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Sousa Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 67 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 16% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Sousa Middle School is a traditional DC public middle school serving 223 students in grades 6–8 in Washington, DC's Ward 7/8 area, and it is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools district, which is rated 3 stars. After several years at the very bottom of DC's middle school rankings, Sousa showed its first real improvement in 2025–2026, rising to the 16th percentile (56th out of 67 middle schools, 1 star). Even with that gain, the school remains in the bottom quartile of DC middle schools and far below district and state averages.

In 2025–2026, only 20.1% of Sousa students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.1% for DCPS and 39.6% statewide. Math proficiency was even lower at 8.9%, versus 33.3% for the district and 28.2% for the state. The biggest challenges are in 8th grade, where just 11.4% of students were proficient in ELA and 5.8% in math. There is a bright spot: 7th grade ELA proficiency reached 30.2% — roughly triple the 8th grade rate — suggesting what might be possible with the right strategies. Sousa also beat the district and state in Algebra I (27.3% vs. 23.9% and 19.9%), and its Special Education students earned a respectable 3-star rating, ranking 10th out of 18 peer schools.

What makes this frustrating for families is that Sousa is well-funded — spending about $35,468 per student in 2023–2024 — with a low 9.2:1 student-teacher ratio, yet nearby schools achieve far better outcomes with less money. DC Prep PCS – Benning Middle School (0.65 miles away) posts 43.2% ELA and 25.4% math proficiency on $26,762 per student; Eliot-Hine Middle School (1.5 miles) achieves 41.8% ELA and 20.8% math on $24,747; and Friendship PCS – Blow Pierce Middle (1.56 miles) reaches 40.3% ELA and 25.4% math on $32,693. Kramer Middle School and Kelly Miller Middle School, by contrast, sit near the very bottom, closer to Sousa's current level. The takeaway: Sousa has real resources and visible signs of momentum, but it has yet to convert its funding into the results its neighbors are already achieving.

223

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,485

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3650 Ely Pl. SE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 729-3260

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Sousa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Anacostia High School

Feeder schools for Sousa Middle School:

Elementary:	Beers Elementary School
	Kimball Elementary School
	Plummer Elementary School
	Randle Highlands Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.1%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (14% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

56^th of 67

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Middle Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

19^th of 46District of Columbia Public Schools 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	56 of 67	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.5	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.3	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.8	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.1	27 of 56	51.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	56 of 61	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.5	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	15.9	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	50 of 53	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	43 of 51	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	43 of 44	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	19.7	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+39 vs school

At Risk (2019)18th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

African American (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2019)8th percentile~ school

Male (2019)8th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts20%-19 vs state

Mathematics9%-19 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	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
Sousa Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 Ely Pl. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3260	223	24	9.2	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	201 (90.1%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	21.4	56^th of 67 public middle schools	16.4%		17.3	65^th of 69 public middle schools	5.8%	9			18.9	30.2	11.4	20.1		9.4	11.4	5.8	8.9	$36,485	$2,723	$33,762
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	100 41st Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-3780	318	31	10.2	65.9%	0 (0.0%)	293 (92.1%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	58.5	20^th of 67 public middle schools	70.1%		65.6	15^th of 69 public middle schools	78.3%	5	46.9	36.1	46.5	44.2	42.5	43.2		15.5	32.7		25.4	$27,098	$3,186	$23,913
KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	4801 Benning Road SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 582-5477	422	34	12.3	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	396 (93.8%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40.4	34^th of 67 public middle schools	49.3%		41.3	33^rd of 69 public middle schools	52.2%	1		27.9	25.1	31.7	40.2	31.1	27.0	23.3	15.7	17.0	20.8	$28,651	$3,872	$24,779
Kelly Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	301 49th St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-6870	315	29	10.8	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	280 (88.9%)	32 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	64^th of 67 public middle schools	4.5%		17.6	63^rd of 69 public middle schools	8.7%	1			13.5	18.2	24.7	18.8		3.7	4.7	2.5	3.7	$31,648	$2,612	$29,036
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	13.0	100.0%	64 (14.8%)	321 (74.3%)	26 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	51.7	24^th of 67 public middle schools	64.2%		57.5	23^rd of 69 public middle schools	66.7%	1			40.4	51.6	32.4	41.8		23.9	23.7	14.1	20.8	$26,059	$2,509	$23,550
Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	830 26th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-3177	224	26	8.6		12 (5.4%)	179 (79.9%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	37.1	40^th of 67 public middle schools	40.3%		30.4	44^th of 69 public middle schools	36.2%	4			20.3	29.5	46.2	32.3		8.3	12.9	24.7	15.4	$27,748	$1,736	$26,013
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	238	28	8.6	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64.6	16^th of 67 public middle schools	76.1%		63.4	18^th of 69 public middle schools	73.9%	2	26.1	31.3	54.0	36.4	54.4	40.3			38.2	15.3	25.4	$33,692	$2,746	$30,945
Monument Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	500 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Monument Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-3180	131	18	7.2	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)						4.6						$101,648	$7,118	$94,530
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	5300 Blaine Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-6811	340	28	11.9	98.3%	3 (0.9%)	332 (97.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.4	57^th of 67 public middle schools	14.9%		19.8	59^th of 69 public middle schools	14.5%	2			11.1	20.6	26.2	18.3	9.1	11.3	13.3	7.3	10.1	$29,407	$3,532	$25,876
Kramer Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Q St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3150	213	25	8.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	198 (93.0%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12.5	67^th of 67 public middle schools	0.0%		13.1	68^th of 69 public middle schools	1.4%	1			17.4	14.0	13.9	15.0		3.9	2.0		1.9	$39,129	$2,670	$36,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Sousa Middle School

How many students attend Sousa Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Sousa Middle School.

Is Sousa Middle School a good school?

Sousa Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Sousa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sousa Middle School usually go on to attend Anacostia High School

What is the racial makeup of Sousa Middle School?

Students at Sousa Middle School are 90% African American, 8% Hispanic.

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