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Middle Schools in District of Columbia Public Schools

Test scores delayed: 2025-2026 science scores will be released by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education in October, at which point rankings will be updated.

At a glance

DistrictDistrict of Columbia Public Schools19^th of 46 District Of Columbia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

6,500

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedDeal Middle School1^st of 68 District Of Columbia middle schools

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Biggest riser

MacFarland Middle School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kramer Middle School 8.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

Middle Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools include 14 schools serving grades 6–8 and enrolling about 6,500 students, with enrollment ranging from 213 students at Kramer Middle School to 1,462 at Deal Middle School. The district ranks 19th out of 46 districts in DC and holds a 3-star rating, but these middle schools lag the overall district averages: ELA proficiency averages 37.0% (compared to 44.1% districtwide) and math proficiency averages just 20.1% (compared to 33.3% districtwide).

At the top, Deal Middle School is the clear standout, ranked #1 of 67 DC middle schools with a 99th percentile rating, 81.0% ELA proficiency, and 73.7% math proficiency — roughly double the district averages. Hardy Middle School follows at #4 with 71.4% ELA and 57.6% math, and Stuart-Hobson Middle School is #10 with strong ELA at 64.5% but more modest math at 32.2%. Meanwhile, MacFarland Middle School has shown the biggest improvement, jumping from #36/#37 to #21. At the other end, Kramer Middle School ranks last at #67 with 15.0% ELA and just 1.9% math proficiency, and Johnson Middle School ranks #66 with 11.8% ELA and 3.6% math.

The achievement gap is extreme: Deal exceeds Kramer by 66 points in ELA and 71.8 points in math, and seven schools have math proficiency below 10%. Strikingly, higher spending does not predict success — Kramer spends the most per student ($37,947) and ranks last, while Deal spends the least ($21,039) and ranks first. Science proficiency is also weak across the board, with even top-ranked Deal at just 31.0% and several schools below 2%. While schools like Brookland Middle School, Sousa Middle School, and Ida B. Wells Middle School are improving, the overall picture is one of persistent gaps in math and science.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)				DC CAPE Mathematics (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 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 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sousa Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 Ely Pl. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3260	223	24	9.2	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	201 (90.1%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	21.4	57^th of 68 public middle schools	16.2%		17.3	65^th of 69 public middle schools	5.8%	8	18.9	30.2	11.4	20.1	9.4	11.4	5.8	8.9	$36,485	$2,723	$33,762
Hart Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6426	374	36	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	358 (95.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	19.4	60^th of 68 public middle schools	11.8%		19.1	61^st of 69 public middle schools	11.6%	1	11.4	24.2	27.2	21.7	6.8	10.0		5.7	$33,034	$2,694	$30,340
Deal Middle School	Public	6-8	3815 Fort Dr. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-2010	1,462	106	13.8	13.8%	705 (48.2%)	285 (19.5%)	257 (17.6%)	80 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	131 (9.0%)	99.1	1^st of 68 public middle schools	98.5%		97.5	3^rd of 69 public middle schools	95.7%	2	81.1	86.0	76.3	81.0	74.6	80.2	66.6	73.7	$20,996	$2,105	$18,891
Kramer Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Q St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3150	213	25	8.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	198 (93.0%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12.5	68^th of 68 public middle schools	0.0%		13.1	68^th of 69 public middle schools	1.4%		17.4	14.0	13.9	15.0	3.9	2.0		1.9	$39,129	$2,670	$36,459
Johnson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Bruce Pl. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3140	307	26	11.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	301 (98.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	67^th of 68 public middle schools	1.5%		15.9	66^th of 69 public middle schools	4.3%	1	13.9	14.5	7.9	11.8	4.8	2.8	3.6	3.6	$29,002	$2,654	$26,348
Eliot-Hine Middle School	Public	6-8	1830 Constitution Ave. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5380	432	33	13.0	100.0%	64 (14.8%)	321 (74.3%)	26 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	51.7	24^th of 68 public middle schools	64.7%		57.5	23^rd of 69 public middle schools	66.7%	1	40.4	51.6	32.4	41.8	23.9	23.7	14.1	20.8	$26,059	$2,509	$23,550
Hardy Middle School	Public	6-8	1819 35th St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 729-4350	631	48	13.1	40.6%	250 (39.6%)	186 (29.5%)	113 (17.9%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	96.5	4^th of 68 public middle schools	94.1%		87.6	6^th of 69 public middle schools	91.3%	2	69.7	76.4	67.9	71.4	59.2	61.3	51.9	57.6	$22,067	$2,089	$19,978
Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	6-8	410 E St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6010	460	34	13.5	35.8%	89 (19.3%)	323 (70.2%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	82.1	10^th of 68 public middle schools	85.3%		79.9	10^th of 69 public middle schools	85.5%		55.6	71.8	66.9	64.5	25.7	40.4	30.6	32.2	$25,659	$2,415	$23,244
Kelly Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	301 49th St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-6870	315	29	10.8	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	280 (88.9%)	32 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	65^th of 68 public middle schools	4.4%		17.6	63^rd of 69 public middle schools	8.7%	2	13.5	18.2	24.7	18.8	3.7	4.7	2.5	3.7	$31,648	$2,612	$29,036
Jefferson Middle School Academy	Public	6-8	801 7th St. SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3270	409	33	12.3	100.0%	13 (3.2%)	359 (87.8%)	26 (6.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	31	48^th of 68 public middle schools	29.4%		27.6	49^th of 69 public middle schools	29.0%	1	37.1	27.3	25.9	29.9	15.5	10.0	6.8	10.6	$26,829	$2,669	$24,160
McKinley Middle School	Public	6-8	151 T. St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3950	286	24	12.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (81.1%)	48 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29.4	49^th of 68 public middle schools	27.9%		39.6	35^th of 69 public middle schools	49.3%	14	29.2	31.2	34.1	31.6	4.7	14.0	7.7	8.7	$28,835	$2,633	$26,202
Brookland Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 Michigan Ave NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 759-1999	381	36	10.5	100.0%	5 (1.3%)	291 (76.4%)	79 (20.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	32.8	47^th of 68 public middle schools	30.9%		24.6	50^th of 69 public middle schools	27.5%	3	32.1	38.6	29.7	33.5	15.3	9.8	5.1	9.4	$26,707	$2,560	$24,147
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	486	55	8.8		13 (2.7%)	190 (39.1%)	270 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	56.6	21^st of 68 public middle schools	69.1%		37	37^th of 69 public middle schools	46.4%	16	39.8	30.8	45.8	39.0	31.6	16.6	32.8	27.5	$32,136	$2,642	$29,494
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	521	51	10.2		10 (1.9%)	262 (50.3%)	236 (45.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	43.6	30^th of 68 public middle schools	55.9%		36.8	38^th of 69 public middle schools	44.9%	8	32.1	46.7	34.6	37.7	16.5	18.1	16.0	16.8	$27,903	$2,523	$25,380

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
AppleTree Early Learning PCS	1.51 mi	8
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	1.95 mi	1	6^th
Friendship PCS	2.16 mi	15	17^th
Community Academy PCS	2.22 mi	4
Center City PCS	2.39 mi	6	31^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.