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Coolidge High School

Public Grades 9-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 23% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Coolidge High School is a public high school in Washington, DC, serving 1,093 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Coolidge High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 17th to 29th out of 30-35 DC high schools, with a current ranking of 25th out of 33 schools and a 1-star rating.

Coolidge High School consistently underperforms compared to the DCPS district and the overall District of Columbia in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (22.9%) and Mathematics (8.1%) were significantly lower than the DCPS (42.5% and 30.8%) and District of Columbia (37.6% and 26.4%) averages. Additionally, Coolidge High School's four-year graduation rate has been relatively low, ranging from 75.2% to 79.1% in recent years, which is below the typical 76.1% rate for the school. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with lower rankings for female, male, African American, and "at-risk" students compared to the district.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Coolidge High School, ranging from $24,845 to $36,856 in recent years, the school's academic outcomes and performance metrics do not seem to reflect the level of investment. Additionally, the presence of several high-performing public charter schools in close proximity, such as Washington Leadership Academy PCS, E.L. Haynes PCS - High School, and District of Columbia International School, may present both challenges and opportunities for Coolidge High School. The competition for students and resources could be a factor in Coolidge's performance, but the proximity to these schools could also provide opportunities for collaboration and learning.

1,029

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,856

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: Declining — 37th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (15% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg35%

District Of Columbia avg30%

27^th of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16High Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

23^rd 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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ 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 (2024-2025) ?

English I28%-10 vs state

English Language Arts23%-15 vs state

English II19%-20 vs state

Algebra I9%-3 vs state

Mathematics8%-18 vs state

Geometry6%-8 vs state

Science5%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Coolidge High School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Coolidge High School

Is Coolidge High School a good school?

Coolidge High School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of District Of Columbia high schools.

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.

What district is Coolidge High School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

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

How many students attend Coolidge High School?

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

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