Schools in District of Columbia

245 public schools, 222 of them scored on 2025-26 state test results and compared only with schools of the same type in District of Columbia.

2025-26

Latest test results

245

Public schools

63

School districts

% meeting or exceeding expectations

What the results measure

Results come from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). We never compare schools across states, because each state sets its own tests. How we score schools

School districts in District of Columbia

Median score of the district's schools80+60-7940-5920-39Under 20No score

District boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES EDGE, 2024-25). Charter and other districts without a boundary are shown as dots at the middle of their schools. Click a district to open it.

Rankings

The highest-scoring schools of each type in District of Columbia, best first. Tap a heading to open or close a list.

Top elementary schools

The 10 highest-scoring in District of Columbia

1 Ross ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 84% · Math 87% 99.6 2 Janney ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 82% · Math 87% 98.7 3 Key ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 82% · Math 83% 97.8 4 Lafayette ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 80% · Math 85% 96.9 5 Maury ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 81% · Math 81% 96.0 6 Hyde-Addison ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 78% · Math 76% 94.6 7 School-Within-School at Goding Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 76% · Math 76% 94.6 8 Hearst ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 71% · Math 78% 93.3 9 Mann ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 75% · Math 76% 92.4 10 Murch ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 75% · Math 76% 91.5

Top middle schools

The 10 highest-scoring in District of Columbia

1 Deal MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 81% · Math 74% 98.8 2 Hardy MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 71% · Math 58% 96.3 3 Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper MS Washington ELA 74% · Math 53% 93.9 4 Washington Latin PCS - MS Washington ELA 70% · Math 53% 91.5 5 Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 63% · Math 32% 89.0 6 DC Prep PCS - Edgewood MS Washington · DC Prep PCS ELA 46% · Math 35% 86.6 7 Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle Washington · Friendship PCS ELA 48% · Math 28% 84.1 8 Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle Washington · Friendship PCS ELA 46% · Math 23% 80.5 9 DC Prep PCS - Benning MS Washington · DC Prep PCS ELA 43% · Math 25% 80.5 10 Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle Washington · Friendship PCS ELA 42% · Math 27% 76.8

Top high schools

The 10 highest-scoring in District of Columbia

1 School Without Walls HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 96% · Math 72% 98.6 2 Benjamin Banneker HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 86% · Math 65% 95.9 3 Washington Latin PCS - Upper School Washington ELA 81% · Math 52% 93.2 4 Jackson-Reed HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 69% · Math 35% 89.2 5 McKinley Technology HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 75% · Math 31% 89.2 6 Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 54% · Math 16% 85.1 7 MacArthur HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 43% · Math 15% 82.4 8 Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 42% · Math 11% 79.7 9 E.L. Haynes PCS - HS Washington · E.L. Haynes PCS ELA 25% · Math 16% 77.0 10 Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS Washington · Friendship PCS ELA 36% · Math 8% 73.0

Top K-8 schools

The 10 highest-scoring in District of Columbia

1 Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 73% · Math 67% 97.8 2 Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS Washington · Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS ELA 63% · Math 53% 93.5 3 John Francis Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 45% · Math 39% 89.1 4 Center City PCS - Congress Heights Washington · Center City PCS ELA 54% · Math 36% 84.8 5 Center City PCS - Brightwood Washington · Center City PCS ELA 43% · Math 38% 80.4 6 Center City PCS - Petworth Washington · Center City PCS ELA 37% · Math 23% 76.1 7 Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 42% · Math 18% 71.7 8 Leckie Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 36% · Math 21% 67.4 9 Creative Minds International PCS Washington · Creative Minds International PCS ELA 31% · Math 16% 63.0 10 DC Scholars PCS Washington · DC Scholars PCS ELA 24% · Math 21% 58.7

Top combined schools

The 9 highest-scoring in District of Columbia

1 BASIS DC PCS Washington · Basis Dc Pcs ELA 79% · Math 71% 93.9 2 District of Columbia International School Washington · District of Columbia International School ELA 56% · Math 34% 78.8 3 The Sojourner Truth School PCS Washington · The Sojourner Truth School PCS ELA 48% · Math 26% 74.1 4 Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 36% · Math 14% 50.7 5 St. Coletta Special Education PCS Washington · St. Coletta Special Education PCS ELA 20% · Math 27% 47.1 6 Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy Washington · Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy ELA 22% · Math 1% 16.4 7 Cardozo Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 20% · Math 3% 16.0 8 River Terrace Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools ELA 5% · Math 5% 5.2 9 Kingsman Academy PCS Washington · Kingsman Academy PCS ELA 3% · Math 3% 1.6

Largest school districts

District of Columbia Public Schools

117 schools114 with a score

Kipp Dc Pcs

20 schools14 with a score

Friendship PCS

15 schools15 with a score

AppleTree Early Learning PCS

8 schools0 with a score

Center City PCS

6 schools6 with a score

DC Prep PCS

6 schools6 with a score

Capital City PCS

3 schools3 with a score

E.L. Haynes PCS

3 schools3 with a score

Rocketship Education DC PCS

3 schools3 with a score

Two Rivers PCS

3 schools3 with a score

Washington Latin PCS

3 schools3 with a score

Dyrs

2 schools1 with a score

Digital Pioneers Academy PCS

2 schools2 with a score

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS

2 schools2 with a score

Lee Montessori PCS

2 schools2 with a score

Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS

2 schools2 with a score

Paul PCS

2 schools2 with a score

Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS

1 schools1 with a score

Basis Dc Pcs

1 schools1 with a score

Breakthrough Montessori PCS

1 schools1 with a score

Bridges PCS

1 schools1 with a score

Capital Village PCS

1 schools0 with a score

Cedar Tree Academy PCS

1 schools1 with a score

Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy

1 schools1 with a score

All 63 school districts in District of Columbia

Cities and towns

Washington

244 schools221 with a score

Laurel

1 schools1 with a score

All 2 cities and towns in District of Columbia

Laurel 1
Washington 244