Best High Schools in District Of Columbia

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
110003000407	11	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School	Public	9-12	704 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4360	317	26	12.4	0 (0.0%)	294 (92.7%)	17 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$32,298	$3,866	$28,432	41.1	29.6	21	10
110008200441	12	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Public, Charter	8-12	475 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1011	300	23	13	0 (0.0%)	293 (97.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$31,269	$6,662	$24,607	40.9	32.9	15	3
110000800496	13	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2705 Martin Luther King Jr Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1681	357	42	8.5	1 (0.3%)	352 (98.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,599	$6,204	$26,394	40.6	35.3	12	1
110000800338	14	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4095 Minnesota Avenue NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-5500	661	64	10.3	2 (0.3%)	646 (97.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,468	$5,598	$22,870	38.3	33.7	14
110000500456	15	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Public, Charter	6-12	3701 Hayes Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-2230	401	39	10.2	1 (0.2%)	366 (91.3%)	33 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,072	$5,914	$25,159	36.7	36	11	4
110010300510	16	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3015 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(240) 580-3371	377	50	7.5	2 (0.5%)	312 (82.8%)	50 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$27,338	$3,771	$23,567	31.8	34.3	13	3
110003000396	17	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	1,567	139	11.3	10 (0.6%)	518 (33.1%)	1,005 (64.1%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.1%)	$28,098	$4,055	$24,043	31.2	36.6	10	7
110011300537	18	Girls Global Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	733 8th Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Girls Global Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 600-4822	163	22	7.4	1 (0.6%)	128 (78.5%)	28 (17.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	$36,399	$4,056	$32,343	30.5			(n/a)
110003000081	19	Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	6315 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6080	1,015	58	17.5	2 (0.2%)	589 (58.0%)	409 (40.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$27,669	$3,582	$24,087	29.4	29.7	20	1
110001300227	20	Idea Pcs	Public, Charter	9-12	1027 45th Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Idea Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 399-4750	307	33	9.3	0 (0.0%)	293 (95.4%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,420	$10,717	$28,704	29.2	25	27	7

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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.
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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)
110003000407	11	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School	Public	9-12	704 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4360	317	26	12.4		0 (0.0%)	294 (92.7%)	17 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$32,298			$3,866			$28,432	41.1	29.6	21	10
110008200441	12	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Public, Charter	8-12	475 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1011	300	23	13		0 (0.0%)	293 (97.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$31,269			$6,662			$24,607	40.9	32.9	15	3
110000800496	13	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2705 Martin Luther King Jr Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1681	357	42	8.5		1 (0.3%)	352 (98.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,599			$6,204			$26,394	40.6	35.3	12	1
110000800338	14	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4095 Minnesota Avenue NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-5500	661	64	10.3		2 (0.3%)	646 (97.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,468			$5,598			$22,870	38.3	33.7	14
110000500456	15	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Public, Charter	6-12	3701 Hayes Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-2230	401	39	10.2		1 (0.2%)	366 (91.3%)	33 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,072			$5,914			$25,159	36.7	36	11	4
110010300510	16	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3015 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(240) 580-3371	377	50	7.5		2 (0.5%)	312 (82.8%)	50 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$27,338			$3,771			$23,567	31.8	34.3	13	3
110003000396	17	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	1,567	139	11.3		10 (0.6%)	518 (33.1%)	1,005 (64.1%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.1%)	$28,098			$4,055			$24,043	31.2	36.6	10	7
110011300537	18	Girls Global Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	733 8th Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Girls Global Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 600-4822	163	22	7.4		1 (0.6%)	128 (78.5%)	28 (17.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	$36,399			$4,056			$32,343	30.5			(n/a)
110003000081	19	Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	6315 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6080	1,015	58	17.5		2 (0.2%)	589 (58.0%)	409 (40.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$27,669			$3,582			$24,087	29.4	29.7	20	1
110001300227	20	Idea Pcs	Public, Charter	9-12	1027 45th Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Idea Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 399-4750	307	33	9.3		0 (0.0%)	293 (95.4%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,420			$10,717			$28,704	29.2	25	27	7