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Washington Latin PCS

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At a glance

2^ndof 46 District Of Columbia districts

Better than 95% of District Of Columbia districts

Middle 2 High 1Grades 5-12

5200 2nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20011·(202) 697-4430·All District Of Columbia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 95.7% of districts

Schools

1,130

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedWashington Latin PCS - Middle School5^th of 67 District Of Columbia middle schools

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Summary:

Washington Latin PCS is a top-tier charter district in Washington, D.C., serving 1,130 students across three schools: two middle schools serving grades 5–8 and one upper school serving grades 9–12. The district ranks 2nd out of 46 D.C. districts with a 5-star rating, and all three schools score well above state averages in both ELA and math.

Among the three schools, Washington Latin PCS - Upper School stands out for its high school outcomes, with the highest ELA proficiency (80.8%), a 94.2% graduation rate (far above the 78.7% state average), a low 8.2:1 student-teacher ratio, and impressive Algebra II results. Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School is the most improved, boosting both ELA (69.1% to 73.4%) and math (49.6% to 53.0%), and posts the district's best grade-level scores in 7th-grade ELA (88.4%) and 5th-grade math (64.9%). Meanwhile, Washington Latin PCS - Middle School remains one of D.C.'s best middle schools with a 5-star rating and strong 8th-grade performance (84.4% ELA, 62.4% math), though it has slipped slightly from 3rd to 5th in the rankings over three years.

ELA is a clear district strength, with proficiency between 69.6% and 80.8% versus the D.C. average of 39.6%. Math is also strong (about 52–53% versus 28.2% statewide) but trails the schools' own ELA by roughly 20–30 points. Year-over-year trends are mixed: the original middle school declined, Anna Cooper improved, and the upper school's math surged 13.6 points. The upper school's Geometry performance was weak (14.1%) in 2024–2025, suggesting advanced math is strong but not all courses match. With identical per-student spending of $23,849 and no free/reduced-price lunch data reported, these results highlight a consistently high-performing network where the upper school leads overall, Anna Cooper shows upward momentum, and the original middle school remains a reliable top-tier choice.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)					DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)					DC CAPE English II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2026)	DC CAPE English I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC CAPE English Language Arts 5th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 6th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 7th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 8th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra II End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Latin PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	389	26	15.0	14.4%	194 (49.9%)	99 (25.4%)	57 (14.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	95.9	5^th of 67 public middle schools	92.5%		92.1	4^th of 69 public middle schools	94.2%	1	66.3	56.2	71.3	84.4	69.6	40.0	52.6	57.4	62.4	53.2				$23,483	$622	$22,861
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	357	43	8.2	23.4%	157 (44.0%)	109 (30.5%)	51 (14.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	72.6	6^th of 36 public high schools	83.3%		86	4^th of 35 public high schools	88.6%	2					80.8					51.8	84.8	90.9	77.0	$23,483	$622	$22,861
Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 Harewood Road NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 697-4430	384	30	12.9		165 (43.0%)	132 (34.4%)	38 (9.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.7%)	93.8	6^th of 67 public middle schools	91.0%		91.7	5^th of 69 public middle schools	92.8%	1	73.4	64.2	88.4	67.7	73.4	64.9	47.3		41.7	53.0				$23,483	$622	$22,861
Washington Latin PCS - The Anna Julia Cooper Campus High School	Public, Charter	9	4301 Harewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(202) 697-4430	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roots PCS	0.27 mi	1
District of Columbia Public Schools	0.35 mi	122	19^th
Bridges PCS	0.35 mi	1	35^th
Community Academy PCS	0.37 mi	4
DC Bilingual PCS	0.4 mi	1	9^th

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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.

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