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Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School

Q: Is Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School a good school?

Yes. Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School ranks in the top 8.8% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School?

Students at Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School are 43% White, 34% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 91% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School is a 5-star public charter school serving 384 students in grades 5 through 8 in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, DC. It ranks 6th out of 67 DC middle schools (91st percentile), and its network, Washington Latin PCS, is the 2nd-ranked charter district in the city.

Academically, the school dramatically outperforms its neighbors. In 2025-2026, 73.4% of students scored proficient in English Language Arts and 53% in math, versus DC state averages of 39.6% and 28.2%. Just 0.03 miles away, DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School posted 45.9% ELA and 34.8% math proficiency, while Capital Village PCS (0.09 miles away) posted just 10% ELA and 10.5% math. The nearby DCPS options, McKinley Middle School and Brookland Middle School, sit well below with math proficiency under 10%. Science results are also strong — 31.55% proficiency in 2024-2025, more than double the state average.

Impressively, this performance comes with the lowest per-student spending among nearby schools: $23,849 in 2023-2024, compared to $42,563 at Capital Village and $37,402 at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS. Students from low-income households and African American students both rank in the top quartile statewide, reflecting strong outcomes across diverse groups. One point to watch: 8th-grade math proficiency (41.7%) falls below the district average of 51.8%. Still, the school has earned a 5-star rating for two consecutive years, making it one of the most consistent and efficient high-achievers in Washington, DC.

384

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,483

Per pupil spending ?

19.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

4301 Harewood Road NE
Washington, DC 20017

(202) 697-4430

District: Washington Latin PCS

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

African American:

34.4%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2025 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (63% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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 school63%

District avg62%

District Of Columbia avg34%

6^th of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2025

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	93.8	6 of 68	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	8 of 64	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2024	57.5	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-93 vs school

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

English Language Arts73%+34 vs state

Mathematics53%+25 vs state

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	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 - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 Harewood Road NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 697-4430	384	30	12.9	19.0%	165 (43.0%)	132 (34.4%)	38 (9.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.7%)	93.8	6^th of 68 public middle schools	91.2%		91.7	5^th of 69 public middle schools	92.8%	1		73.4	64.2	88.4	67.7	73.4		64.9	47.3		41.7	53.0	$23,483	$622	$22,861
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	701 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 832-5700	308	32	9.6	51.9%	0 (0.0%)	261 (84.7%)	37 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	76.3	11^th of 68 public middle schools	83.8%		77.8	11^th of 69 public middle schools	84.1%		42.7		39.6	65.2	51.0	45.9	35.4		28.5	39.2	42.5	34.8	$30,884	$3,224	$27,660
Capital Village PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	705 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Capital Village PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 938-1416	91	8	11.0	75.8%	0 (0.0%)	77 (84.6%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)								(n/a)													$41,825	$2,976	$38,848
McKinley Middle School	Public	6-8	151 T. St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3950	286	24	12.1	73.1%	0 (0.0%)	232 (81.1%)	48 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29.4	49^th of 68 public middle schools	27.9%		39.6	35^th of 69 public middle schools	49.3%	14			29.2	31.2	34.1	31.6			4.7	14.0	7.7	8.7	$28,835	$2,633	$26,202
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	58.0%	5 (1.3%)	291 (76.4%)	79 (20.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	32.8	47^th of 68 public middle schools	30.9%		24.6	50^th of 69 public middle schools	27.5%	3			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	68.3%	0 (0.0%)	255 (94.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	38^th of 68 public middle schools	44.1%		35.1	40^th of 69 public middle schools	42.0%	2			36.3	38.4	32.6	35.7			19.7		6.8	14.6	$35,927	$2,167	$33,760
KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-5477	345	27	12.6	68.1%	0 (0.0%)	339 (98.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.1	39^th of 68 public middle schools	42.6%		24.3	52^nd of 69 public middle schools	24.6%	13		26.9	19.1	33.3	39.0	29.5		17.9	11.9	23.9	21.8	18.7	$29,238	$3,636	$25,602
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	111 O Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	199	25	7.9	72.9%	0 (0.0%)	193 (97.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.1	26^th of 68 public middle schools	61.8%		64.6	17^th of 69 public middle schools	75.4%	9	11.9	50.0	22.0	67.4		40.2	9.4		10.0	21.7		18.0	$36,463	$3,012	$33,451
KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 328-9455	341	28	12.0	58.9%	2 (0.6%)	330 (96.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	45^th of 68 public middle schools	33.8%		29.3	46^th of 69 public middle schools	33.3%	1		20.3	16.6	28.5	35.0	25.1		23.7	9.5	11.6	33.0	19.7	$29,234	$3,446	$25,788
Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	2959 Carlton Avenue NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-6500	223	26	8.7	46.6%	0 (0.0%)	211 (94.6%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	62	18^th of 68 public middle schools	73.5%		65	16^th of 69 public middle schools	76.8%	2	30.8	50.0	40.0	53.3	54.8	45.8		28.9	22.8	26.1	19.0	22.9	$34,659	$2,898	$31,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School?

Students at Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School are 43% White, 34% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School in?

Washington Latin PCS

How many students attend Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School.

Is Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School a good school?

Yes. Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School ranks in the top 8.8% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

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