The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in Math. The lowest is 8% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Noyes Es
Noyes Elementary School sits on 10th Street in Northeast Washington, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools system. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet, and draws a predominantly Black student body with a substantial Hispanic share and a very small white enrollment. The school is small for its grade band, with prekindergarten making up a large portion of the overall enrollment.
On the most recent state assessments reported for the 2024-25 school year, Noyes posted math and English language arts proficiency rates that were below what state benchmarks set as meeting or exceeding expectations. ELA proficiency trailed math. A separate science result from the prior testing cycle, based on a small number of fifth-grade test-takers, was markedly lower still, with only a handful of students scoring proficient. Because the tested group was small, that science figure should be read with caution, but it is a data point a parent may want to look into further with the school. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the provided information whether these results represent improvement, decline, or a steady state. The absence of trend comparability is worth naming plainly rather than guessing at direction.
Several pieces of information that would help round out a parent's picture were missing from the data. Free or reduced-price lunch counts were not reported, so the economic profile of the student body is not captured here. Special education and English learner rates were also absent. Program offerings, course access, staffing, attendance, and discipline data were not provided. A neighbor comparison fact-set was not available, so Noyes cannot be positioned against nearby schools or county districts using the comparison framework this profile normally uses. Because Noyes is an elementary school serving only through grade five, it has no graduation rate, and that metric does not apply.
The school's zip code gives a window into the housing context families face. Home values in the area sit below the DC state benchmark but well above the national figure, and both home values and rents have been declining modestly year over year. The estimated monthly mortgage cost in this zip code is higher than typical rent, which means renting may be relatively more accessible than buying for families considering a move near the school. The price-to-income ratio is elevated, reflecting the broader reality of Washington's housing market. These figures come from the area around the school rather than the citywide market, which tends to be more expensive in pockets closer to the monumental core.
Washington itself, as publicly reported, is a federal-government-driven city where government jobs anchor the employment base and embassies, international organizations, lobbying firms, and associations fill out the economy. The city is built on the L'Enfant Plan, with diagonal avenues and traffic circles creating distinct neighborhoods across its quadrants. Noyes sits in the Northeast quadrant, which is residential and farther from the monumental core and the K Street lobbying corridor. The city's Metrorail and Metrobus systems connect neighborhoods to each other and to the Maryland and Virginia suburbs, and commuters swell the daytime population considerably.
At the district level, DCPS has put in place a district-wide cell phone restriction starting in the 2025-26 school year under the Heads Up! Distraction-Free Learning Amendment Act, aimed at reducing classroom distraction. The district is also working through a strategic plan called A Capital Commitment, running through 2028, that focuses on academic success, student connectedness, and preparation for what comes next. A recent capital addition opened at Leckie Education Campus in Ward 8, expanding middle-grade capacity in Southeast, though that does not directly affect Noyes families.
For a parent weighing Noyes, the academic results are the central piece to examine closely. The proficiency figures are low, and the missing trend data means there is no evidence here of momentum in either direction. The school's small size and prekindergarten-through-fifth grade band make it a compact setting, and its location in a residential part of Northeast Washington places it in a neighborhood where housing costs, while high relative to the nation, run below the DC citywide benchmark. What is absent from this profile, particularly economic data and program information, may be worth asking the school about directly before drawing conclusions.
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