Home > DC, Washington > District Of Columbia County > Nannie Helen Burroughs School

Nannie Helen Burroughs School

601 50th Street Ne, Washington, DC, 20019-0200 -

School Notes Overview:

The Nannie Helen Burroughs School is a private educational institution dedicated to Christian principles, which embrace the African world experience and culture. The School is committed to the holistic education of children, which will provide them with the values, knowledge and skills to ensure their role as productive world citizens and leaders in the global context of the 21st century. The Nannie Helen Burroughs School is a department of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and serves as a model and facilitator of education and training to meet the additional needs of students, adults, families and communities locally, nationally and internationally....

...read more

School Overview:

	Nannie Helen Burroughs School
School Membership(s)	Other religious school association(s) Institute for Independent Education
Religious Affiliation	Baptist
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 6
County	District Of Columbia County, DC
Student Body
Total Students	186 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(DC) School Avg.
% Students of Color	100%	69%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 36 students
	Kind - 26 students
	Grade 1 - 26 students
	Grade 2 - 28 students
	Grade 3 - 20 students
	Grade 4 - 20 students
	Grade 5 - 15 students
	Grade 6 - 15 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	12 teachers
	This School	(DC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:15	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

The Nannie Helen Burroughs School is a private educational institution dedicated to Christian principles, which embrace the African world experience and culture. The School is committed to the holistic education of children, which will provide them with the values, knowledge and skills to ensure their role as productive world citizens and leaders in the global context of the 21st century. The Nannie Helen Burroughs School is a department of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and serves as a model and facilitator of education and training to meet the additional needs of students, adults, families and communities locally, nationally and internationally.
Profile last updated: 12/06/2006

In the News:

D.C. Council agenda (Washington Post)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
This is the meeting schedule for the D.C. Council and its committees for the coming week. All meetings are in the Council Chamber of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, unless otherwise noted.
It's Time to Accept the Reality That the D.C. School Voucher Movement Has Hit a Dead End (Washington Post)
posted on March 23, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
I'm not trying to be a hypocrite. I have supported D.C. school vouchers. The program has used tax dollars well in transferring impoverished students to private schools with higher standards than D.C. public schools. But it has reached a dead end. Congress should fund the 1,713 current voucher...

View all past news stories

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (20019)	School Zip (20019)	(DC) State Average
Population (Approximate)	52,793 people	572,059 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	12%	50%
Population Average Age	35 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.1 persons
Median Household Income	$27,317	$47,150
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.3 rooms	4.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	54 years old	61 years old
	View housing listings in this area
Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (20019) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	38% / 62%	44% / 56%