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Coolidge High School

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Coolidge High School ranks 19 th of 36 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 36 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 47% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Coolidge High School is a neighborhood high school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, serving 1,029 students in grades 9–12 in Washington, DC. The school has a mixed performance profile: its graduation rate of 79.9% now slightly exceeds the DCPS average of 77.6%, but academic proficiency on state assessments remains well below district and state averages. Coolidge's overall ranking has been volatile, swinging from the 23rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 47th percentile in 2025–2026, placing it in the middle of the pack among DC high schools.

The clearest area of concern is mathematics. Only 7.4% of Coolidge students were proficient in math on the 2025–2026 DC CAPE assessment, compared with 33.3% across the district, and Algebra I and Geometry proficiency rates were in the single digits. English Language Arts proficiency was 24.8%, versus 44.1% districtwide. While these numbers are low, Coolidge is not the weakest school in its immediate area—Roosevelt High School posted even lower proficiency rates. However, nearby schools like Washington Latin PCS - Upper School and District of Columbia International School show substantially stronger outcomes. Coolidge's graduation rate also trails most nearby schools, including Columbia Heights Education Campus at 83.7% and Roosevelt at 85.4%.

One of the most striking findings is that Coolidge spends more per student ($36,856) than any nearby school, yet maintains the highest student-to-teacher ratio (12.6:1) in the comparison group—suggesting the high spending is not translating into smaller classes or higher test scores. On a more positive note, the school has shown recent improvement in serving African American and Hispanic students, and special education outcomes have been a relative strength. Improving math instruction, however, remains the most urgent priority if Coolidge is to build on its gains and better prepare students for post-secondary success.

1,029

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,029

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6315 5th St. NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 671-6080

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Feeder schools for Coolidge High School:

Elementary:	Brightwood Elementary School
	LaSalle-Backus Elementary School
	Takoma Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary School
Middle:	Ida B. Wells Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.2%

Hispanic:

42.7%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (16% vs 28% meeting standards)

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

!English I scores 26 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg32%

District Of Columbia avg28%

19^th of 36

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.0	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.9	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.3	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.4	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.5	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.9	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	32 of 34	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	22.3	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	23.3	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.9	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	79.4	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2019	18.4	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	27.5	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)60th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2019)12th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)10th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2019)10th percentile-5 vs school

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

English II36%~ state avg

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

English I11%-26 vs state

Algebra I8%-4 vs state

Mathematics7%-21 vs state

Geometry6%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)				DC CAPE English II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2026)	DC CAPE Geometry (2026)	DC CAPE English I (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 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
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	100.0%	7 (0.7%)	568 (55.2%)	439 (42.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	36.3	19^th of 36 public high schools	47.2%		30	27^th of 35 public high schools	22.9%	8				24.8				7.4	36.0		8.3	6.1	10.8	$38,029	$2,731	$35,298
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	99.1%	6 (1.7%)	90 (25.9%)	235 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	28.5	26^th of 36 public high schools	27.8%		17.9	34^th of 35 public high schools	2.9%	8				13.5				6.8	16.1		4.4	8.7	11.1	$33,641	$1,915	$31,725
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	51.8%	1 (0.2%)	206 (46.9%)	224 (51.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36	20^th of 36 public high schools	44.4%		41.9	15^th of 35 public high schools	57.1%	5				28.7				2.8	38.4		2.1	3.8	21.1	$34,467	$5,024	$29,443
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	53.5%	348 (21.0%)	428 (25.9%)	662 (40.0%)	46 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	164 (9.9%)	69.5	7^th of 36 public high schools	80.6%		62.3	8^th of 35 public high schools	77.1%	1	56.1	61.3	64.5	56.3	37.2	44.7	40.3	33.8	43.5		16.8	22.7	53.9	$26,519	$1,582	$24,937
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	23.4%	157 (44.0%)	109 (30.5%)	51 (14.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	72.6	6^th of 36 public high schools	83.3%		86	4^th of 35 public high schools	88.6%	2				80.8				51.8	84.8	90.9			77.0	$23,483	$622	$22,861
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	60.0%	2 (0.4%)	121 (27.1%)	315 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	47.3	10^th of 36 public high schools	72.2%		42.3	14^th of 35 public high schools	60.0%	4				25.2				15.7	36.7		5.4	24.7	15.4	$29,788	$3,449	$26,339
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	100.0%	8 (0.8%)	460 (48.8%)	458 (48.6%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	27.4	30^th of 36 public high schools	16.7%		26.5	29^th of 35 public high schools	17.1%	1				17.8				3.2	15.3		2.7	3.5	21.2	$31,299	$2,701	$28,598
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	99.8%	14 (0.9%)	445 (28.5%)	1,070 (68.5%)	21 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	41.7	15^th of 36 public high schools	58.3%		38.2	17^th of 35 public high schools	51.4%	2	32.9	38.3	39.4	36.0	34.2	17.4	7.3	13.3	37.4		2.1	6.6	32.8	$29,077	$2,504	$26,573
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	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	258 (93.8%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$33,410	$2,657	$30,753
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%)	38.2	18^th of 36 public high schools	50.0%		33.5	22^nd of 35 public high schools	37.1%	4				19.2				12.0	23.5		10.1	13.6	14.8	$35,535	$2,872	$32,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Coolidge High School

How many students attend Coolidge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,029 students attended Coolidge High School.

What schools feed into Coolidge High School?

Coolidge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brightwood Elementary School
Elementary : LaSalle-Backus Elementary School
Elementary : Takoma Elementary School
Elementary : Whittier Elementary School
Middle : Ida B. Wells Middle School

What district is Coolidge High School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

Is Coolidge High School a good school?

Coolidge High School ranks 19^th of 36 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Coolidge High School?

Students at Coolidge High School are 55% African American, 43% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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