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Hart Middle School

Q: Is Hart Middle School a good school?

Hart Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Hart Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Hart Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hart Middle School?

Students at Hart Middle School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Hart Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hart Middle School usually go on to attend Ballou High School

Public Grades 6-8

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 12% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Hart Middle School is a District of Columbia Public Schools middle school serving grades 6–8 in the Congress Heights/Bellevue area of Southeast Washington, DC, with 374 students and a student-teacher ratio of about 10.3:1. The school ranks 59th out of 67 DC middle schools — the 12th percentile, earning 1 star. While still low, this represents progress from the 3rd percentile in 2021–22, and Hart now outperforms nearby DCPS schools like Kramer Middle School and Johnson Middle School.

Hart's biggest academic challenges are math and science. Only 5.7% of students are proficient in math, versus 33.3% districtwide, and just 1.61% of 8th graders were proficient in science in 2024–25. ELA proficiency is 21.7%, compared to 44.1% districtwide, but shows a promising pattern: scores rise from 11.4% in 6th grade to 27.2% in 8th grade. Nearby charter schools post far stronger results — Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle reaches 44.9% ELA and 13.7% math, DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School reaches 37.3% ELA and 27.8% math, and Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle reaches 42.0% ELA and 24.0% math.

Hart spends $31,120 per student — more than Jefferson Middle School Academy ($25,821) and Johnson Middle School ($26,102) — and maintains small classes, yet outcomes remain well below average. Subgroup results show room for improvement in serving low-SES and special education students, though low-SES outcomes improved in 2024–25. For families in Southeast DC, Hart is stable and improving, but math and science gaps are critical concerns given strong charter alternatives like Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning (36.0% ELA, 13.9% math) nearby. Faster STEM progress is essential for Hart to remain competitive.

374

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,034

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Mississippi Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 671-6426

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Hart Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ballou High School

Feeder schools for Hart Middle School:

Elementary:	Hendley Elementary School
	King Elementary School
	Leckie Education Campus
	Patterson Elementary School
	More...
	Simon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

60^th of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	61 of 69	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	66 of 69	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	57 of 59	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	63 of 75	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	47 of 48	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	49 of 49	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	52 of 57	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	54 of 56	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	55 of 62	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	40 of 42	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	36 of 36	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	27.0	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	45 of 52	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	44 of 44	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	22.5	46 of 53	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.5	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2019)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2019)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2019)12th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)6th percentile-10 vs school

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

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Mathematics6%-23 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 4th Grade	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
Hart Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6426	374	36	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	358 (95.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	19.4	60^th of 68 public middle schools	11.8%		19.1	61^st of 69 public middle schools	11.6%	1			11.4	24.2	27.2	21.7			6.8	10.0		5.7	$33,034	$2,694	$30,340
Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning	Public, Charter	6-8	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7862	297	31	9.5		0 (0.0%)	293 (98.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	37^th of 68 public middle schools	45.6%		31.8	41^st of 69 public middle schools	40.6%	4			35.0	31.1	42.0	36.0			8.8	13.8	18.7	13.9	$30,935	$2,629	$28,306
KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	328	28	11.5		1 (0.3%)	322 (98.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	59^th of 68 public middle schools	13.2%		18.9	62^nd of 69 public middle schools	10.1%	3		17.2	17.3	11.4	30.5	18.5		11.0	13.7	2.2	6.9	8.1	$29,165	$4,211	$24,954
Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	2715 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	293	25	11.8		0 (0.0%)	290 (99.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65.1	15^th of 68 public middle schools	77.9%		58.4	22^nd of 69 public middle schools	68.1%	7		26.2	58.4	54.9	56.2	44.9	2.0	10.9	21.8		11.1	13.7	$31,769	$2,921	$28,848
Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Public, Charter	4-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 830-2810	311	27	11.5		1 (0.3%)	299 (96.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	24.1	52^nd of 68 public middle schools	23.5%		22	57^th of 69 public middle schools	17.4%	5	16.7	16.4	25.0	27.9	26.7	23.4	8.3	8.2	1.4	9.8	11.7	7.6	$33,762	$3,877	$29,884
Johnson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Bruce Pl. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3140	307	26	11.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	301 (98.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	67^th of 68 public middle schools	1.5%		15.9	66^th of 69 public middle schools	4.3%	1			13.9	14.5	7.9	11.8			4.8	2.8	3.6	3.6	$29,002	$2,654	$26,348
KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-5477	435	37	11.6	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	427 (98.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.6	55^th of 68 public middle schools	19.1%		22.7	54^th of 69 public middle schools	21.7%	1		13.1	14.7	28.8	23.9	20.0		7.1	7.1	12.9	9.3	9.0	$27,947	$3,559	$24,388
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	2330 Pomeroy Rd SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 519-3955	315	27	11.6		0 (0.0%)	301 (95.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	63.6	17^th of 68 public middle schools	75.0%		51.1	26^th of 69 public middle schools	62.3%	9	31.9	18.6	52.4	42.8	47.0	37.3			46.0	21.4	16.3	27.8	$29,742	$3,245	$26,497
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	68^th of 68 public middle schools	0.0%		13.1	68^th of 69 public middle schools	1.4%				17.4	14.0	13.9	15.0			3.9	2.0		1.9	$39,129	$2,670	$36,459
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	1345 Potomac Avenue SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-5800	282	27	10.6	99.1%	2 (0.7%)	271 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	52.9	23^rd of 68 public middle schools	66.2%		51.4	25^th of 69 public middle schools	63.8%	2	35.5	28.8	37.3	61.0	45.0	42.0	65.2	21.2		17.3	10.5	24.0	$33,612	$2,492	$31,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Hart Middle School

Is Hart Middle School a good school?

Hart Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

How many students attend Hart Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Hart Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hart Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hart Middle School usually go on to attend Ballou High School

What district is Hart Middle School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hart Middle School?

Students at Hart Middle School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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