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)
110007300395	31	Center City PCS - Petworth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	510 Webster Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 554-9212	242	21	11.5		2 (0.8%)	129 (53.3%)	105 (43.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$25,824			$3,323			$22,501	46.4	76.4	10	21
110000800515	32	Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	645 Milwaukee Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	326	23	13.9		0 (0.0%)	321 (98.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,251			$5,375			$18,876	44.7	49.9	28	4
110009000460	33	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-0391	792	97	8.1		0 (0.0%)	774 (97.7%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,811			$4,625			$23,186	44.6	43.8	33
110003000396	34	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Public	6-12	3101 16th St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-7700	1,494	142	10.5		13 (0.9%)	426 (28.5%)	1,021 (68.3%)	18 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.9%)	$28,098			$4,055			$24,043	43.2	47.3	31	3
110003000524	35	Ida B. Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Sheridan St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-0693	540	47	11.4		7 (1.3%)	294 (54.4%)	226 (41.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$25,628			$4,359			$21,269	43	43.8	34	1
110003000511	36	MacFarland Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Iowa Ave. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6033	499	54	9.3		8 (1.6%)	206 (41.3%)	271 (54.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$29,115			$3,647			$25,468	42.4	38	41	5
110005800308	37	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	405 Howard Road Place NW	Washington	20059	District Of Columbia	Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 806-7725	253	34	7.4		0 (0.0%)	241 (95.3%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$32,029			$6,258			$25,771	41.9	32.7	47	10
110007300403	38	Center City PCS - Trinidad	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1217 West Virginia Avenue NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-1614	200	23	8.6		1 (0.5%)	185 (92.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$31,151			$3,323			$27,828	41	53.9	25	13
110011200536	39	Capital Village PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	705 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Capital Village PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 938-1416	103	12	8.4		0 (0.0%)	88 (85.4%)	11 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$39,650			$4,746			$34,903	40	28.8	57	18
110005100386	40	Hope Community PCS - Tolson	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2917 8th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Hope Community PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 832-7370	227	22	10.5		1 (0.4%)	134 (59.0%)	92 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,232			$11,399			$27,833	39.5	32.3	51	11

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.