Schools in Eckington

Eckington is a transitional neighborhood in Ward 5, sandwiched between Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, and Edgewood. Four schools serve this compact community — three DCPS and one charter — with a school footprint that leans toward the traditional public sector despite the ward's overall charter growth. The DCPS schools in Eckington include Crummell Elementary and other neighborhood institutions that serve Ward 5's northern communities. Families in Eckington are also within easy reach of the growing charter ecosystem in adjacent Edgewood and Truxton Circle, expanding their effective school choice radius considerably. Eckington's location along the Rhode Island Avenue and Florida Avenue corridors gives it Metrobus access to both the Rhode Island Avenue Metro (Red line) and the NoMa-Gallaudet station (Red line), making school commuting viable in multiple directions. The neighborhood is also closely connected to the new development activity along North Capitol Street and around the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station area. Ward 5 families in Eckington receive a priority point for Ward 5 schools. Given the neighborhood's strong DCPS presence alongside good charter access, Eckington families have flexibility to pursue either pathway through the DC school choice system without major compromises.