Best Elementary Schools in DC 2017: Here Are Niche's Top 25 in the District

Niche, a school rating site and directory, has unveiled their rankings for the best public elementary schools in D.C. for 2017.

Northeast school Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School topped the list, followed by runner up Community Academy Public Charter School (CAPCS) in Northwest.

"The 2017 Best Public Elementary Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education," Niche states on their website. "Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district."

Academics were weighted the heaviest among the criteria, making up for 50 percent of the overall grade. The district overall Niche grade is weighted at 20 percent, and it is based on a "rigorous analysis of academic and student life data along with millions of reviews from students and parents," Niche states.

Another 20 percent goes to the "teachers grade" factor, which is based on salary, teacher absenteeism, state test results and survey responses. The remaining 10 percent is for culture and diversity, which is based on racial and economic diversity, as well as survey responses.

The full list is available here. The top 25 schools are listed below:

1. Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School
2. Community Academy Public Charter School (CAPCS) - Butler
3. Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School
4. Roots Public Charter School
5. D.C. Preparatory Academy Public Charter School - Edgewood Elementary Campus
6. Ross Elementary School
7. Two Rivers Public Charter Elementary School
8. Eaton Elementary School
9. Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School
10. Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School
11. Mann Elementary School
12. Lafayette Elementary School
13. Brent Elementary School
14. Janney Elementary School
15. Stoddert Elementary School
16. Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
17. Murch Elementary School
18. Key Elementary School
19. KIPP DC - Promise Public Charter School
20. Hyde-Addison Elementary School
21. Excel Academy Public Charter School
22. D.C. Preparatory Academy Public Charter School - Benning Campus
23. Maury Elementary School
24. D.C. Bilingual Public Charter School
25. KIPP Dc Lead Academy

Image via Washington Yu Ying Pulic Charter School