The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Ludlow-taylor Es
Ludlow-Taylor Elementary sits on G Street Northeast in Washington, a regular public school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The campus is in a part of the city where, as publicly reported accounts describe, the L'Enfant Plan's diagonal avenues and neighborhood-centered layout place civic institutions within walkable residential blocks rather than concentrated in a single downtown. The federal government dominates employment across the city, with embassies, international organizations, and lobbying firms adding to the professional base. WMATA's Metrorail and Metrobus systems connect the school's neighborhood to the broader Maryland and Virginia region.
The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school, with a fairly even distribution across the early grades and a sizable pre-kindergarten cohort. The student body is racially diverse. White students make up the largest single group, with Black students the next largest, and smaller proportions of Hispanic students, students of two or more races, and a handful of Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Several pieces of demographic context that parents often ask about were not available in the data we reviewed, including the free-or-reduced-price lunch rate, the share of students with individualized education programs, and the English-learner rate. A parent may want to ask the school directly for these figures.
On the most recent state assessment, Ludlow-Taylor's English language arts results were a clear strength, with well over half of tested students meeting or exceeding expectations. Math proficiency was solid, landing just above the midpoint. Science results, drawn from an earlier testing cycle for fifth grade only, were considerably lower, with under a third of tested students reaching proficiency. That science figure comes from a different year than the math and ELA numbers, so direct comparison across subjects is imperfect. A parent looking at the science results may want to ask the school how the current curriculum and instruction address this area.
We did not find multi-year trend data for this school, so it is hard to say whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline. No neighbor comparison fact-set was available either, so the school is not positioned here against nearby DC schools.
Because Ludlow-Taylor serves only pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate, no AP or dual-credit data, and no high school course access to report. Those metrics do not apply to this grade band.
The housing market around the school's zip code is expensive by national standards and sits above the District of Columbia's own benchmark for typical home values. Both home values and rents in the area have softened recently, with year-over-year declines in each. Renting remains meaningfully cheaper than buying here, with the estimated monthly mortgage running well above typical rent. For families considering the neighborhood, the cost of ownership is a real factor, and the recent softening has not closed the gap between renting and buying by much.
At the district level, DCPS has publicly reported a new cell phone policy for the current school year, restricting phone use during the school day across all schools in the system, tied to legislation aimed at distraction-free learning. The district is also working through a multi-year strategic plan focused on academic success, student connection to school, and preparation for what comes next. A new middle school addition recently opened at an education campus in Ward 8, though that facility change does not directly affect Ludlow-Taylor's elementary program.
What the data paints is a diverse, moderately sized neighborhood elementary school with strong reading results, respectable math performance, and a science score that warrants a closer look. The missing demographic and trend data leave some questions open, and the housing costs in the surrounding area are substantial even by DC standards.
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