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Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)

Public Grades 6-8

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 86% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) is a public middle school in Washington, DC, serving 453 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stuart-Hobson consistently ranks among the top 20-25 middle schools in DC, with a current ranking of 7 out of 69 middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on DC CAPE/English Language Arts assessments is significantly higher than the DCPS and DC averages across all grade levels, with 59.9% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for DC. In mathematics, Stuart-Hobson also outperforms the DCPS and DC averages, with 31.8% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for DC.

While Stuart-Hobson's overall academic performance is strong, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as white students and special education students, is more mixed, with rankings ranging from the top 4 to the bottom 10 among DC middle schools. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students and "at-risk" students is also more variable, with rankings ranging from the top 20 to the bottom 40 among DC middle schools. Nearby charter schools, such as Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle and Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle, also demonstrate strong academic performance, often rivaling or exceeding Stuart-Hobson's results.

460

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,421

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 E St. NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 671-6010

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) usually attend:

High:

Eastern High School

Feeder schools for Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster):

Elementary:	J.O. Wilson Elementary School
	Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School
	Watkins Elementary School (Capitol Hill Cluster)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.2%

White:

19.3%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (41% vs 31% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

10^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Middle 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	79.9	10 of 69	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	14 of 70	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	21 of 69	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	20 of 75	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	18 of 72	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.2	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	43.7	22 of 48	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.0	21 of 49	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.7	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	11 of 56	80.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	19 of 68	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.9	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	15 of 55	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	20 of 50	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	70.8	12 of 52	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	26 of 64	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	61.1	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	21.2	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.1	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2019)77th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Male (2019)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-26 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-58 vs school

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

English Language Arts60%+22 vs state

Mathematics32%+5 vs state

Science12%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)

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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)						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 All Grades	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
Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	6-8	410 E St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6010	460	34	13.5		89 (19.3%)	323 (70.2%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	79.9	10^th of 69 public middle schools	85.5%		74.5	14^th of 70 public middle schools	80.0%	4	12.1				54.0	63.6	63.0	59.9			31.1	33.1		31.8	$26,421	$4,307	$22,114
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	111 O Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	199	25	7.9		0 (0.0%)	193 (97.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.6	17^th of 69 public middle schools	75.4%		61.2	19^th of 70 public middle schools	72.9%	2			30.8	14.3	38.1	31.3	67.6	35.4	28.2	7.1	23.8	25.0	47.0	25.4	$33,146	$5,355	$27,792
Eliot-Hine Middle School	Public	6-8	1830 Constitution Ave. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5380	432	33	13.0		64 (14.8%)	321 (74.3%)	26 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	57.5	23^rd of 69 public middle schools	66.7%		57.4	22^nd of 70 public middle schools	68.6%	1	13.7				43.5	34.9	40.6	39.7			26.4	13.7		21.5	$24,747	$4,651	$20,096
Monument Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	500 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Monument Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-3180	131	18	7.2		0 (0.0%)	126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)						10.3		4.5							$93,665	$16,482	$77,183
KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-5477	345	27	12.6		0 (0.0%)	339 (98.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	52^nd of 69 public middle schools	24.6%		26.9	58^th of 70 public middle schools	17.1%	6				7.6	13.2	29.8	16.3	16.9		8.6	5.4	21.7	8.0	11.2	$27,018	$4,340	$22,679
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	238	28	8.6		0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63.4	18^th of 69 public middle schools	73.9%		63.9	17^th of 70 public middle schools	75.7%	1			42.5	34.1	31.7	53.2	47.0	40.9	31.9	20.9	36.7	23.4	23.5	28.1	$32,693	$4,903	$27,790
McKinley Middle School	Public	6-8	151 T. St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3950	286	24	12.1		0 (0.0%)	232 (81.1%)	48 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39.6	35^th of 69 public middle schools	49.3%		26.2	60^th of 70 public middle schools	14.3%	25					24.4	28.0	40.0	30.2			9.3	7.8		7.6	$28,425	$4,767	$23,658
KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 328-9455	341	28	12.0		2 (0.6%)	330 (96.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	46^th of 69 public middle schools	33.3%		30.6	53^rd of 70 public middle schools	24.3%	7		2.3		17.3	11.6	22.2	23.1	18.4		14.1	10.2	18.5	26.9	17.2	$28,088	$4,644	$23,444
Washington Global PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	525 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Washington Global PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 796-2415	227	19	12.2		2 (0.9%)	220 (96.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	28^th of 69 public middle schools	59.4%		55.8	24^th of 70 public middle schools	65.7%	4					32.8	37.9	29.5	33.0			33.3	8.9	23.7	22.2	$28,260	$5,293	$22,967
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		2 (0.7%)	271 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	51.4	25^th of 69 public middle schools	63.8%		61.5	18^th of 70 public middle schools	74.3%	7	6.3		27.5	18.9	32.1	41.3	59.2	35.7	27.5	5.7	26.8	12.9	26.5	19.6	$32,715	$4,887	$27,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)

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Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) ranks 10^th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students who attend Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) usually go on to attend Eastern High School

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In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster).

What is the racial makeup of Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)?

Students at Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) are 70% African American, 19% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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