E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

Education Administration ProgramsDistrict of Columbia, United States51-200 Employees

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School operates within the public charter sector in Washington, DC, delivering Pre-K through 12 education to about 1,200 students. Founded in 2004, the school is named after Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes, the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics and a longtime DC public school teacher. The institution supports its educators with extensive professional development as part of its approach to teaching. Its student body reflects the city’s diversity, with 68% of students from low-income households and 23% identified as English Language Learners, including 51% African-American, 35% Latino, 9% Caucasian, 4% Multi-Race, and 1% Asian students. Governance is provided by a board of trustees and led by the founder Head of School, Jennifer C. Niles, with a faculty that has received recognition for its work and participates in professional development. In recent years the school expanded its digital learning capabilities, launching a 1:1 technology program and an online learning management system, and publishing its 2021-2022 calendar and health and safety guidelines.

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