Best Middle Schools in District Of Columbia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the DC Science and DC CAPE 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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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 69)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
21	DC Scholars PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5601 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Scholars PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 559-6138	478	35	13.6		0 (0.0%)	455 (95.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$26,085			$4,286			$21,799	58.9	37.8	44	23		110008500438
22	Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	645 Milwaukee Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	293	25	11.8		0 (0.0%)	290 (99.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$31,822			$4,887			$26,935	58.4	44.7	32	10		110000800515
23	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		64 (14.8%)	321 (74.3%)	26 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$24,747			$4,651			$20,096	57.5	57.4	22	1		110003000151
24	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 Perry Street NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-4400	437	43	10.1		4 (0.9%)	370 (84.7%)	52 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$30,751			$3,236			$27,516	51.6	49.4	27	3		110001100225
25	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	1345 Potomac Avenue SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-5800	282	27	10.6		2 (0.7%)	271 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$32,715			$4,887			$27,828	51.4	61.5	18	7		110000800483
26	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	2330 Pomeroy Rd SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 519-3955	315	27	11.6		0 (0.0%)	301 (95.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$32,907			$4,956			$27,951	51.1	73.3	15	11		110004800532
27	Social Justice PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	333 Kennedy Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Social Justice PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 968-5380	97	16	6.2		0 (0.0%)	80 (82.5%)	15 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$35,598			$7,315			$28,283	49	39.5	41	14		110011500539
28	Washington Global PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	525 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Washington Global PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 796-2415	227	19	12.2		2 (0.9%)	220 (96.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,260			$5,293			$22,967	46.6	55.8	24	4		110010200503
29	Paul PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	328	30	11.1		0 (0.0%)	132 (40.2%)	191 (58.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$32,812			$4,765			$28,048	46.1	48.1	28	1		110003900257
30	Center City PCS - Trinidad	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1217 West Virginia Avenue NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-1614	212	22	9.5		1 (0.5%)	190 (89.6%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$32,380			$4,846			$27,534	45.3	41	38	8		110007300403

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DC CAPE English Language Arts, DC CAPE Mathematics, DC Science Science 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.