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Schools in District of Columbia Public Schools

117 public schools in this District of Columbia school district: 73 elementary · 14 middle · 19 high · 8 K-8 · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across District of Columbia.

Elementary schools

73 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, best first
1
Ross ES 99.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 182 students
ELA 84%Math 87%
#1 of 112 in District of Columbia · #1 in Washington
2
Janney ES 98.7
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 684 students
ELA 82%Math 87%
#2 of 112 in District of Columbia · #2 in Washington
3
Key ES 97.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 347 students
ELA 82%Math 83%
#3 of 112 in District of Columbia · #3 in Washington
4
Lafayette ES 96.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 933 students
ELA 80%Math 85%
#4 of 112 in District of Columbia · #4 in Washington
5
Maury ES 96.0
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 549 students
ELA 81%Math 81%
#5 of 112 in District of Columbia · #5 in Washington
6
Hyde-Addison ES 94.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 396 students
ELA 78%Math 76%
#6 of 112 in District of Columbia · #6 in Washington
6
School-Within-School at Goding 94.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 325 students
ELA 76%Math 76%
#6 of 112 in District of Columbia · #6 in Washington
8
Hearst ES 93.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 337 students
ELA 71%Math 78%
#8 of 112 in District of Columbia · #8 in Washington
9
Mann ES 92.4
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 394 students
ELA 75%Math 76%
#9 of 112 in District of Columbia · #9 in Washington
10
Murch ES 91.5
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 636 students
ELA 75%Math 76%
#10 of 112 in District of Columbia · #10 in Washington
11
Whittier ES 90.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 413 students
ELA 71%Math 74%
#11 of 112 in District of Columbia · #11 in Washington
12
Stoddert ES 89.7
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 447 students
ELA 69%Math 75%
#12 of 112 in District of Columbia · #12 in Washington
13
Ludlow-Taylor ES 88.4
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 488 students
ELA 72%Math 56%
#13 of 112 in District of Columbia · #13 in Washington
13
Shepherd ES 88.4
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 363 students
ELA 70%Math 67%
#13 of 112 in District of Columbia · #13 in Washington
15
Brent ES 86.2
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 421 students
ELA 63%Math 73%
#16 of 112 in District of Columbia · #16 in Washington
16
Eaton ES 85.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 437 students
ELA 66%Math 65%
#17 of 112 in District of Columbia · #17 in Washington
17
Burroughs ES 83.5
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 297 students
ELA 55%Math 54%
#19 of 112 in District of Columbia · #19 in Washington
18
Garrison ES 79.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 389 students
ELA 48%Math 50%
#23 of 112 in District of Columbia · #23 in Washington
19
Payne ES 78.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 376 students
ELA 47%Math 51%
#25 of 112 in District of Columbia · #25 in Washington
20
Barnard ES 76.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 591 students
ELA 46%Math 53%
#26 of 112 in District of Columbia · #26 in Washington
20
Shirley Chisholm ES 76.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 565 students
ELA 48%Math 48%
#26 of 112 in District of Columbia · #26 in Washington
22
Marie Reed ES 75.4
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 452 students
ELA 49%Math 45%
#28 of 112 in District of Columbia · #28 in Washington
23
Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View 74.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 436 students
ELA 46%Math 49%
#29 of 112 in District of Columbia · #29 in Washington
24
John Lewis ES 73.7
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 493 students
ELA 45%Math 50%
#30 of 112 in District of Columbia · #30 in Washington
25
Powell ES 72.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 497 students
ELA 49%Math 39%
#31 of 112 in District of Columbia · #31 in Washington
26
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) 71.0
Washington · Grades 1-5 · 397 students
ELA 47%Math 42%
#33 of 112 in District of Columbia · #33 in Washington
27
Seaton ES 70.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 377 students
ELA 40%Math 46%
#34 of 112 in District of Columbia · #34 in Washington
28
Bancroft ES 66.5
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 768 students
ELA 44%Math 39%
#38 of 112 in District of Columbia · #38 in Washington
29
Noyes ES 64.7
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 288 students
ELA 31%Math 37%
#40 of 112 in District of Columbia · #40 in Washington
30
Langdon ES 63.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 390 students
ELA 32%Math 37%
#41 of 112 in District of Columbia · #41 in Washington
31
Thomson ES 62.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 253 students
ELA 38%Math 31%
#42 of 112 in District of Columbia · #42 in Washington
32
Dorothy I. Height ES 62.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 396 students
ELA 42%Math 29%
#43 of 112 in District of Columbia · #43 in Washington
33
Tubman ES 61.2
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 560 students
ELA 34%Math 33%
#44 of 112 in District of Columbia · #44 in Washington
34
Bunker Hill ES 60.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 206 students
ELA 32%Math 34%
#45 of 112 in District of Columbia · #45 in Washington
35
J.O. Wilson ES 58.5
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 464 students
ELA 40%Math 29%
#47 of 112 in District of Columbia · #47 in Washington
36
LaSalle-Backus ES 57.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 261 students
ELA 33%Math 32%
#48 of 112 in District of Columbia · #48 in Washington
37
Kimball ES 54.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 374 students
ELA 30%Math 29%
#51 of 112 in District of Columbia · #51 in Washington
38
Stanton ES 53.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 306 students
ELA 26%Math 30%
#53 of 112 in District of Columbia · #53 in Washington
39
Takoma ES 51.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 483 students
ELA 28%Math 26%
#55 of 112 in District of Columbia · #55 in Washington
40
Moten ES 49.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 238 students
ELA 27%Math 25%
#57 of 112 in District of Columbia · #57 in Washington
41
Garfield ES 47.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 202 students
ELA 25%Math 29%
#59 of 112 in District of Columbia · #59 in Washington
42
Beers ES 44.2
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 392 students
ELA 26%Math 26%
#63 of 112 in District of Columbia · #63 in Washington
43
Van Ness ES 43.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 392 students
ELA 26%Math 25%
#64 of 112 in District of Columbia · #64 in Washington
44
Burrville ES 39.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 236 students
ELA 31%Math 17%
#68 of 112 in District of Columbia · #68 in Washington
44
Patterson ES 39.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 253 students
ELA 26%Math 21%
#68 of 112 in District of Columbia · #68 in Washington
46
H.D. Cooke ES 37.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 389 students
ELA 24%Math 24%
#70 of 112 in District of Columbia · #70 in Washington
47
Savoy ES 36.2
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 199 students
ELA 15%Math 29%
#72 of 112 in District of Columbia · #72 in Washington
48
Brightwood ES 35.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 603 students
ELA 21%Math 25%
#73 of 112 in District of Columbia · #73 in Washington
49
Raymond ES 34.4
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 400 students
ELA 25%Math 19%
#74 of 112 in District of Columbia · #74 in Washington
50
King ES 33.5
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 202 students
ELA 26%Math 17%
#75 of 112 in District of Columbia · #75 in Washington
51
Nalle ES 32.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 307 students
ELA 22%Math 23%
#76 of 112 in District of Columbia · #76 in Washington
52
Randle Highlands ES 31.7
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 300 students
ELA 19%Math 25%
#77 of 112 in District of Columbia · #77 in Washington
53
Truesdell ES 30.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 384 students
ELA 21%Math 23%
#78 of 112 in District of Columbia · #78 in Washington
54
Cleveland ES 29.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 299 students
ELA 26%Math 17%
#79 of 112 in District of Columbia · #79 in Washington
55
Hendley ES 28.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 251 students
ELA 21%Math 19%
#80 of 112 in District of Columbia · #80 in Washington
56
Amidon-Bowen ES 24.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 365 students
ELA 21%Math 17%
#85 of 112 in District of Columbia · #85 in Washington
57
Houston ES 23.7
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 307 students
ELA 18%Math 20%
#86 of 112 in District of Columbia · #86 in Washington
58
Lorraine H. Whitlock ES 22.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 146 students
ELA 21%Math 17%
#87 of 112 in District of Columbia · #87 in Washington
59
Malcolm X ES at Green 21.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 200 students
ELA 14%Math 23%
#88 of 112 in District of Columbia · #88 in Washington
60
Lawrence E. Boone ES 16.5
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 436 students
ELA 14%Math 16%
#94 of 112 in District of Columbia · #94 in Washington
61
Thomas ES 15.6
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 275 students
ELA 17%Math 13%
#95 of 112 in District of Columbia · #95 in Washington
62
Langley ES 12.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 348 students
ELA 14%Math 12%
#99 of 112 in District of Columbia · #98 in Washington
63
Drew ES 10.3
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 189 students
ELA 14%Math 8%
#101 of 112 in District of Columbia · #100 in Washington
64
C.W. Harris ES 9.4
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 261 students
ELA 9%Math 15%
#102 of 112 in District of Columbia · #101 in Washington
65
Smothers ES 8.5
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 232 students
ELA 13%Math 8%
#103 of 112 in District of Columbia · #102 in Washington
66
Plummer ES 4.9
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 224 students
ELA 12%Math 8%
#107 of 112 in District of Columbia · #106 in Washington
67
Simon ES 4.0
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 207 students
ELA 8%Math 7%
#108 of 112 in District of Columbia · #107 in Washington
68
Ketcham ES 3.1
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 250 students
ELA 10%Math 3%
#109 of 112 in District of Columbia · #108 in Washington
69
Miner ES 1.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 410 students
ELA 5%Math 6%
#110 of 112 in District of Columbia · #109 in Washington
69
Turner ES 1.8
Washington · Grades PK-5 · 452 students
ELA 8%Math 5%
#110 of 112 in District of Columbia · #109 in Washington
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Military Road Early Learning Center —
Washington · Grades PK · 67 students
No published test results
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Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) —
Washington · Grades PK-K · 215 students
No published test results
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Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center —
Washington · Grades PK · 86 students
No published test results

Middle schools

14 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, best first
1
Deal MS 98.8
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 1,420 students
ELA 81%Math 74%
#1 of 41 in District of Columbia · #1 in Washington
2
Hardy MS 96.3
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 602 students
ELA 71%Math 58%
#2 of 41 in District of Columbia · #2 in Washington
3
Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) 89.0
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 453 students
ELA 63%Math 32%
#5 of 41 in District of Columbia · #5 in Washington
4
MacFarland MS 69.5
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 499 students
ELA 39%Math 28%
#13 of 41 in District of Columbia · #13 in Washington
5
Eliot-Hine MS 64.6
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 374 students
ELA 42%Math 22%
#15 of 41 in District of Columbia · #15 in Washington
6
Ida B. Wells MS 54.9
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 540 students
ELA 37%Math 18%
#19 of 41 in District of Columbia · #19 in Washington
7
Brookland MS 32.9
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 370 students
ELA 34%Math 10%
#28 of 41 in District of Columbia · #28 in Washington
8
Sousa MS 30.5
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 229 students
ELA 25%Math 16%
#29 of 41 in District of Columbia · #29 in Washington
9
Jefferson MS Academy 28.0
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 406 students
ELA 30%Math 11%
#30 of 41 in District of Columbia · #30 in Washington
10
McKinley MS 25.6
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 263 students
ELA 31%Math 9%
#31 of 41 in District of Columbia · #31 in Washington
11
Hart MS 11.0
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 367 students
ELA 22%Math 6%
#37 of 41 in District of Columbia · #37 in Washington
12
Johnson MS 8.5
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 297 students
ELA 14%Math 8%
#38 of 41 in District of Columbia · #38 in Washington
13
Kelly Miller MS 6.1
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 289 students
ELA 19%Math 4%
#39 of 41 in District of Columbia · #39 in Washington
14
Kramer MS 3.7
Washington · Grades 6-8 · 197 students
ELA 15%Math 2%
#40 of 41 in District of Columbia · #40 in Washington

High schools

19 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, best first
1
School Without Walls HS 98.6
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 599 students
ELA 96%Math 72%
#1 of 37 in District of Columbia · #1 in Washington
2
Benjamin Banneker HS 95.9
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 671 students
ELA 86%Math 65%
#2 of 37 in District of Columbia · #2 in Washington
3
Jackson-Reed HS 89.2
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 1,994 students
ELA 69%Math 35%
#4 of 37 in District of Columbia · #4 in Washington
3
McKinley Technology HS 89.2
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 704 students
ELA 75%Math 31%
#4 of 37 in District of Columbia · #4 in Washington
5
Duke Ellington School of the Arts 85.1
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 579 students
ELA 54%Math 16%
#6 of 37 in District of Columbia · #6 in Washington
6
MacArthur HS 82.4
Washington · Grades 9-11 · 238 students
ELA 43%Math 15%
#7 of 37 in District of Columbia · #7 in Washington
7
Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS 79.7
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 310 students
ELA 42%Math 11%
#8 of 37 in District of Columbia · #8 in Washington
8
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) 73.0
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 369 students
ELA 32%Math 10%
#10 of 37 in District of Columbia · #10 in Washington
9
Coolidge HS 60.8
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 1,093 students
ELA 25%Math 8%
#15 of 37 in District of Columbia · #15 in Washington
10
Anacostia HS 45.9
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 244 students
ELA 9%Math 7%
#20 of 37 in District of Columbia · #20 in Washington
11
Ron Brown College Preparatory HS 40.5
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 161 students
ELA 12%Math 6%
#22 of 37 in District of Columbia · #22 in Washington
12
Luke C. Moore HS 33.8
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 264 students
ELA 3%Math 9%
#25 of 37 in District of Columbia · #25 in Washington
13
H.D. Woodson HS 31.1
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 544 students
ELA 18%Math 3%
#26 of 37 in District of Columbia · #26 in Washington
14
Ballou HS 28.4
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 585 students
ELA 15%Math 4%
#27 of 37 in District of Columbia · #27 in Washington
15
Roosevelt HS 23.0
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 908 students
ELA 18%Math 3%
#29 of 37 in District of Columbia · #29 in Washington
16
Ballou STAY HS 18.9
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 453 students
ELA 5%Math 5%
#30 of 37 in District of Columbia · #30 in Washington
17
Eastern HS 14.9
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 866 students
ELA 20%Math 2%
#32 of 37 in District of Columbia · #31 in Washington
18
Garnet-Patterson STAY HS 12.2
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 703 students
ELA 3%Math 5%
#33 of 37 in District of Columbia · #32 in Washington
19
Dunbar HS 9.5
Washington · Grades 9-12 · 984 students
ELA 11%Math 3%
#34 of 37 in District of Columbia · #33 in Washington

K-8 schools

8 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, best first
1
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School 97.8
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 781 students
ELA 73%Math 67%
#1 of 23 in District of Columbia · #1 in Washington
2
John Francis Education Campus 89.1
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 529 students
ELA 45%Math 39%
#3 of 23 in District of Columbia · #3 in Washington
3
Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan 71.7
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 488 students
ELA 42%Math 18%
#7 of 23 in District of Columbia · #7 in Washington
4
Leckie Education Campus 67.4
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 458 students
ELA 36%Math 21%
#8 of 23 in District of Columbia · #8 in Washington
5
Walker-Jones Education Campus 32.6
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 313 students
ELA 24%Math 11%
#16 of 23 in District of Columbia · #16 in Washington
6
Excel Academy 15.2
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 339 students
ELA 24%Math 8%
#20 of 23 in District of Columbia · #20 in Washington
7
Wheatley Education Campus 10.9
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 361 students
ELA 20%Math 9%
#21 of 23 in District of Columbia · #21 in Washington
8
Browne Education Campus 6.5
Washington · Grades PK-8 · 442 students
ELA 18%Math 9%
#22 of 23 in District of Columbia · #22 in Washington

Combined schools

3 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, best first
1
Columbia Heights Education Campus 50.7
Washington · Grades 6-12 · 1,494 students
ELA 36%Math 14%
#4 of 9 in District of Columbia · #4 in Washington
2
Cardozo Education Campus 16.0
Washington · Grades 6-12 · 706 students
ELA 20%Math 3%
#7 of 9 in District of Columbia · #7 in Washington
3
River Terrace Education Campus 5.2
Washington · Grades 3-12 · 120 students
ELA 5%Math 5%
#8 of 9 in District of Columbia · #8 in Washington

Cities and towns in District of Columbia Public Schools

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