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Top 100 traditional public schools in District of Columbia (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    92
    Ida B. Wells MSWashington · Public Middle– · 521 students
  2. 2
    92
    Stoddert ESWashington · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 425 students
  3. 3
    91
    Ross ESWashington · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 171 students
  4. 4
    90
    Janney ESWashington · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 717 students
  5. 5
    89
    School-Within-School at GodingWashington · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 325 students
  6. 6
    89
    Key ESWashington · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 337 students
  7. 7
    88
    Mann ESWashington · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 397 students
  8. 8
    86
    Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)Washington · Public High– · 331 students
  9. 9
    85
    Lafayette ESWashington · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 923 students
  10. 10
    84
    Benjamin Banneker HSWashington · Public High82% Math proficiency · 703 students
  11. 11
    83
    Maury ESWashington · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 559 students
  12. 12
    83
    Deal MSWashington · Public Middle63% Math proficiency · 1,462 students
  13. 13
    83
    School Without Walls HSWashington · Public High82% Math proficiency · 606 students
  14. 14
    82
    Brent ESWashington · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 421 students
  15. 15
    82
    Eaton ESWashington · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 436 students
  16. 16
    82
    Murch ESWashington · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 658 students
  17. 17
    76
    Oyster-Adams Bilingual SchoolWashington · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 791 students
  18. 18
    74
    Hyde-Addison ESWashington · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 400 students
  19. 19
    71
    Hearst ESWashington · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 356 students
  20. 20
    69
    Hardy MSWashington · Public Middle46% Math proficiency · 631 students
  21. 21
    66
    Shepherd ESWashington · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 394 students
  22. 22
    64
    Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)Washington · Public Elementary– · 209 students
  23. 23
    60
    Bancroft ESWashington · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 821 students
  24. 24
    58
    Ludlow-Taylor ESWashington · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 489 students
  25. 25
    57
    Marie Reed ESWashington · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 461 students
  26. 26
    54
    McKinley Technology HSWashington · Public High32% Math proficiency · 723 students
  27. 27
    54
    Dorothy I. Height ESWashington · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 400 students
  28. 28
    51
    John Francis Education CampusWashington · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 583 students
  29. 29
    51
    Garrison ESWashington · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 395 students
  30. 30
    51
    Jackson-Reed HSWashington · Public High32% Math proficiency · 1,855 students
  31. 31
    50
    Barnard ESWashington · Public Elementary46% Math proficiency · 573 students
  32. 32
    50
    Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)Washington · Public Elementary44% Math proficiency · 415 students
  33. 33
    50
    Whittier ESWashington · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 450 students
  34. 34
    50
    Van Ness ESWashington · Public Elementary34.5% Math proficiency · 404 students
  35. 35
    47
    H.D. Cooke ESWashington · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 406 students
  36. 36
    47
    Bruce-Monroe ES at Park ViewWashington · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 448 students
  37. 37
    46
    John Lewis ESWashington · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 509 students
  38. 38
    45
    Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster)Washington · Public Middle24% Math proficiency · 460 students
  39. 39
    43
    Seaton ESWashington · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 390 students
  40. 40
    42
    Truesdell ESWashington · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 370 students
  41. 41
    40
    Brightwood ESWashington · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 646 students
  42. 42
    40
    Langdon ESWashington · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 377 students
  43. 43
    37
    Powell ESWashington · Public Elementary36% Math proficiency · 514 students
  44. 44
    37
    Capitol Hill Montessori School at LoganWashington · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 503 students
  45. 45
    36
    Thomson ESWashington · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 259 students
  46. 46
    35
    Burroughs ESWashington · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 331 students
  47. 47
    35
    Raymond ESWashington · Public Elementary31% Math proficiency · 439 students
  48. 48
    34
    Burrville ESWashington · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 232 students
  49. 49
    34
    Payne ESWashington · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 398 students
  50. 50
    33
    Columbia Heights Education CampusWashington · Public High21% Math proficiency · 1,563 students
  51. 51
    32
    Ketcham ESWashington · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 244 students
  52. 52
    32
    Jefferson MS AcademyWashington · Public Middle21% Math proficiency · 409 students
  53. 53
    32
    Shirley Chisholm ESWashington · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 542 students
  54. 54
    31
    Tubman ESWashington · Public Elementary30% Math proficiency · 415 students
  55. 55
    30
    LaSalle-Backus ESWashington · Public Elementary18% Math proficiency · 279 students
  56. 56
    30
    Cleveland ESWashington · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 301 students
  57. 57
    28
    Duke Ellington School of the ArtsWashington · Public High17% Math proficiency · 589 students
  58. 58
    28
    J.O. Wilson ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 477 students
  59. 59
    27
    Randle Highlands ESWashington · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 301 students
  60. 60
    27
    Noyes ESWashington · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 293 students
  61. 61
    27
    Langley ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 348 students
  62. 62
    27
    Takoma ESWashington · Public Elementary21% Math proficiency · 483 students
  63. 63
    26
    Kimball ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 330 students
  64. 64
    26
    Beers ESWashington · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 412 students
  65. 65
    25
    Wheatley Education CampusWashington · Public Elementary7.5% Math proficiency · 390 students
  66. 66
    25
    King ESWashington · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 193 students
  67. 67
    25
    MacFarland MSWashington · Public Middle12% Math proficiency · 486 students
  68. 68
    24
    Nalle ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 287 students
  69. 69
    24
    Amidon-Bowen ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 374 students
  70. 70
    24
    Walker-Jones Education CampusWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 292 students
  71. 71
    24
    Browne Education CampusWashington · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 457 students
  72. 72
    24
    Bunker Hill ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 219 students
  73. 73
    23
    Excel AcademyWashington · Public Elementary9% Math proficiency · 363 students
  74. 74
    23
    Leckie Education CampusWashington · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 453 students
  75. 75
    23
    Plummer ESWashington · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 233 students
  76. 76
    23
    Hendley ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 276 students
  77. 77
    22
    Cardozo Education CampusWashington · Public High8% Math proficiency · 710 students
  78. 78
    22
    Eastern HSWashington · Public High2.5% Math proficiency · 909 students
  79. 79
    22
    Brookland MSWashington · Public Middle9% Math proficiency · 381 students
  80. 80
    22
    H.D. Woodson HSWashington · Public High7.5% Math proficiency · 579 students
  81. 81
    21
    Miner ESWashington · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 433 students
  82. 82
    21
    Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HSWashington · Public High7.5% Math proficiency · 350 students
  83. 83
    21
    Lawrence E. Boone ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 416 students
  84. 84
    21
    Houston ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 314 students
  85. 85
    21
    Stanton ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 288 students
  86. 86
    20
    Hart MSWashington · Public Middle4% Math proficiency · 374 students
  87. 87
    20
    Anacostia HSWashington · Public High5% Math proficiency · 246 students
  88. 88
    20
    Kelly Miller MSWashington · Public Middle6% Math proficiency · 315 students
  89. 89
    20
    McKinley MSWashington · Public Middle8% Math proficiency · 286 students
  90. 90
    20
    Drew ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 223 students
  91. 91
    20
    Garfield ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 252 students
  92. 92
    20
    Turner ESWashington · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 461 students
  93. 93
    20
    Patterson ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 238 students
  94. 94
    20
    C.W. Harris ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 251 students
  95. 95
    20
    Thomas ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 228 students
  96. 96
    19
    Eliot-Hine MSWashington · Public Middle14% Math proficiency · 432 students
  97. 97
    19
    Moten ESWashington · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 216 students
  98. 98
    19
    Dunbar HSWashington · Public High2% Math proficiency · 892 students
  99. 99
    19
    Malcolm X ES at GreenWashington · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 170 students
  100. 100
    19
    Smothers ESWashington · Public Elementary2.5% Math proficiency · 250 students

Ida B. Wells MS in Washington leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in District of Columbia with a Success Index (US) of 91.6. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in District of Columbia?

Ida B. Wells MS in Washington ranks first among traditional public schools in District of Columbia with a Success Index (US) of 91.6 out of 100 (Enrollment: 521).

How are traditional public schools in District of Columbia ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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.