Best School Districts in District Of Columbia

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Rank (of 46)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2026)	Rank (2025)	Rank change from 2025
32^nd	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	PK, KG-7	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.331	37	5
	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	0.971	1
24^th	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	PK, KG-6	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.468	33	9
35^th	Bridges PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.266	44	9
34^th	Capital City PCS	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.292	41	7
	Capital Village PCS	5-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
	Cedar Tree Academy PCS	PK, KG-3	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
30^th	Center City PCS	PK, KG-8	6	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.352	21	9
39^th	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.204	35	4
28^th	Creative Minds International PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.389	32	4
9^th	DC Bilingual PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.75	7	2
	DC Department of Corrections as the State Public Agency (SPA	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
12^th	DC Prep PCS	PK, KG-8	3	3	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.711	13	1
25^th	DC Scholars PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.466	22	3
	DC Wildflower PCS	PK, KG-2	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
21^st	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	6-12	0	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.495	19	2
4^th	District of Columbia International School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.843	6	2
19^th	District of Columbia Public Schools	PK, KG-12	79	14	21	1	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.5	23	4
	Dyrs	7-12	0	0	2	0	Laurel	Anne Arundel County			(n/a)
17^th	E.L. Haynes PCS	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.611	27	10
	Early Childhood Academy PCS	PK, KG-3	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
14^th	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	PK, KG-5	2	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.69	17	3
18^th	Friendship PCS	PK, KG-12	7	6	2	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.609	20	2
36^th	Girls Global Academy PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.25	26	10
	Global Citizens PCS	PK, KG-3	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)
45^th	Harmony DC PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.097	30	15
26^th	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	6-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.448	31	5
27^th	Idea Pcs	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.389	39	12
31^st	Ingenuity Prep PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.347	36	5
3^rd	Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.875	3
	Kingsman Academy PCS	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
33^rd	KIPP Dc Pcs	PK, KG-12	11	6	2	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.313	38	5
6^th	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.815	5	1
7^th	Learn Dc Pcs	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.806	12	5
13^th	Lee Montessori PCS	PK, KG-6	2	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.694	11	2
42^nd	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.182	28	14
	Maya Angelou PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
41^st	Meridian PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.191	40	1
	Monument Academy PCS	5-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
8^th	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	PK, KG-5	2	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.798	9	1
22^nd	Paul PCS	5-12	0	1	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.491	18	4
29^th	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.379	29
16^th	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	8-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.639	14	2
44^th	Rocketship Education DC PCS	PK, KG-5	3	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.113	43	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	0.028	46
10^th	Sela PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.734	10
43^rd	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	PK, KG-6	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.145		(n/a)
38^th	Social Justice PCS	5-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.209	15	23
	St. Coletta Special Education PCS	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
37^th	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	4-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.216	42	5
	The Children's Guild DC PCS	K-8	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia			(n/a)
11^th	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	6-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.716	8	3
40^th	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.194	25	15
23^rd	Two Rivers PCS	PK, KG-8	2	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.47	24	1
15^th	Washington Global PCS	6-8	0	1	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.672	16	1
2^nd	Washington Latin PCS	5-12	0	2	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.89	2
20^th	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	9-12	0	0	1	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.5	34	14
5^th	Washington Yu Ying PCS	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Washington	District Of Columbia	0.831	4	1

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