The schools with large numbers of English learner students continue to be concentrated in the following neighborhood clusters: Brightwood Park, Crestwood, Petworth (Cluster 18); Columbia Heights and Mt Pleasant (Cluster 2); and Takoma and Brightwood (Cluster 17). As a proportion of total public school enrollment, schools located in Columbia Heights and Mt Pleasant (Cluster 2) have the largest share of English learner students. Filter below to view other geographies and see how the total number of English learner students has changed over time.
Public School English Learner Enrollment by Neighborhood Cluster, SY2013-14 to SY2025-26
Since SY2013-14, approximately 4,250 additional students have been identified as English learners, a 58% increase compared to the 20% growth in total enrollment of students under the age of 22. The noticeable increase in SY2017-18 was due to a national revision to the assessment test. In SY2021-22, the second full school year affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, English learner enrollment increased by over 700 students compared to the previous school year. After remaining steady in SY2022-23, English learner enrollment increased in SY2023-24 by more than 800 students over the previous year and again in SY2024-25 by a further 230 students. There was a sharp drop of 1,060 students identified as English learners in SY2025-26.
Change in Public School English Learner Enrollment, SY2013-14 to SY2025-26
Source: OSSE Audited Enrollment, SY2013-14 to SY2025-26
