About John Lewis Elementary School 

Located conveniently in Ward 4 at 1335 Farragut Street NW, John Lewis Elementary School serves students in Pre-K3 through 5th grade with class sizes ranging from 13-28.

 

Our School Vision 

At JLES, we are rooted in our strong love for students, families, and our diverse community. We strive to develop continuous learners who embody justice, leadership, enrichment, and service by engaging in the joy of learning.   

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School Building Features

Previously known as West Education Campus, John Lewis Elementary School (JLES) is the world's first net-zero-energy, LEED Platinum, and WELL-certified public school. Our school has the capacity to serve over 350 students in grades PK-5, and is designed to achieve sustainability, wellness and educational goals. JLES is a compassionate community of critical thinkers and global citizens, with more than 100 years of excellence in education. We are proud to be the JLES Tigers...ROAR!

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Features of the new John Lewis Elementary School building include:

• Among the first Net Zero Energy-Ready and WELL Certified Schools in the District.

• Integrates elements of the WELL Building program that focuses on the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of a building’s occupants.

• Interactive Early Childhood play area focused on natural play that fosters social and physical development and skills.

• Gracious monumental stairs prominently placed in the heart of the school and wide, naturally lit corridors designed to promote activity and movement.

• School as a Teaching Tool — placing elements of the sustainable design in locations where students and visitors can see, and with which teachers can utilize to educate the next generation of environmental stewards.

• Flexible classrooms designed to allow the easy collaboration of an open plan school but can also reconfigure to provide acoustic separation when heads down time is required

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