Best School Districts in District Of Columbia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the test scores by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

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Rank (of 46)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
37^th	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	PK, KG-6	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.32	44	7
	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	PK	0	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
1^st	Basis Dc Pcs	5-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.964	1
33^rd	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	PK, KG-6	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.406	23	10
44^th	Bridges PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.039	45	1
41^st	Capital City PCS	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.187	37	4
45^th	Capital Village PCS	5-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.029	30	15
	Cedar Tree Academy PCS	PK, KG-2	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
21^st	Center City PCS	PK, KG-8	6	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.532	18	3
35^th	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.345	35
32^nd	Creative Minds International PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.417	24	8
7^th	DC Bilingual PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.813	4	3
	DC Jail Education Program	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
13^th	DC Prep PCS	PK, KG-8	3	3	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.678	12	1
22^nd	DC Scholars PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.524	39	17
	DC Wildflower PCS	PK, KG-1	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
19^th	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	6-12	0	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.56	34	15
6^th	District of Columbia International School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.835	8	2
23^rd	District of Columbia Public Schools	PK, KG-12	79	14	20	2	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.499	27	4
	Dyrs	6-12	0	0	2	0	Laurel	Anne Arundel County			(n/a)
27^th	E.L. Haynes PCS	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.455	22	5
	Early Childhood Academy PCS	PK, KG-3	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
17^th	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	PK, KG-5	2	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.594	16	1
20^th	Friendship PCS	PK, KG-12	7	6	2	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.54	19	1
26^th	Girls Global Academy PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.457	26
	Global Citizens PCS	PK, KG-2	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
30^th	Harmony DC PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.43	41	11
	Hope Community PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
31^st	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	6-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.42	28	3
	I Dream PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
39^th	Idea Pcs	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.257	31	8
36^th	Ingenuity Prep PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.321	29	7
3^rd	Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.872	3
	Kingsman Academy PCS	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
38^th	KIPP Dc Pcs	PK, KG-12	11	6	2	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.261	38
5^th	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.844	9	4
12^th	Learn Dc Pcs	PK, KG-4	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.688		(n/a)
11^th	Lee Montessori PCS	PK, KG-6	2	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.719	11
28^th	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.44	40	12
	Maya Angelou PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
40^th	Meridian PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.231	25	15
	Monument Academy PCS	5-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
9^th	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	PK, KG-5	2	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.77	10	1
18^th	Paul PCS	5-12	0	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.576	14	4
29^th	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.439	20	9
14^th	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	8-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.657	15	1
43^rd	Rocketship Education DC PCS	PK, KG-5	3	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.125	42	1
	Roots PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
46^th	Seed Pcs	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0		(n/a)
10^th	Sela PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.727	6	4
	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	PK, KG-6	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
15^th	Social Justice PCS	5-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.609	32	17
	St. Coletta Special Education PCS	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
42^nd	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	4-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.173	43	1
	The Children's Guild DC PCS	K-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
8^th	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.784	4	4
25^th	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.486	33	8
24^th	Two Rivers PCS	PK, KG-8	2	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.493	17	7
16^th	Washington Global PCS	6-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.594	13	3
2^nd	Washington Latin PCS	5-12	0	2	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.918	2
34^th	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.371	21	13
4^th	Washington Yu Ying PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.859	7	3

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 21, 2025, 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.
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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.