softer spot worth asking about. The school's location in a relatively affluent, transit-connected part of Northeast Washington and its enrollment profile suggest a particular peer environment, one that families will evaluate based on their own preferences and what they learn about the gaps the data does not fill.
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