Largest Schools in District of Columbia Public Schools (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. 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.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Jackson-Reed HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,855	50.5 Top 50%	32% Math proficiency	1,855
2	Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington · High · Grades 6–12	Public	1,563	33.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	1,563
3	Deal MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,462	82.6 Top 10%	63% Math proficiency	1,462
4	Coolidge HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,029	16.0 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	1,029
5	Roosevelt HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	943	16.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	943
6	Lafayette ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	923	85.3 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	923
7	Eastern HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	909	22.1 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	909
8	Dunbar HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	892	19.0 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	892
9	Bancroft ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	821	60.0 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	821
10	Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	791	75.9 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	791
11	McKinley Technology HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	723	53.9 Top 50%	32% Math proficiency	723
12	Janney ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	717	90.2 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	717
13	Cardozo Education Campus Washington · High · Grades 6–12	Public	710	22.1 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	710
14	Benjamin Banneker HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	703	84.0 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	703
15	Murch ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	658	82.1 Top 10%	73% Math proficiency	658
16	Brightwood ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	646	40.2 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	646
17	Hardy MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	631	68.6 Top 25%	46% Math proficiency	631
18	School Without Walls HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	606	82.5 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	606
19	Ballou HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	597	18.3 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	597
20	Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	589	28.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	589
21	John Francis Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	583	50.7 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	583
22	H.D. Woodson HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	579	21.9 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	579
23	Barnard ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	573	49.7 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	573
24	Maury ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	559	83.1 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	559
25	Shirley Chisholm ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	542	31.6 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	542
26	Ida B. Wells MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	521	91.6 Top 5%	–	521
27	Powell ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	514	36.7 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	514
28	John Lewis ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	509	45.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	509
29	Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	503	36.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	503
30	Ludlow-Taylor ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	489	58.4 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	489
31	MacFarland MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	486	24.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	486
32	Takoma ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	483	26.9 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	483
33	J.O. Wilson ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	477	27.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	477
34	Marie Reed ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	461	56.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	461
35	Turner ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	461	19.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	461
36	Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	460	44.9 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	460
37	Browne Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	457	23.6 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	457
38	Leckie Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	453	23.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	453
39	Whittier ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	450	49.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	450
40	Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	448	46.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	448
41	Raymond ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	439	34.5 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	439
42	Eaton ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	436	82.4 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	436
43	Miner ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	433	21.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	433
44	Eliot-Hine MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	432	19.3 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	432
45	Stoddert ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	425	91.5 Top 5%	87% Math proficiency	425
46	Brent ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	421	82.4 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	421
47	Lawrence E. Boone ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	416	20.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	416
48	Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington · Elementary · Grades 1–5	Public	415	49.7 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	415
49	Tubman ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	415	30.7 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	415
50	Beers ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	412	25.9 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	412
51	Jefferson MS Academy Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	409	31.7 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	409
52	H.D. Cooke ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	406	46.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	406
53	Van Ness ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	404	49.6 Lower 50%	34.5% Math proficiency	404
54	Hyde-Addison ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	400	73.5 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	400
55	Dorothy I. Height ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	400	53.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	400
56	Payne ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	398	33.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	398
57	Mann ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	397	87.8 Top 5%	72% Math proficiency	397
58	Garrison ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	395	50.6 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	395
59	Shepherd ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	394	66.3 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	394
60	Seaton ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	390	43.3 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	390
61	Wheatley Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	390	25.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	390
62	Brookland MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	381	22.0 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	381
63	Langdon ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	377	39.5 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	377
64	Amidon-Bowen ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	374	24.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	374
65	Hart MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	374	20.3 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	374
66	Truesdell ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	370	42.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	370
67	Excel Academy Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	363	23.4 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	363
68	Hearst ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	356	70.9 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	356
69	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	350	21.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	350
70	Langley ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	348	27.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	348
71	Key ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	337	88.6 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	337
72	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	331	85.6 Top 5%	–	331
73	Burroughs ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	331	35.3 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	331
74	Kimball ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	330	26.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	330
75	School-Within-School at Goding Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	325	88.8 Top 5%	72% Math proficiency	325
76	Kelly Miller MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	315	20.2 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	315
77	Houston ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	314	20.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	314
78	Johnson MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	307	18.5 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	307
79	Cleveland ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	301	29.5 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	301
80	Randle Highlands ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	301	27.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	301
81	Noyes ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	293	27.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	293
82	Walker-Jones Education Campus Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	292	23.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	292
83	Stanton ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	288	20.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	288
84	Nalle ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	287	24.2 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	287
85	McKinley MS Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	286	20.1 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	286
86	LaSalle-Backus ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	279	30.2 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	279
87	Hendley ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	276	23.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	276
88	Thomson ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	259	36.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	259
89	Garfield ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	252	19.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	252
90	C.W. Harris ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	251	19.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	251
91	Smothers ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	250	18.7 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	250
92	Anacostia HS Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	246	20.2 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	246
93	Ketcham ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	244	32.1 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	244
94	Patterson ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	238	19.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	238
95	Plummer ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	233	23.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	233
96	Savoy ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	233	18.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	233
97	Burrville ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	232	33.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	232
98	Simon ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	231	17.8 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	231
99	Thomas ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	228	19.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	228
100	Drew ES Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	223	20.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	223

Jackson-Reed HS in Washington leads the 2025 list of largest schools in District of Columbia Public Schools with Enrollment 1,855. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider District of Columbia largest schools rankings, every school on the District of Columbia Public Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in District of Columbia Public Schools?

Jackson-Reed HS in Washington, District of Columbia ranks first among largest schools in District of Columbia Public Schools with Enrollment 1,855 (Enrollment: 1,855).

How are largest schools in District of Columbia Public Schools ranked?

Schools with the highest enrollment. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.