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School Without Walls High School

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School Without Walls High School ranks 4 th of 37 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 37 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 89% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

School Without Walls High School is a public high school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, serving 606 students in grades 9–12 near George Washington University in Washington, DC. The school has an outstanding academic reputation, with a decade-long record of top-tier statewide rankings. In 2024–2025, it was ranked #1 out of 35 DC high schools, and in 2025–2026 it remains highly competitive at #5 out of 36. The school consistently outperforms its district and state by dramatic margins on standardized assessments, and graduation rates have been near or at 100% in recent years.

In 2025–2026, School Without Walls High School posted 95.9% proficiency in English Language Arts, more than double the district average of 44.1%. Math proficiency was 71.7%, versus 33.3% districtwide. These scores top nearby high-performing schools like Benjamin Banneker High School (85.6% ELA, 64.4% math) and BASIS DC PCS (78.6% ELA, 70.8% math). The school's 100% graduation rate for 2022–2023 far exceeds the state average of 75.2%, and among nearby schools, only Benjamin Banneker also reports a perfect rate — some nearby schools are as low as 10.7% or 26.5%.

What makes School Without Walls especially notable is that it achieves excellent results across diverse student groups. It has ranked #1 for African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic-status students in recent years. The school spends $33,484 per student, which is higher than many nearby schools but not the highest — Duke Ellington School of the Arts spends $35,010 per student yet posts significantly lower test scores (53.6% ELA, 16.1% math). Even with a student-teacher ratio of 16.1, higher than many surrounding schools, School Without Walls continues to outperform its peers, suggesting its success is driven by instructional quality and school culture rather than spending alone.

606

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,603

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2130 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20037

(202) 645-9690

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

African American:

22.8%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (86% vs 36% meeting standards)

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

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (75%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg40%

District Of Columbia avg36%

4^th of 37

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 18High 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	91.4	4 of 37	89.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.4	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	100.0	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	97.1	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	98.2	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	96.9	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	98.9	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 28	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	1 of 27	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	99.0	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	89.9	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	95.4	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	82.2	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	1 of 28	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	87.9	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	75.4	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)94th percentile~ school

Female (2019)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)92nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)86th percentile-8 vs school

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

English I96%+59 vs state

English Language Arts96%+56 vs state

English II96%+58 vs state

Algebra II91%+11 vs state

Mathematics72%+43 vs state

Geometry67%+52 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 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	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
School Without Walls High School	Public	9-12	2130 G St. NW	Washington	20037	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 645-9690	606	38	16.1	15.4%	296 (48.8%)	138 (22.8%)	78 (12.9%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	91.4	4^th of 37 public high schools	89.2%		99.4	1^st of 35 public high schools	97.1%	3					95.9					71.7	95.8	90.9		66.7	96.0	$27,603	$2,088	$25,515
Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	1776 G Street NW	Washington	20006	District Of Columbia	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 839-3650	440	29	15.1		2 (0.5%)	413 (93.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)																$27,564	$42	$27,522
Basis Dc Pcs	Public, Charter	5-12	410 8th Street NW	Washington	20004	District Of Columbia	Basis Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 804-6390	692	50	13.8	17.4%	337 (48.7%)	120 (17.3%)	74 (10.7%)	50 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (15.2%)	99.1	1^st of 37 public high schools	97.3%		98.8	2^nd of 35 public high schools	94.3%	1	68.4	67.2	82.9	90.5	78.6	61.8	62.2	84.8	82.1	70.8	89.1		87.2		90.9	$17,745	$360	$17,385
Girls Global Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	733 8th Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Girls Global Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 600-4822	183	26	7.1		1 (0.5%)	153 (83.6%)	23 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	28.2	28^th of 37 public high schools	24.3%		35.3	19^th of 35 public high schools	45.7%	9					20.1					1.2	28.5			2.7	12.5	$35,496	$2,537	$32,958
Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Public	9-12	3500 R St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0123	589	21	28.0	24.0%	82 (13.9%)	389 (66.0%)	80 (13.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	67.4	8^th of 37 public high schools	78.4%		66.9	7^th of 35 public high schools	80.0%	1					53.6					16.1	53.0		11.8	18.3	54.2	$34,211	$2,077	$32,134
Benjamin Banneker High School	Public	9-12	1600 9th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6320	703	43	16.3	100.0%	65 (9.2%)	482 (68.6%)	122 (17.4%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	98.9	2^nd of 37 public high schools	94.6%		93.4	3^rd of 35 public high schools	91.4%	1					85.6					64.4	89.9		67.1	61.1	81.9	$21,827	$2,084	$19,743
Garnet-Patterson STAY High School	Public	9-12	2001 10th St NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 576-8399	432	51	8.4	99.6%	1 (0.2%)	261 (60.4%)	164 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)					4.8											$26,005	$2,131	$23,874
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Public, Charter	8-12	475 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1011	300	26	11.7	0.0%	3 (1.0%)	293 (97.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	14^th of 37 public high schools	62.2%		45.1	12^th of 35 public high schools	65.7%	2				36.4	34.9					2.3	36.2		6.0		32.7	$34,963	$1,976	$32,987
Cardozo Education Campus	Public	7-12	1200 Clifton St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7385	710	78	9.0	100.0%	6 (0.8%)	334 (47.0%)	356 (50.1%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	27.8	29^th of 37 public high schools	21.6%		20.7	31^st of 35 public high schools	11.4%	2				24.0	19.2			3.9	2.0	3.4	16.7		4.2	3.4	19.7	$34,825	$2,658	$32,167
Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	101 N St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3762	892	87	10.2	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	781 (87.6%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22	37^th of 37 public high schools	0.0%		18.4	33^rd of 35 public high schools	5.7%	4					10.7					2.3	11.2		2.6	2.0	10.2	$29,670	$3,041	$26,629

Frequently Asked Questions about School Without Walls High School

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What is the racial makeup of School Without Walls High School?

Students at School Without Walls High School are 49% White, 23% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is School Without Walls High School a good school?

School Without Walls High School ranks 4^th of 37 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend School Without Walls High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended School Without Walls High School.

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