Coolidge High School

6315 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
202-576-6143

Principal: Mr. L. Nelson Burton

Type: Senior High

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Population

Students

Total Students: 684

Ethnicity: Asian: 3 (0.4%) / Black: 641 (93.7%) / Hispanic: 39 (5.7%) / Native American: 1 (0.1%) / White: 0 (0%)
Gender: Male: 380 / Female: 304
Low-Income: 50.3%

Faculty and Staff

Teachers: 39

Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Classes Taught by "Highly-Qualified" Teachers: 64%
Schedule A Personnel Data (2006-07)

All population numbers are from the 2006-07 school year, except "Low Income," which is from spring 2006.

Health & Safety

Health Code Violations

Last Inspection: March 16, 2007
Notice Issued: Yes
Critical Violations: 0
Non-Critical Violations: 3

Full Inspection Report (PDF)

Crime Reports

Top Crime Type: Fight
Top Crime Category: Violent
Full List: All Crime Reports at This School (69 since August 2005)

School Maintenance

Open Requests: Urgent (15) | All Requests (128)
Closed Requests: Urgent (121) | All Requests (565)

Report Cards (2005-2006)

These scores are from the DC Comprehensive Assessment System, which was first issued in 2006. The 2007 scores were released in August 2007. "Below Basic" and "Basic" are below the established standards. "Proficient" and "Advanced" are above the established standards.

No information is provided for groups of fewer than 10 students.

Latest Report Card: see this school's report card from the 2006-2007 school year.

Math
Group	Number	Tested	% Below Basic	% Basic	% Proficient	% Advanced	Alternate Assessment
Total	181	118 (65.2%)	49.7	33.5	15.6	1.1	0
Economic Status
Econ. Disadvantaged	91	60 (65.9%)	49.4	33.7	16.9	0	0
Non-Econ. Disadvantaged	90	58 (64.4%)	50	33.3	14.4	2.2	0
English Proficiency
Lep/Nep	10	0 (0%)	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Lep/Nep	171	108 (63.2%)	49.7	33.3	15.8	1.2	0
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islanders	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black/Non-Hispanic	169	111 (65.7%)	50.3	34.1	15.6	0	0
Hispanic	11	6 (54.5%)	45.5	27.3	18.2	9.1	0
Gender
Female	71	48 (67.6%)	47.1	38.6	12.9	1.4	0
Male	110	70 (63.6%)	51.4	30.3	17.4	0.9	0
Migrant Status
Non-Migrant	181	118 (65.2%)	49.7	33.5	15.6	1.1	0
Special Education
Disabled	23	11 (47.8%)	78.3	17.4	4.3	0	0
Non-Disabled	158	107 (67.7%)	45.5	35.9	17.3	1.3	0

Reading
Group	Number	Tested	% Below Basic	% Basic	% Proficient	% Advanced	Alternate Assessment
Total	181	135 (74.6%)	49.2	34.6	14.5	1.7	0
Economic Status
Econ. Disadvantaged	91	67 (73.6%)	51.7	31.5	14.6	2.2	0
Non-Econ. Disadvantaged	90	68 (75.6%)	46.7	37.8	14.4	1.1	0
English Proficiency
Lep/Nep	10	0 (0%)	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Lep/Nep	171	127 (74.3%)	48.5	34.5	15.2	1.8	0
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islanders	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black/Non-Hispanic	169	129 (76.3%)	48.5	35.9	14.4	1.2	0
Hispanic	11	5 (45.5%)	63.6	18.2	9.1	9.1	0
Gender
Female	71	56 (78.9%)	45.7	31.4	20	2.9	0
Male	110	79 (71.8%)	51.4	36.7	11.0	0.9	0
Migrant Status
Non-Migrant	181	135 (74.6%)	49.2	34.6	14.5	1.7	0
Special Education
Disabled	23	16 (69.6%)	87.0	13.0	0	0	0
Non-Disabled	158	119 (75.3%)	43.6	37.8	16.7	1.9	0