Adams Morgan · Grades PK3–5
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H.D. Cooke Elementary School · 4-star OSSE rating · Lottery required (MySchoolDC) · 4 photos. Student body: 59% hispanic, 33% blackafrican-american.
Source: OSSE School Report Card — official rating from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
H.D. Cooke Elementary School is a DCPS public elementary serving pre-K3 through 5th grade at 2525 17th Street NW in Adams Morgan, Ward 1. The school's identity is built around its Global Studies framework — every grade incorporates international perspectives, cross-cultural learning, and language exposure into the standard DCPS academic core.
H.D. Cooke uses Global Studies as both a curricular through-line and an extended-day theme:
H.D. Cooke feeds Columbia Heights Education Campus (CHEC) for grades 6–12 under the DCPS boundary system. CHEC is one of DCPS's larger combined middle / high schools, offering IB, AP, and bilingual tracks for Cooke graduates.
In-boundary Adams Morgan families guaranteed seats. Out-of-boundary applicants apply via My School DC before the late-January deadline; the Global Studies identity is a primary out-of-boundary draw. School hours: 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Uniforms required.
Current enrollment: 59% Hispanic/Latino, 33% Black/African-American, with smaller white, Asian, and multiracial populations. Cooke's demographic mix reflects Adams Morgan's heavily Latino population and its draw on Spanish-speaking families across DC.
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“H.D. Cooke is a Global Studies school serving students in PK3 - 5th grade. We use our Global Studies program that provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world. In addition to our Global Studies program, we also have School-wide Enrichment, with PK-5th grade students participating in Enrichment Clusters.”
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Enrichment
Global Studies School · DC Scores · Girls on the Run · DCIAA Sports · Global Studies After the Bell · Saturday Reading All-Stars
2525 17TH STREET NW
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All DC residents enrolled at H.D. Cooke Elementary School (ages 5–21) qualify for Kids Ride Free — a SmarTrip card that grants free Metrobus, Metrorail, and DC Circulator rides on school days.
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H.D. Cooke Elementary School serves grades PK3–5 in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington DC.
H.D. Cooke Elementary School is located in Ward 1, Adams Morgan, Washington DC.
H.D. Cooke Elementary School is DCPS (DC Public Schools) that requires a lottery application. Applications are submitted through MySchoolDC (myschooldc.org), which opens each November and closes in early February. Results are released in late March.
H.D. Cooke Elementary School received a 4/5 star rating (★★★★☆) from the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) in SY 2018-19. OSSE ratings measure academic achievement, growth, and attendance.
Yes. As a DC public school, H.D. Cooke Elementary School is tuition-free and open to all DC residents regardless of ward or neighborhood.
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