Best High Schools in District Of Columbia for At Risk Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in District Of Columbia!

Every year, the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, At Risk students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish District Of Columbia test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (At Risk vs All Students - 2022)
110003000016	1	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	579	4	144.7	85 (14.7%)	388 (67.0%)	63 (10.9%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$22,194	$3,067	$19,128	94.7%	83.3%	11.40%
110003000131	2	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	597	38	15.7	305 (51.1%)	140 (23.5%)	57 (9.5%)	45 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	$24,881	$3,127	$21,754	89.5%	93.3%	3.86%
110001900423	3	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	376	38	9.9	134 (35.6%)	174 (46.3%)	41 (10.9%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$23,334	$1,364	$21,969	84.2%	86.7%	2.46%
110003000267	4	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	691	44	15.8	25 (3.6%)	580 (83.9%)	75 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$27,972	$3,568	$24,405	78.9%	73.3%	5.61%
110003000133	5	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	2,062	121	17.1	774 (37.5%)	623 (30.2%)	478 (23.2%)	93 (4.5%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	83 (4.0%)	$22,502	$3,278	$19,224	73.7%	80.0%	6.32%
110003000407	6	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	320	32	10.1	1 (0.3%)	299 (93.4%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$32,298	$3,866	$28,432	68.4%	66.7%	1.75%
110003000055	7	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	478	43	11.2	0 (0.0%)	469 (98.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$33,680	$4,403	$29,277	63.2%	23.3%	39.82%
110003500475	8	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	347	41	8.5	11 (3.2%)	105 (30.3%)	216 (62.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$30,706	$4,072	$26,635	57.9%	20.0%	37.89%
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	1,523	140	10.8	275 (18.1%)	462 (30.3%)	619 (40.6%)	39 (2.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (8.0%)	$18,399	$2,574	$15,825	52.6%	76.7%	24.04%
110003100421	10	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	868	82	10.5	0 (0.0%)	853 (98.3%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,422	$3,053	$25,369	47.4%	56.7%	9.30%

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for District Of Columbia

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for DC student subgroups:

African American Students

About our rankings:

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

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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 (At Risk vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 19)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (At Risk)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (At Risk)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
110003000016	1	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	579	4	144.7		85 (14.7%)	388 (67.0%)	63 (10.9%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$22,194			$3,067			$19,128	94.7%	83.3%	11.40%
110003000131	2	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	597	38	15.7		305 (51.1%)	140 (23.5%)	57 (9.5%)	45 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	$24,881			$3,127			$21,754	89.5%	93.3%	3.86%
110001900423	3	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	376	38	9.9		134 (35.6%)	174 (46.3%)	41 (10.9%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$23,334			$1,364			$21,969	84.2%	86.7%	2.46%
110003000267	4	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	691	44	15.8		25 (3.6%)	580 (83.9%)	75 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$27,972			$3,568			$24,405	78.9%	73.3%	5.61%
110003000133	5	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	2,062	121	17.1		774 (37.5%)	623 (30.2%)	478 (23.2%)	93 (4.5%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	83 (4.0%)	$22,502			$3,278			$19,224	73.7%	80.0%	6.32%
110003000407	6	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	320	32	10.1		1 (0.3%)	299 (93.4%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$32,298			$3,866			$28,432	68.4%	66.7%	1.75%
110003000055	7	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	478	43	11.2		0 (0.0%)	469 (98.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$33,680			$4,403			$29,277	63.2%	23.3%	39.82%
110003500475	8	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	347	41	8.5		11 (3.2%)	105 (30.3%)	216 (62.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$30,706			$4,072			$26,635	57.9%	20.0%	37.89%
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	1,523	140	10.8		275 (18.1%)	462 (30.3%)	619 (40.6%)	39 (2.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (8.0%)	$18,399			$2,574			$15,825	52.6%	76.7%	24.04%
110003100421	10	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	868	82	10.5		0 (0.0%)	853 (98.3%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,422			$3,053			$25,369	47.4%	56.7%	9.30%