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Washington Latin PCS - Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 67 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 93% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Washington Latin PCS - Middle School is a public charter school in Northwest DC serving 389 students in grades 5–8, and it is one of the most consistent high-performing middle schools in the city. It has earned 5 stars in every reported year since 2014–2015 and has never ranked lower than 6th among DC middle schools, currently placing 5th out of 67. Test scores are far above DC averages: 69.6% proficiency in ELA and 53.2% in math, versus 39.6% and 28.2% statewide. The Washington Latin PCS network ranks #2 among 46 DC districts.

A standout feature is advanced math acceleration. Many middle school students take high-school-level courses, and Geometry proficiency tops 89% — compared with just 13% statewide. Algebra I proficiency is 48.5% versus 20% statewide. The school also delivers strong results for specific student groups: African American students rank in the 97th percentile among DC middle schools, and special education students rank 1st or 2nd in recent years. Low-income students rank in the 83rd percentile. These results suggest the school's success is not limited to any single group of students.

Compared with nearby schools, Washington Latin is in a different tier. Within about a mile, the closest competitor is Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle, whose math proficiency (27.2%) is roughly half of Washington Latin's. Other nearby schools like MacFarland Middle School and Ida B. Wells Middle School post math scores in the single digits to mid-20s. Remarkably, Washington Latin achieves these results while spending less per student ($23,849) than nearby charters (which spend $31,000–$37,000) and with larger class sizes. The main things to watch: 5th grade math (40% proficiency) lags the school's own average, and 2025–2026 scores dipped slightly — but a decade of data suggests these are minor concerns, not warning signs.

389

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,483

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 2nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 223-1111

District: Washington Latin PCS

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

African American:

25.4%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (61% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg62%

District Of Columbia avg34%

5^th of 67

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Washington Latin PCS

2^nd of 46Washington Latin PCS among District Of Columbia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	5 of 67	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	4 of 69	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	6 of 69	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	6 of 75	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	6 of 72	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	1 of 56	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	99.0	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	87.7	8 of 57	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	91.1	7 of 57	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	93.6	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	94.1	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	2 of 61	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.6	3 of 68	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	7 of 42	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	4 of 36	88.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	8 of 55	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	10 of 55	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	89.6	6 of 52	88.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	64.0	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	93.2	5 of 53	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.7	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2019)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2019)88th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+30 vs state

Mathematics53%+25 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

not a good building, the teachers are too young, the school is too poor. I've gone there since 5th grade, so anyone one reading this can trust me because of my firsthand experience. There are some good teachers, and I stress the some, but the rest are barely decent if you ask me. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

My son attends Washington Latin Public Charter School, and I have taught in District of Columbia Public Schools (I now teach in an independent school). I can say wholeheartedly that a bright child CAN get a challenging, supportive and free education in the District. However, it takes a bit of rooting about, proactive parents, and it will be different than the school experience in our greater metro suburbs. (And it will be no thanks to the number-crunching policies of Michelle Rhee that are sadly depleting the life spark from the current public schools in good standing in the District). For a quality, free middle school education in the District I would recommend Washington Latin or Deal (thanks to good internal management). Deal is the larger public school, where the motivated student can succeed. Washington Latin is the smaller, quirky charter school--where the motivated child can also succeed (and begin studying Latin in 5th Grade to boot!). In honesty, Washington Latin is capacity building, and there are some instances (such as the physical plant) that have room for growth. However, the teachers tend to be 'the best and the brightest'--completely passionate about what they teach, and the school administration and leadership are smart, experienced and methodically growing the school in an intelligent way. I attended many excellent private schools growing up on the government's dime (foreign service brat). Our family has options other than Latin. Our son loves it there, it is a determined, diverse, hopeful community staffed by smart professionals who care, and populated by families not ready to 'give up on the District', (and who value the choice option presented to all families by the Charter movement). Check Washington Latin out; you will be welcomed! Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Washington Latin PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	389	26	15.0	14.4%	194 (49.9%)	99 (25.4%)	57 (14.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	95.9	5^th of 67 public middle schools	92.5%		92.1	4^th of 69 public middle schools	94.2%	1		66.3	56.2	71.3	84.4	69.6	40.0	52.6	57.4	62.4	53.2	$23,483	$622	$22,861
Capital City PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	344	40	8.6	72.5%	18 (5.2%)	61 (17.7%)	250 (72.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	39.6	35^th of 67 public middle schools	47.8%		30.5	43^rd of 69 public middle schools	37.7%	8		30.9	26.9	39.7	47.0	36.2	13.3	14.8	7.3	15.7	12.8	$31,954	$1,819	$30,135
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%)	23.2	53^rd of 67 public middle schools	20.9%		49	27^th of 69 public middle schools	60.9%	26				33.3		28.9		3.8	3.5		4.6	$44,129	$5,515	$38,613
Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	172	14	12.2		0 (0.0%)	158 (91.9%)	13 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.7	13^th of 67 public middle schools	80.6%		60.1	20^th of 69 public middle schools	71.0%	7	15.6		42.5	83.9	79.2	46.9	33.3	25.7		17.5	27.2	$35,273	$2,479	$32,795
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	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	132 (40.2%)	191 (58.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	40.8	31^st of 67 public middle schools	53.7%		46.1	29^th of 69 public middle schools	58.0%	2			32.7	34.1	43.7	37.0		18.9	12.8	12.4	15.3	$33,406	$4,870	$28,536
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	29^th of 67 public middle schools	56.7%		36.8	38^th of 69 public middle schools	44.9%	9			32.1	46.7	34.6	37.7		16.5	18.1	16.0	16.8	$27,903	$2,523	$25,380
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 67 public middle schools	68.7%		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
E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	329	36	9.1	99.2%	7 (2.1%)	77 (23.4%)	243 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.8	32^nd of 67 public middle schools	52.2%		22.6	55^th of 69 public middle schools	20.3%	23			29.9	30.6	39.4	33.5		19.6	18.3	16.6	18.1	$35,241	$4,482	$30,759
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	46^th of 67 public middle schools	31.3%		24.6	50^th of 69 public middle schools	27.5%	4			32.1	38.6	29.7	33.5		15.3	9.8	5.1	9.4	$26,707	$2,560	$24,147
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	2565 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 986-5300	271	32	8.4	67.3%	0 (0.0%)	255 (94.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	37^th of 67 public middle schools	44.8%		35.1	40^th of 69 public middle schools	42.0%	3			36.3	38.4	32.6	35.7		19.7		6.8	14.6	$35,927	$2,167	$33,760

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In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Washington Latin PCS - Middle School.

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Yes. Washington Latin PCS - Middle School ranks in the top 7.5% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

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Students at Washington Latin PCS - Middle School are 50% White, 25% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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