Summary:
High Schools located in Washington Leadership Academy PCS include just one school, Washington Leadership Academy PCS, which serves grades 9 through 12 in the Washington, DC area with an enrollment of 386 students. This single-school district ranks 20th out of 46 districts in DC, placing in the 57th percentile with a 3-star rating, and the school itself offers a notably small student-teacher ratio of 8:1 with per-student spending of $33,946.
When parents look at academic outcomes, the picture is mixed but revealing. The school's graduation rate is a strong 91.9%—well above the DC state average of 78.7% and nearly identical to its district's 92.0%. However, test proficiency on the DC CAPE lags state averages significantly: in the 2025–2026 school year, only 19.2% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (state average 39.6%) and just 12.0% were proficient in Mathematics (state average 28.2%). English II is the school's best-performing area at 23.5% proficiency, better than English I and the all-grades ELA average. In math, Algebra I proficiency fell sharply from 17.0% to 10.1% year over year, while overall math proficiency improved slightly from 10.0% to 12.0%.
Perhaps the most important takeaway for families is that this school excels at getting students to graduation and offers excellent staffing ratios, yet those resources have not translated into higher test scores. The school's district ranking has also been volatile, moving from 16th (2023–2024) to 22nd (2024–2025) and back to 18th (2025–2026), with a current 3-star rating. While the strong graduation rate and low class sizes are clear assets, the recent declines in English I and Algebra I proficiency suggest that instructional strategies and curriculum alignment may need attention. Missing demographic data, such as free/reduced lunch status, limits deeper context, but the overall pattern indicates a school that supports students to completion while still working to improve academic mastery.
Thank you for your feedback!