At least one water fountain, cooler or sink in nearly three-quarters of 129 public schools in the District of Columbia has an elevated level of lead in its water, test results obtained by The Examiner revealed.

The District of Columbia schools tested every sink, fountain and cooler used by some 50,000 students in 145 schools. Results of the tests are back for 129 schools. Of those, only 26 percent tested at acceptable levels of lead in drinking water, the results found.

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