Dorothy I. Height Elementary School

Washington, DC 20011

Phone: (202) 723-4100
Fax: (202) 723-6867

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 400 students

Dorothy I. Height Elementary School, a public school located in Washington, DC, serves grades PK-5 in the District Of Columbia Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is a public school located in Washington, DC. 400 students attend Dorothy I. Height Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 6/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessments of Progress in Education data from DC Public Schools.
Student Growth 9/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
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1 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 3.1 mi
2 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 3.4 mi
3 The VIO Neighborhood/Subdivision Washington SW DC 4.3 mi
4 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 5.9 mi
5 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 6.4 mi
6 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 6.8 mi
7 Twenty400 Apartment Complex Arlington VA 7.1 mi
8 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 7.4 mi
9 Reserve at Potomac Yard Apartment Complex Alexandria VA 7.5 mi
10 Beverly Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 7.7 mi
11 Shirlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 7.8 mi
12 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 8 mi
13 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 8.6 mi
14 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 8.7 mi
15 Rivergate Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 9.1 mi
16 Henry Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 9.3 mi
17 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 9.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Georgetown Washington DC 2.6 mi
2 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 3.3 mi
3 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 3.4 mi
4 Capitol Hill Washington DC 4.1 mi
5 Arlington Arlington VA 5.3 mi
6 White Oak Silver Spring MD 6.4 mi
7 Pentagon City Arlington VA 6.4 mi
8 Falls Church Falls Church VA 9.6 mi
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