District of Columbia Public Schools
Public school district based in Washington, District of Columbia. NCES district ID 1100030; state ID DC-001.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
117
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
51,635
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
4,751.2
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
10.9
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 5,759 | |
| Kindergarten | 4,089 | |
| Grade 1 | 4,071 | |
| Grade 2 | 4,154 | |
| Grade 3 | 4,092 | |
| Grade 4 | 3,922 | |
| Grade 5 | 3,549 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,830 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,817 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,729 | |
| Grade 9 | 4,079 | |
| Grade 10 | 3,631 | |
| Grade 11 | 3,097 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,816 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 2.0% | |
| Black or African American | 54.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | |
| White | 17.7% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.9% | |
| Male | 51.0% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 117.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Reed HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 1,855 | 136.3 | 13.6 | City: Large |
| Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington | 6–12 | Regular | 1,563 | 148.9 | 10.5 | City: Large |
| Deal MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 1,462 | 105.5 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Coolidge HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 1,029 | 81.4 | 12.6 | City: Large |
| Roosevelt HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 943 | 80.4 | 11.7 | City: Large |
| Lafayette ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 923 | 63.0 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Eastern HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 909 | 84.8 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Dunbar HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 892 | 86.8 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| Bancroft ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 821 | 64.0 | 12.8 | City: Large |
| Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 791 | 60.0 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| McKinley Technology HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 723 | 50.3 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| Janney ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 717 | 53.0 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Cardozo Education Campus Washington | 6–12 | Regular | 710 | 78.4 | 9.1 | City: Large |
| Benjamin Banneker HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 703 | 43.0 | 16.3 | City: Large |
| Murch ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 658 | 47.0 | 14 | City: Large |
| Brightwood ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 646 | 71.1 | 9.1 | City: Large |
| Hardy MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 631 | 48.0 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| School Without Walls HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 606 | 37.5 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Ballou HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 597 | 62.1 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 589 | 21.0 | 28 | City: Large |
| John Francis Education Campus Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 583 | 57.0 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| H.D. Woodson HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 579 | 62.4 | 9.3 | City: Large |
| Barnard ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 573 | 57.0 | 10.1 | City: Large |
| Maury ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 559 | 38.0 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Shirley Chisholm ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 542 | 46.0 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| Ida B. Wells MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 521 | 51.0 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Powell ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 514 | 50.0 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| John Lewis ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 509 | 48.0 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 503 | 36.0 | 14 | City: Large |
| Ludlow-Taylor ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 489 | 36.0 | 13.6 | City: Large |
| MacFarland MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 486 | 55.0 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| Takoma ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 483 | 49.0 | 9.9 | City: Large |
| J.O. Wilson ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 477 | 45.0 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Marie Reed ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 461 | 45.0 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Turner ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 461 | 37.5 | 12.3 | City: Large |
| Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 460 | 34.0 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Browne Education Campus Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 457 | 50.5 | 9 | City: Large |
| Leckie Education Campus Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 453 | 38.5 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| Whittier ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 450 | 45.1 | 10 | City: Large |
| Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 448 | 47.0 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Raymond ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 439 | 43.1 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Eaton ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 436 | 33.5 | 13 | City: Large |
| Miner ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 433 | 38.5 | 11.2 | City: Large |
| Eliot-Hine MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 432 | 33.0 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| Garnet-Patterson STAY HS Washington | 9–12 | Alternative | 432 | 51.1 | 8.5 | City: Large |
| Stoddert ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 425 | 35.0 | 12.1 | City: Large |
| Brent ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 421 | 32.5 | 13 | City: Large |
| Lawrence E. Boone ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 416 | 38.5 | 10.8 | City: Large |
| Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington | 1–5 | Regular | 415 | 30.0 | 13.8 | City: Large |
| Tubman ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 415 | 69.5 | 6 | City: Large |
| Beers ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 412 | 38.0 | 10.8 | City: Large |
| Jefferson MS Academy Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 409 | 33.0 | 12.4 | City: Large |
| H.D. Cooke ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 406 | 44.0 | 9.2 | City: Large |
| Van Ness ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 404 | 31.0 | 13 | City: Large |
| Hyde-Addison ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 400 | 32.0 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| Dorothy I. Height ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 400 | 42.5 | 9.4 | City: Large |
| Payne ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 398 | 33.1 | 12 | City: Large |
| Mann ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 397 | 32.0 | 12.4 | City: Large |
| Garrison ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 395 | 41.0 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| Shepherd ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 394 | 30.0 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| Seaton ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 390 | 42.5 | 9.2 | City: Large |
| Wheatley Education Campus Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 390 | 45.0 | 8.7 | City: Large |
| MacArthur HS Washington | 9–11 | Regular | 390 | 36.5 | 10.7 | City: Large |
| Brookland MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 381 | 36.0 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Langdon ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 377 | 37.0 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Amidon-Bowen ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 374 | 35.8 | 10.4 | City: Large |
| Hart MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 374 | 36.0 | 10.4 | City: Large |
| Truesdell ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 370 | 40.0 | 9.3 | City: Large |
| Excel Academy Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 363 | 35.0 | 10.4 | City: Large |
| Hearst ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 356 | 26.5 | 13.4 | City: Large |
| Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 350 | 32.9 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Langley ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 348 | 31.5 | 11 | City: Large |
| Key ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 337 | 26.0 | 13 | City: Large |
| Burroughs ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 331 | 29.5 | 11.2 | City: Large |
| Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 331 | 32.0 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| Kimball ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 330 | 34.5 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| School-Within-School at Goding Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 325 | 30.0 | 10.8 | City: Large |
| Kelly Miller MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 315 | 29.0 | 10.9 | City: Large |
| Houston ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 314 | 33.0 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Johnson MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 307 | 26.0 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| Randle Highlands ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 301 | 30.0 | 10 | City: Large |
| Cleveland ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 301 | 35.0 | 8.6 | City: Large |
| Noyes ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 293 | 30.0 | 9.8 | City: Large |
| Walker-Jones Education Campus Washington | PK–8 | Regular | 292 | 36.0 | 8.1 | City: Large |
| Stanton ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 288 | 30.1 | 9.6 | City: Large |
| Nalle ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 287 | 33.5 | 8.6 | City: Large |
| McKinley MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 286 | 23.5 | 12.2 | City: Large |
| LaSalle-Backus ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 279 | 35.0 | 8 | City: Large |
| Ballou STAY HS Washington | 9–12 | Alternative | 278 | 30.5 | 9.1 | City: Large |
| Hendley ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 276 | 29.0 | 9.5 | City: Large |
| Luke C. Moore HS Washington | 9–12 | Alternative | 275 | 23.0 | 12 | City: Large |
| Thomson ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 259 | 31.5 | 8.2 | City: Large |
| Garfield ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 252 | 24.5 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| C.W. Harris ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 251 | 29.5 | 8.5 | City: Large |
| Smothers ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 250 | 29.0 | 8.6 | City: Large |
| Anacostia HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 246 | 32.0 | 7.7 | City: Large |
| Ketcham ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 244 | 27.0 | 9 | City: Large |
| Patterson ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 238 | 29.0 | 8.2 | City: Large |
| Savoy ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 233 | 24.0 | 9.7 | City: Large |
| Plummer ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 233 | 31.0 | 7.5 | City: Large |
| Burrville ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 232 | 20.0 | 11.6 | City: Large |
| Simon ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 231 | 26.0 | 8.9 | City: Large |
| Thomas ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 228 | 29.0 | 7.9 | City: Large |
| Sousa MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 223 | 24.0 | 9.3 | City: Large |
| Drew ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 223 | 25.5 | 8.7 | City: Large |
| Bunker Hill ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 219 | 21.0 | 10.4 | City: Large |
| Moten ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 216 | 28.0 | 7.7 | City: Large |
| Kramer MS Washington | 6–8 | Regular | 213 | 25.0 | 8.5 | City: Large |
| Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington | PK–K | Regular | 209 | 16.5 | 12.7 | City: Large |
| Ron Brown College Preparatory HS Washington | 9–12 | Regular | 196 | 28.9 | 6.8 | City: Large |
| King ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 193 | 25.1 | 7.7 | City: Large |
| Ross ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 171 | 19.0 | 9 | City: Large |
| Malcolm X ES at Green Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 170 | 26.0 | 6.5 | City: Large |
| Lorraine H. Whitlock ES Washington | PK–5 | Regular | 162 | 18.5 | 8.8 | City: Large |
| River Terrace Education Campus Washington | 3–12 | Special Education | 125 | 14.5 | 8.6 | City: Large |
| Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center Washington | PK | Regular | 84 | 13.0 | 6.5 | City: Large |
| Military Road Early Learning Center Washington | PK | Regular | 70 | 12.0 | 5.8 | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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