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Washington Latin PCS - Upper School

Q: Is Washington Latin PCS - Upper School a good school?

Washington Latin PCS - Upper School ranks 4 th of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 89% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Washington Latin PCS - Upper School is a high-performing public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 356 students in grades 9-12. This school is part of the Washington Latin PCS district, which is ranked 2 out of 46 districts in DC and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Washington Latin PCS - Upper School consistently ranks among the top high schools in DC, placing 4th or 5th out of 30-34 high schools in the district over the past several years. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the school maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 73% to 93.8% over the past few years, well above the district average. Washington Latin PCS - Upper School also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs.

Compared to nearby schools, such as District of Columbia International School, Luke C. Moore High School, and Cardozo Education Campus, Washington Latin PCS - Upper School stands out as a high-performing institution. The school's higher spending per student, ranging from $22,625 to $23,849, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, from 8.5 to 9.9 students per teacher, may contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes and support for diverse student populations.

357

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,849

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 2nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 223-1111

District: Washington Latin PCS

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

African American:

30.5%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (61% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of District Of Columbia high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (79%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

District Of Columbia avg31%

4^th of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	86.0	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.0	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2014	77.4	10 of 35	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	47.6	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	5 of 34	85.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	73.7	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	82.6	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	78.3	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	100.0	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.5	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)90th percentile~ school

Male (2019)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)29th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II94%+6 vs state

English I85%+46 vs state

English Language Arts80%+42 vs state

English II75%+36 vs state

Science48%+38 vs state

Mathematics38%+12 vs state

Geometry14%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC Science Science (2025)			DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)				DC CAPE English II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2025)	DC CAPE Geometry (2025)	DC CAPE English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC Science Science 8th Grade	DC Science Science End of Course	DC Science Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra I End of Course	DC CAPE Geometry End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	357	43	8.2		157 (44.0%)	109 (30.5%)	51 (14.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	86	4^th of 35 public high schools	88.6%		74.9	4^th of 34 public high schools	88.2%			48.3					80.1				38.2	74.7	94.1		14.1	85.1	$23,849	$838	$23,011
Capital City PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	348	42	8.2		6 (1.7%)	90 (25.9%)	235 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	17.9	34^th of 35 public high schools	2.9%		25.9	24^th of 34 public high schools	29.4%	10							12.9				3.8	16.9				9.1	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
E.L. Haynes PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	446	50	8.8		2 (0.4%)	121 (27.1%)	315 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	42.3	14^th of 35 public high schools	60.0%		47.1	8^th of 34 public high schools	76.5%	6							22.0				20.5	25.7		12.2	26.8	16.4	$32,628	$3,208	$29,420
Paul PCS - International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	439	48	9.1		1 (0.2%)	206 (46.9%)	224 (51.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41.9	15^th of 35 public high schools	57.1%		42.7	10^th of 34 public high schools	70.6%	5		4.4					33.8				7.0	37.2			8.3	29.8	$32,812	$4,765	$28,048
Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	6315 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6080	1,029	81	12.6		7 (0.7%)	568 (55.2%)	439 (42.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	30	27^th of 35 public high schools	22.9%		29.4	18^th of 34 public high schools	47.1%	9		4.9					22.9				8.1	18.6		9.4	6.3	28.5	$36,856	$4,282	$32,574
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	4301 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6130	943	80	11.7		8 (0.8%)	460 (48.8%)	458 (48.6%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	26.5	29^th of 35 public high schools	17.1%		20.4	31^st of 34 public high schools	8.8%	2		1.7					21.6				2.6	23.3			2.5	19.4	$31,697	$4,826	$26,871
District of Columbia International School	Public, Charter	6-12	1400 Main Drive NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9033	1,654	160	10.3		348 (21.0%)	428 (25.9%)	662 (40.0%)	46 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	164 (9.9%)	62.3	8^th of 35 public high schools	77.1%		46.9	9^th of 34 public high schools	73.5%	1	18.7	7.1	13.2	64.4	63.4	58.1	56.8	37.6	44.3	41.0	33.8	51.1		33.2		45.0	$22,716	$2,330	$20,386
Luke C. Moore High School	Public	9-12	1001 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3600	275	23	11.9		2 (0.7%)	258 (93.8%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$30,336	$4,694	$25,642
Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3015 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(240) 580-3371	386	48	8.0		5 (1.3%)	312 (80.8%)	61 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	33.5	22^nd of 35 public high schools	37.1%		31.8	16^th of 34 public high schools	52.9%	6							24.2				10.0	23.3		17.0		25.0	$33,946	$4,804	$29,142
Columbia Heights Education Campus	Public	6-12	3101 16th St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-7700	1,563	149	10.4		14 (0.9%)	445 (28.5%)	1,070 (68.5%)	21 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	38.2	17^th of 35 public high schools	51.4%		28.9	21^st of 34 public high schools	38.2%	4	1.7	1.2	1.4	31.6	36.6	33.9	33.0	29.3	12.3		11.2	32.5			3.6	31.5	$31,052	$4,969	$26,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Latin PCS - Upper School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Latin PCS - Upper School?

Students at Washington Latin PCS - Upper School are 44% White, 31% African American, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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Is Washington Latin PCS - Upper School a good school?

Washington Latin PCS - Upper School ranks 4^th of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Latin PCS - Upper School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Washington Latin PCS - Upper School.

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