Schools That Work

Van Ness Elementary School

Public, Urban
Grades Pre-K–5
Washington, DC
  • Outperformed all but one other Title I school in Washington, DC, when third graders took the state test for the first time in 2019.
  • Scored 98% for student satisfaction and 95% for parent satisfaction on DC Public Schools’ Fall 2020–21 Insight survey.
  • Developed the Whole Child model of teaching and learning that’s being implemented by schools in 4 states, in collaboration with partner organization Transcend.

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