Best High Schools in District Of Columbia

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
110003400249	21	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	2427 Martin Luther King Jr Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 563-6862	318	37	8.5	0 (0.0%)	313 (98.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$37,548	$5,082	$32,465	29.1	25.9	26	5
110003000529	22	Bard High School Early College DC (Bard DC)	Public	9-12	1351 Alabama Ave SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 898-4664	424	34	12.6	3 (0.7%)	390 (92.0%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$25,609	$3,511	$22,098	28.8	32.9	16	6
110003000512	23	Ron Brown College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	4800 Meade St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4343	169	29	5.9	0 (0.0%)	161 (95.3%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$53,510	$5,447	$48,064	26.5	18	33	10
110003500475	24	Capital City PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	342	42	8.2	12 (3.5%)	86 (25.1%)	231 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$30,706	$4,072	$26,635	25.9	32.3	17	7
110003100421	25	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	1405 Brentwood Parkway NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-2527	769	65	11.8	1 (0.1%)	752 (97.8%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,422	$3,053	$25,369	25.8	31.9	18	7
110003000055	26	H.D. Woodson High School	Public	9-12	540 55th St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-2030	543	47	11.5	0 (0.0%)	518 (95.4%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$33,680	$4,403	$29,277	24.9	22.6	30	4
110003000082	27	Cardozo Education Campus	Public	6-12	1200 Clifton St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7385	639	67	9.6	6 (0.9%)	290 (45.4%)	321 (50.2%)	17 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	$36,126	$4,075	$32,051	24.8	15.6	34	7
110003100523	28	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3999 8th Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9170	382	40	9.5	0 (0.0%)	382 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,191	$3,327	$30,864	23.9	27.5	24	4
110003000078	29	Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Capitol St. NE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-4500	865	65	13.4	21 (2.4%)	785 (90.8%)	47 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$27,913	$4,070	$23,843	23.6	31.5	19	10
110003000079	30	Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	101 N St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3762	868	61	14.3	2 (0.2%)	802 (92.4%)	60 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$27,545	$3,904	$23,641	22.1	28.4	23	7

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DC CAPE Algebra II, DC CAPE Algebra I, DC CAPE Geometry, DC CAPE English II, DC CAPE English I 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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 34)	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)
110003400249	21	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	2427 Martin Luther King Jr Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 563-6862	318	37	8.5		0 (0.0%)	313 (98.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$37,548			$5,082			$32,465	29.1	25.9	26	5
110003000529	22	Bard High School Early College DC (Bard DC)	Public	9-12	1351 Alabama Ave SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 898-4664	424	34	12.6		3 (0.7%)	390 (92.0%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$25,609			$3,511			$22,098	28.8	32.9	16	6
110003000512	23	Ron Brown College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	4800 Meade St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4343	169	29	5.9		0 (0.0%)	161 (95.3%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$53,510			$5,447			$48,064	26.5	18	33	10
110003500475	24	Capital City PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	342	42	8.2		12 (3.5%)	86 (25.1%)	231 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$30,706			$4,072			$26,635	25.9	32.3	17	7
110003100421	25	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	1405 Brentwood Parkway NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-2527	769	65	11.8		1 (0.1%)	752 (97.8%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,422			$3,053			$25,369	25.8	31.9	18	7
110003000055	26	H.D. Woodson High School	Public	9-12	540 55th St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-2030	543	47	11.5		0 (0.0%)	518 (95.4%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$33,680			$4,403			$29,277	24.9	22.6	30	4
110003000082	27	Cardozo Education Campus	Public	6-12	1200 Clifton St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7385	639	67	9.6		6 (0.9%)	290 (45.4%)	321 (50.2%)	17 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$36,126			$4,075			$32,051	24.8	15.6	34	7
110003100523	28	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3999 8th Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9170	382	40	9.5		0 (0.0%)	382 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,191			$3,327			$30,864	23.9	27.5	24	4
110003000078	29	Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Capitol St. NE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-4500	865	65	13.4		21 (2.4%)	785 (90.8%)	47 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$27,913			$4,070			$23,843	23.6	31.5	19	10
110003000079	30	Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	101 N St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3762	868	61	14.3		2 (0.2%)	802 (92.4%)	60 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$27,545			$3,904			$23,641	22.1	28.4	23	7