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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)		DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)	DC CAPE English II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2026)	DC CAPE Geometry (2026)	DC CAPE English I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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 8th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	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
Ballou High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	3401 4th St. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3400	597	62	9.6	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	572 (95.8%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.2	33^rd of 36 public high schools	8.3%		18.8	32^nd of 35 public high schools	8.6%	1		14.7	3.0	12.5	2.1	3.4	17.9	$34,588	$4,747	$29,841
Ballou STAY High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	3401 4th St. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 645-3390	278	30	9.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	272 (97.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$24,967	$3,828	$21,139
KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	0.5mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3999 8th Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9170	646	62	10.3		0 (0.0%)	638 (98.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.2	23^rd of 36 public high schools	36.1%		22.7	30^th of 35 public high schools	14.3%	7		21.5	2.7	22.9	2.6	2.8	20.4	$34,784	$5,313	$29,471
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School	0.7mi	Public, Charter	9-12	2705 Martin Luther King Jr Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1681	307	40	7.6		0 (0.0%)	302 (98.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.1	11^th of 36 public high schools	69.4%		40.8	16^th of 35 public high schools	54.3%	5		35.6	8.1	41.3	12.7	2.9	31.3	$34,587	$4,936	$29,650
Bard High School Early College DC (Bard DC)	0.9mi	Public	9-12	1351 Alabama Ave SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 898-4664	331	32	10.3		0 (0.0%)	300 (90.6%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	45.7	12^th of 36 public high schools	66.7%		45.5	11^th of 35 public high schools	68.6%	1		31.5	10.3	25.8	16.6	5.8	36.4	$28,406	$4,409	$23,997
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	1.7mi	Public, Charter	9-12	2427 Martin Luther King Jr Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 563-6862	373	34	10.9	71.8%	0 (0.0%)	372 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.8	29^th of 36 public high schools	19.4%		35.4	18^th of 35 public high schools	48.6%	11		15.9	4.8	12.9	5.5	4.2	19.1	$38,343	$5,409	$32,935
Anacostia High School	2.4mi	Public	9-12	1601 16th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-2155	246	32	7.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	227 (92.3%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	33	21^st of 36 public high schools	41.7%					(n/a)		8.9	7.4	17.1		9.3		$46,589	$5,124	$41,466
Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	3.0mi	Public, Charter	9-12	709 12th Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 677-3522	387	25	15.7		0 (0.0%)	380 (98.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40.4	17^th of 36 public high schools	52.8%		47.2	10^th of 35 public high schools	71.4%	7		26.9	9.3	25.3	9.6	9.0	28.3	$32,602	$3,566	$29,036
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	3.3mi	Public, Charter	8-12	475 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1011	300	26	11.7	0.0%	3 (1.0%)	293 (97.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	13^th of 36 public high schools	63.9%		45.1	12^th of 35 public high schools	65.7%	1	36.4	34.9	2.3	36.2	6.0		32.7	$32,581	$3,041	$29,539
Maya Angelou Academy at DC DoC	3.4mi	Public	9-12	1901 D Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	DC Department of Corrections as the State Public Agency (SPA	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 698-4932	45	15	3.0		0 (0.0%)	42 (93.3%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$00	$00	$00

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