Best High Schools in District Of Columbia

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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)
110003000153	1	Benjamin Banneker High School	Public	9-12	1600 9th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6320	579	34	17		28 (4.8%)	405 (69.9%)	116 (20.0%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$22,858			$3,357			$19,501	96.3	92.9	2	1
110008300443	2	Basis Dc Pcs	Public, Charter	5-12	410 8th Street NW	Washington	20004	District Of Columbia	Basis Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 804-6390	663	51	13.1		335 (50.5%)	126 (19.0%)	64 (9.7%)	42 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.7%)	$16,016			$927			$15,089	96.3	92.1	3	1
110003000131	3	School Without Walls High School	Public	9-12	2130 G St. NW	Washington	20037	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 645-9690	602	39	15.6		288 (47.8%)	157 (26.1%)	64 (10.6%)	41 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	$24,881			$3,127			$21,754	93.1	93	1	2
110001900423	4	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	377	44	8.5		133 (35.3%)	160 (42.4%)	48 (12.7%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$23,334			$1,364			$21,969	76	85.9	4
110003000267	5	McKinley Technology High School	Public	9-12	151 T St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3950	696	48	14.6		25 (3.6%)	579 (83.2%)	82 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$27,972			$3,568			$24,405	67.9	83.8	5
110003000016	6	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Public	9-12	3500 R St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0123	564	7	80.5		83 (14.7%)	370 (65.6%)	67 (11.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$22,194			$3,067			$19,128	61.7	64	6
110003000133	7	Jackson-Reed High School	Public	9-12	3950 Chesapeake St. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0120	2,153	128	16.8		816 (37.9%)	627 (29.1%)	517 (24.0%)	90 (4.2%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	91 (4.2%)	$22,502			$3,278			$19,224	54.6	59.3	8	1
110004300433	8	E.L. Haynes PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	457	45	10.1		5 (1.1%)	150 (32.8%)	284 (62.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$30,224			$3,250			$26,974	51.6	56.1	9	1
110009700492	9	District of Columbia International School	Public, Charter	6-12	1400 Main Drive NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9033	1,590	147	10.8		306 (19.2%)	464 (29.2%)	637 (40.1%)	42 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (8.6%)	$18,399			$2,574			$15,825	50.2	60.9	7	2
110003900477	10	Paul PCS - International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	419	42	9.9		1 (0.2%)	222 (53.0%)	189 (45.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$31,467			$4,876			$26,591	42.7	28.5	22	12

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.