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Jackson-Reed High School

Q: Is Jackson-Reed High School a good school?

Jackson-Reed High School ranks 5 th of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Jackson-Reed High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,855 students attended Jackson-Reed High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jackson-Reed High School?

Students at Jackson-Reed High School are 36% White, 26% African American, 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Jackson-Reed High School?

Jackson-Reed High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bancroft Elementary School Elementary : Eaton Elementary School Elementary : Hearst Elementary School Elementary : Hyde-Addison Elementary School Elementary : Janney Elementary School Elementary : Key Elementary School Elementary : Lafayette Elementary School Elementary : Mann Elementary School Elementary : Murch Elementary School Elementary : Shepherd Elementary School Elementary : Stoddert Elementary School Middle : Deal Middle School Middle : Hardy Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 86% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Jackson-Reed High School is a public high school in Washington, DC, serving 1,994 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the District of Columbia, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Jackson-Reed High School significantly outperforms the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district and the overall District of Columbia in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69.9% of Jackson-Reed students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the district overall. In mathematics, 36.2% of Jackson-Reed students were proficient or better, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the district. The school's performance is particularly strong in Algebra II, with 92.1% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the DCPS (88.3%) and district (88.3%) averages.

While Jackson-Reed High School outperforms the district and city averages, it faces competition from several nearby high-performing schools, such as Duke Ellington School of the Arts and District of Columbia International School, which also demonstrate strong academic performance. District of Columbia Public Schools has seen a steady increase in per-student spending at Jackson-Reed High School, which may have contributed to its academic success and support for various student subgroups.

1,855

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,132

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3950 Chesapeake St. NW
Washington, DC 20016

(202) 282-0120

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Feeder schools for Jackson-Reed High School:

Elementary:	Bancroft Elementary School
	Eaton Elementary School
	Hearst Elementary School
	Hyde-Addison Elementary School
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	Janney Elementary School
	Key Elementary School
	Lafayette Elementary School
	Mann Elementary School
	Murch Elementary School
	Shepherd Elementary School
	Stoddert Elementary School
Middle:	Deal Middle School
	Hardy Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

African American:

26.3%

Hispanic:

25.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (52% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of District Of Columbia high schools

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (79%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg35%

District Of Columbia avg30%

5^th of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	80.3	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	6 of 34	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	39.9	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.4	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	84.8	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2024	59.8	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	10 of 34	70.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	48.2	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	67.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	19.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	60.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	66.6	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	70.9	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆
2023	34.8	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2024	54.5	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	67.1	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	42.9	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	35.2	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.0	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.0	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

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~ school

African American (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2019)81st percentile~ school

Male (2019)78th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)74th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-86 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-86 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II92%+4 vs state

English I72%+34 vs state

English Language Arts70%+32 vs state

English II67%+29 vs state

Geometry40%+26 vs state

Mathematics36%+10 vs state

Science28%+18 vs state

Algebra I17%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Jackson-Reed 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
Jackson-Reed High School	Public	9-12	3950 Chesapeake St. NW	Washington	20016	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0120	1,855	136	13.6		672 (36.2%)	487 (26.3%)	476 (25.7%)	105 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	104 (5.6%)	80.3	5^th of 35 public high schools	85.7%		54.6	7^th of 34 public high schools	79.4%	2		28.1					69.9				36.2	67.3	92.1	16.9	39.9	72.3	$26,132	$4,089	$22,043
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		82 (13.9%)	389 (66.0%)	80 (13.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	66.9	7^th of 35 public high schools	80.0%		55	6^th of 34 public high schools	82.4%	1		9.3					56.9				16.0	61.4		7.1	23.4	52.3	$35,010	$4,018	$30,992
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
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
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
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
Cardozo Education Campus	Public	6-12	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		6 (0.8%)	334 (47.0%)	356 (50.1%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20.7	31^st of 35 public high schools	11.4%		24.8	27^th of 34 public high schools	20.6%	4			1.2	6.9	18.6	13.3	15.0				2.4	18.3			1.6	11.6	$33,292	$4,525	$28,768
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson-Reed High School

How many students attend Jackson-Reed High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,855 students attended Jackson-Reed High School.

What schools feed into Jackson-Reed High School?

What is the racial makeup of Jackson-Reed High School?

Students at Jackson-Reed High School are 36% White, 26% African American, 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Jackson-Reed High School a good school?

Jackson-Reed High School ranks 5^th of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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