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Benjamin Banneker High School

Public Grades 9-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 91% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Benjamin Banneker High School is a public high school in Washington, DC, serving 671 students in grades 9-12. This school has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in the District of Columbia, ranking 1st or 2nd out of all DC high schools for several consecutive years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Banneker 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, the school had 92.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 60.9% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.5% and 30.8% for DCPS, respectively. The school's performance on end-of-course exams, such as English II, Algebra I, and Geometry, is also exceptionally high, with proficiency rates ranging from 53.2% to 94.7%, far exceeding the district and state averages.

In addition to its strong academic performance, Benjamin Banneker High School has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 73.0% to 100.0% in recent years, outperforming the district and state averages. The school's performance is exceptional across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, consistently ranking 1st or 2nd among DC high schools in these categories. This suggests a commitment to equity and inclusive education. When compared to nearby schools, such as School Without Walls High School, Dunbar High School, and Cardozo Education Campus, Benjamin Banneker High School consistently outperforms these schools in academic metrics, graduation rates, and overall school rankings.

703

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,072

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 9th St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

(202) 671-6320

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.6%

Hispanic:

17.4%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (73% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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 6 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg35%

District Of Columbia avg30%

3^rd of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	93.4	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	100.0	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	97.3	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	96.6	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2011	96.1	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	99.2	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 33	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	100.0	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 33	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	99.3	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	99.7	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	1 of 33	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	73.3	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)97th percentile~ school

At Risk (2019)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2024)57th percentile-34 vs school

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

English I95%+56 vs state

English Language Arts92%+55 vs state

English II90%+52 vs state

Algebra I73%+60 vs state

Mathematics61%+35 vs state

Geometry53%+39 vs state

Science33%+23 vs state

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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 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 5th Grade	DC Science Science 8th Grade	DC Science Science End of Course	DC Science Science All Grades	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 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
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		65 (9.2%)	482 (68.6%)	122 (17.4%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	93.4	3^rd of 35 public high schools	91.4%		88	3^rd of 34 public high schools	91.2%				32.8						92.3					60.9	90.3	73.0	53.2	94.7	$21,072	$4,233	$16,838
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		1 (0.2%)	261 (60.4%)	164 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)									14.3										$22,638	$4,100	$18,537
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		3 (0.3%)	781 (87.6%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18.4	33^rd of 35 public high schools	5.7%		22.1	30^th of 34 public high schools	11.8%	3									12.5					3.5	11.7	3.3	1.8	11.3	$26,283	$4,309	$21,975
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
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%)	35.3	19^th of 35 public high schools	45.7%		30.5	17^th of 34 public high schools	50.0%	2									26.2						20.0			30.2	$31,657	$1,785	$29,872
McKinley Technology High School	Public	9-12	151 T St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3950	723	50	14.3		33 (4.6%)	583 (80.6%)	91 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	74.9	6^th of 35 public high schools	82.9%		62	5^th of 34 public high schools	85.3%	1			15.5						74.7					26.7	66.3	20.4	30.5	82.7	$30,238	$4,500	$25,738
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		337 (48.7%)	120 (17.3%)	74 (10.7%)	50 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (15.2%)	98.8	2^nd of 35 public high schools	94.3%		96.7	1^st of 34 public high schools	97.1%	1	56.8	34.4	63.9	49.8	61.5	75.6	81.3	84.4	77.9	56.8	60.2	80.2	78.5	67.7	89.7	86.0	51.8	92.8	$17,412	$431	$16,981
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
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)																			$25,051	$62	$24,989
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		296 (48.8%)	138 (22.8%)	78 (12.9%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	99.4	1^st of 35 public high schools	97.1%		92.9	2^nd of 34 public high schools	94.1%	1			70.6											75.3		55.5	72.6		$33,484	$3,826	$29,659

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Banneker High School

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Banneker High School?

Students at Benjamin Banneker High School are 69% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Benjamin Banneker High School in?

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How many students attend Benjamin Banneker High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Benjamin Banneker High School.

Is Benjamin Banneker High School a good school?

Yes. Benjamin Banneker High School ranks in the top 8.6% of District Of Columbia high schools.

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