Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in District of Columbia Public Schools (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and District of Columbia.
- Elementary Schools in District of Columbia Public Schools
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- High Schools in District of Columbia Public Schools
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- Schools by Math Proficiency in District of Columbia Public Schools
- Schools by Reading Proficiency in District of Columbia Public Schools
- Largest Schools in District of Columbia Public Schools
- 131Tubman ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.0
- 219Malcolm X ES at GreenWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.5
- 319Ron Brown College Preparatory HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.0
- 423Plummer ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.5
- 525King ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 620Anacostia HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 719Moten ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 820Thomas ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 930LaSalle-Backus ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 1024Walker-Jones Education CampusWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 1120Patterson ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 1236Thomson ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.4
- 1317Kramer MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.5
- 1430Cleveland ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.6
- 1519Smothers ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.6
- 1625Wheatley Education CampusWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.7
- 1724Nalle ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.7
- 1820C.W. Harris ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.7
- 1925MacFarland MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.8
- 2020Drew ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.9
- 2118Simon ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.9
- 2291Ross ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.0
- 2332Ketcham ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.0
- 2418Lorraine H. Whitlock ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.0
- 2540Brightwood ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.1
- 2624Browne Education CampusWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.1
- 2722Cardozo Education CampusWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.1
- 2847H.D. Cooke ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.2
- 2943Seaton ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.3
- 3042Truesdell ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.3
- 3122H.D. Woodson HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.3
- 3218Sousa MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 9.3
- 3354Dorothy I. Height ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
- 3447Bruce-Monroe ES at Park ViewWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
- 3523Hendley ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
- 3621Houston ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
- 3751Garrison ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.6
- 3821Stanton ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.6
- 3918Ballou HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.6
- 4026Kimball ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.7
- 4118Savoy ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.7
- 4227Noyes ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.8
- 4327Takoma ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.9
- 4450Whittier ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 4527Randle Highlands ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 4650Barnard ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.1
- 4792Ida B. Wells MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 4857Marie Reed ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 4951John Francis Education CampusWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 5040Langdon ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 5135Raymond ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 5286Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)Washington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 5337Powell ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 5424Bunker Hill ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 5523Excel AcademyWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 5620Hart MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 5719Dunbar HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 5820Garfield ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.5
- 5946John Lewis ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 6033Columbia Heights Education CampusWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 6128J.O. Wilson ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 6222Brookland MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 6324Amidon-Bowen ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.7
- 6489School-Within-School at GodingWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6526Beers ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6622Eastern HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6721Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 6821Lawrence E. Boone ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 6920Kelly Miller MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 7027Langley ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
- 7135Burroughs ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 7221Miner ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 7334Burrville ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
- 7432Shirley Chisholm ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 7519Johnson MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 7616Roosevelt HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 7723Leckie Education CampusWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.9
- 7892Stoddert ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
- 7934Payne ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
- 8088Mann ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.4
- 8132Jefferson MS AcademyWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.4
- 8220McKinley MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.4
- 8374Hyde-Addison ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.5
- 8420Turner ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.5
- 8516Coolidge HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 8660Bancroft ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.8
- 8789Key ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
- 8850Van Ness ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
- 8969Hardy MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 9066Shepherd ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 9164Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)Washington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 9219Eliot-Hine MSWashington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 9382Brent ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 9482Eaton ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 9576Oyster-Adams Bilingual SchoolWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 9690Janney ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
- 9745Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster)Washington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.5
- 9858Ludlow-Taylor ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
- 9951Jackson-Reed HSWashington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 13.6
- 10071Hearst ESWashington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tubman ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 6.0 | 30.7 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 415 |
| 2 | Malcolm X ES at Green Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 6.5 | 19.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 170 |
| 3 | Ron Brown College Preparatory HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.0 | 18.5 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 196 |
| 4 | Plummer ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.5 | 23.3 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 233 |
| 5 | King ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.7 | 24.9 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 193 |
| 6 | Anacostia HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.7 | 20.2 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 246 |
| 7 | Moten ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.7 | 19.1 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 216 |
| 8 | Thomas ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.9 | 19.5 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 228 |
| 9 | LaSalle-Backus ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.0 | 30.2 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 279 |
| 10 | Walker-Jones Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.1 | 23.8 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 292 |
| 11 | Patterson ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.2 | 19.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 238 |
| 12 | Thomson ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.4 | 36.0 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 259 |
| 13 | Kramer MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.5 | 17.0 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 213 |
| 14 | Cleveland ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.6 | 29.5 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 301 |
| 15 | Smothers ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.6 | 18.7 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 250 |
| 16 | Wheatley Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.7 | 25.2 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 390 |
| 17 | Nalle ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.7 | 24.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 287 |
| 18 | C.W. Harris ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.7 | 19.5 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 251 |
| 19 | MacFarland MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.8 | 24.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 486 |
| 20 | Drew ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.9 | 20.0 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 223 |
| 21 | Simon ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.9 | 17.8 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 231 |
| 22 | Ross ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.0 | 91.3 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 171 |
| 23 | Ketcham ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.0 | 32.1 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 244 |
| 24 | Lorraine H. Whitlock ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.0 | 18.1 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 162 |
| 25 | Brightwood ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.1 | 40.2 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 646 |
| 26 | Browne Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 9.1 | 23.6 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 457 |
| 27 | Cardozo Education Campus Washington · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 9.1 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 710 |
| 28 | H.D. Cooke ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.2 | 46.7 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 406 |
| 29 | Seaton ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.3 | 43.3 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 390 |
| 30 | Truesdell ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.3 | 42.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 370 |
| 31 | H.D. Woodson HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 9.3 | 21.9 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 579 |
| 32 | Sousa MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 9.3 | 18.0 Lower 50% | 4% Math proficiency | 223 |
| 33 | Dorothy I. Height ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.5 | 53.6 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 34 | Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.5 | 46.5 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 448 |
| 35 | Hendley ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.5 | 23.0 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 276 |
| 36 | Houston ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.5 | 20.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 314 |
| 37 | Garrison ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.6 | 50.6 Top 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 395 |
| 38 | Stanton ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.6 | 20.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 288 |
| 39 | Ballou HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 9.6 | 18.3 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 597 |
| 40 | Kimball ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.7 | 26.4 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 330 |
| 41 | Savoy ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.7 | 18.2 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 233 |
| 42 | Noyes ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.8 | 27.3 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 293 |
| 43 | Takoma ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.9 | 26.9 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 483 |
| 44 | Whittier ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.0 | 49.7 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 450 |
| 45 | Randle Highlands ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.0 | 27.4 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 301 |
| 46 | Barnard ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.1 | 49.7 Lower 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 573 |
| 47 | Ida B. Wells MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.2 | 91.6 Top 5% | – | 521 |
| 48 | Marie Reed ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.2 | 56.9 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 461 |
| 49 | John Francis Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 10.2 | 50.7 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 583 |
| 50 | Langdon ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.2 | 39.5 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 377 |
| 51 | Raymond ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.2 | 34.5 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 439 |
| 52 | Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.3 | 85.6 Top 5% | – | 331 |
| 53 | Powell ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.3 | 36.7 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 514 |
| 54 | Bunker Hill ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.4 | 23.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 219 |
| 55 | Excel Academy Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 10.4 | 23.4 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 363 |
| 56 | Hart MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.4 | 20.3 Lower 50% | 4% Math proficiency | 374 |
| 57 | Dunbar HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.4 | 19.0 Lower 50% | 2% Math proficiency | 892 |
| 58 | Garfield ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.5 | 19.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 252 |
| 59 | John Lewis ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.6 | 45.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 509 |
| 60 | Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 10.6 | 33.1 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 1,563 |
| 61 | J.O. Wilson ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.6 | 27.8 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 477 |
| 62 | Brookland MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.6 | 22.0 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 381 |
| 63 | Amidon-Bowen ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.7 | 24.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 374 |
| 64 | School-Within-School at Goding Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.8 | 88.8 Top 5% | 72% Math proficiency | 325 |
| 65 | Beers ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.8 | 25.9 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 412 |
| 66 | Eastern HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.8 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 909 |
| 67 | Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.9 | 21.1 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 350 |
| 68 | Lawrence E. Boone ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.9 | 20.8 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 416 |
| 69 | Kelly Miller MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.9 | 20.2 Lower 50% | 6% Math proficiency | 315 |
| 70 | Langley ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.2 | 27.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 348 |
| 71 | Burroughs ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.4 | 35.3 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 331 |
| 72 | Miner ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.4 | 21.4 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 433 |
| 73 | Burrville ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.6 | 33.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 232 |
| 74 | Shirley Chisholm ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.8 | 31.6 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 542 |
| 75 | Johnson MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.8 | 18.5 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 307 |
| 76 | Roosevelt HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 11.8 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 943 |
| 77 | Leckie Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 11.9 | 23.3 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 453 |
| 78 | Stoddert ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.1 | 91.5 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 425 |
| 79 | Payne ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.1 | 33.7 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 398 |
| 80 | Mann ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.4 | 87.8 Top 5% | 72% Math proficiency | 397 |
| 81 | Jefferson MS Academy Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 12.4 | 31.7 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 409 |
| 82 | McKinley MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 12.4 | 20.1 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 286 |
| 83 | Hyde-Addison ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.5 | 73.5 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 84 | Turner ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.5 | 19.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 461 |
| 85 | Coolidge HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 12.7 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 1,029 |
| 86 | Bancroft ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.8 | 60.0 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 821 |
| 87 | Key ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.0 | 88.6 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 337 |
| 88 | Van Ness ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.0 | 49.6 Lower 50% | 34.5% Math proficiency | 404 |
| 89 | Hardy MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.1 | 68.6 Top 25% | 46% Math proficiency | 631 |
| 90 | Shepherd ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.1 | 66.3 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 394 |
| 91 | Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–K | Public | 13.1 | 63.8 Top 50% | – | 209 |
| 92 | Eliot-Hine MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.1 | 19.3 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 432 |
| 93 | Brent ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.2 | 82.4 Top 10% | 72% Math proficiency | 421 |
| 94 | Eaton ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.2 | 82.4 Top 10% | 72% Math proficiency | 436 |
| 95 | Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.2 | 75.9 Top 25% | 57% Math proficiency | 791 |
| 96 | Janney ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.5 | 90.2 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 717 |
| 97 | Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.5 | 44.9 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 460 |
| 98 | Ludlow-Taylor ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.6 | 58.4 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 489 |
| 99 | Jackson-Reed HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 13.6 | 50.5 Top 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 1,855 |
| 100 | Hearst ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.7 | 70.9 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 356 |
Tubman ES in Washington leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in District of Columbia Public Schools with Students per teacher 6.0. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.
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What is the best ratio school in District of Columbia Public Schools?
Tubman ES in Washington, District of Columbia ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in District of Columbia Public Schools with Students per teacher 6.0 (Enrollment: 415).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in District of Columbia Public Schools ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
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