Best Middle Schools in District Of Columbia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the DC CAPE test scores by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 70)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
110003000446	11	Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan	Public	PK, KG-8	215 G St NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-4467	424	29	14.6		107 (25.2%)	263 (62.0%)	16 (3.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$22,479			$3,173			$19,306	75.9	66	15	4
110007300412	12	Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 Highview Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-7070	249	21	11.8		0 (0.0%)	232 (93.2%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$24,720			$3,323			$21,397	75.7	76.2	11	1
110003000149	13	School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens	Public	PK, KG-8	800 Euclid St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 724-4841	479	48	9.9		94 (19.6%)	223 (46.6%)	105 (21.9%)	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	$28,882			$3,164			$25,719	75	70.6	13
110003000191	14	Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	6-8	410 E St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6010	464	33	14		58 (12.5%)	367 (79.1%)	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$26,679			$3,702			$22,976	74.5	57.6	21	7
110004800532	15	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Public, Charter	4-7	2330 Pomeroy Rd SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 519-3955	200	18	11.1		0 (0.0%)	197 (98.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$34,148			$4,982			$29,166	73.3			(n/a)
110000800481	16	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	2959 Carlton Avenue NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-6500	217	29	7.5		0 (0.0%)	207 (95.4%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,331			$5,746			$23,585	70.2	65.2	17	1
110000800478	17	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	245	25	9.8		0 (0.0%)	239 (97.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,739			$6,122			$21,616	63.9	64.9	19	2
110000800483	18	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	1345 Potomac Avenue SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-5800	311	30	10.4		2 (0.6%)	299 (96.1%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,966			$5,552			$19,415	61.5	48.3	29	11
110000800526	19	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	111 O Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	208	25	8.3		0 (0.0%)	200 (96.2%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$31,210			$5,863			$25,347	61.2	35.6	43	24
110000800528	20	Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	182	14	13.3		0 (0.0%)	171 (94.0%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$28,186			$6,173			$22,013	60.2	50.4	26	6

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DC CAPE English Language Arts, DC CAPE Mathematics, DC CAPE Algebra I, DC CAPE Geometry test scores released by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.