Eliot-Hine Middle School

Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, DC, is a District of Columbia Public Schools middle school serving 432 students in grades 6–8 in the Capitol Hill / Northeast neighborhood. The school has completed a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from the bottom of the city's rankings (6th percentile in 2014–2015) to a consistent 3-star rating, currently ranked 24th of 67 DC middle schools (64th percentile). That places it in the upper third of the district and ahead of several nearby schools, including McKinley Middle School, Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School, KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS, and Sousa Middle School, though Stuart-Hobson Middle School remains the top performer in the immediate area at the 85th percentile.

Academically, English language arts is Eliot-Hine's relative strength, with 41.8% proficiency — above the state average and comparable to nearby Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle (40.3%) and Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle (42.0%). Math is the school's biggest challenge, with only 20.8% proficiency versus 33.3% districtwide, and 8th grade math drops to 14.1%. The school does offer a promising Algebra I acceleration track, with 7th graders achieving 64.7% proficiency, and 8th grade science results beat the district and state averages. Special education outcomes are also notably strong.

Eliot-Hine is also notably cost-efficient, spending about $24,747 per student — the lowest among nearby schools — compared with $35,468 at Sousa Middle School, $37,947 at Kramer Middle School, and more than $93,000 at Monument Academy PCS. The most urgent issue is equity: low-income and at-risk students are not yet benefiting from the school's overall gains. For families in the Capitol Hill, Hill East, or H Street corridor, Eliot-Hine Middle School is a solid mid-to-upper-tier public school option with clear momentum.