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Kelly Miller Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 9% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Kelly Miller Middle School is a public middle school located in Washington, DC, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 289 students. The school is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 districts in DC and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Kelly Miller Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of DC middle schools, ranking between 58th and 63rd out of 59-75 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for the state. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 6.8%, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $31,216 in the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 9:1, Kelly Miller Middle School's academic performance remains poor. The nearby middle schools, such as Eliot-Hine, Kramer, and Sousa, also perform below the district and state averages, but generally outperform Kelly Miller Middle School. This suggests that the school has struggled to implement effective strategies to improve student learning and achievement over the past decade.

315

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,216

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 49th St. NE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 388-6870

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Kelly Miller Middle School usually attend:

High:

H.D. Woodson High School

Feeder schools for Kelly Miller Middle School:

Elementary:	Burrville Elementary School
	C.W. Harris Elementary School
	Drew Elementary School
	Houston Elementary School
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	Lorraine H. Whitlock Elementary School
	Nalle Elementary School
	Smothers Elementary School
	Thomas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

Hispanic:

10.2%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (12% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg37%

District Of Columbia avg32%

63^rd of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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	17.6	63 of 69	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	60 of 69	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	60 of 75	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	60 of 72	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	44 of 56	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.5	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.2	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	64 of 68	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	45 of 55	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	31.0	37 of 50	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	34 of 46	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	25.1	44 of 52	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	41 of 53	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	58 of 64	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	23.9	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.8	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	23 of 29	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)26th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2019)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2019)15th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

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

English Language Arts17%-21 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Kelly Miller Middle School

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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 5th Grade	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
Kelly Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	301 49th St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-6870	315	29	10.8		3 (1.0%)	280 (88.9%)	32 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	63^rd of 69 public middle schools	8.7%		22.2	61^st of 70 public middle schools	12.9%	2						8.9	17.2	25.0	16.9				7.9		6.8	$31,216	$4,980	$26,236
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	5300 Blaine Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-6811	340	28	11.9		3 (0.9%)	332 (97.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	59^th of 69 public middle schools	14.5%		26.8	59^th of 70 public middle schools	15.7%						8.3	16.0	28.9	11.5	16.8		8.8	12.5	6.8		7.7	$27,753	$4,216	$23,538
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	100 41st Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-3780	318	31	10.2		0 (0.0%)	293 (92.1%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	65.6	15^th of 69 public middle schools	78.3%		59.6	21^st of 70 public middle schools	70.0%	6	9.4		7.1	30.7	29.2	44.6	43.1	43.1	37.5	17.3	29.2	25.4	36.0		24.5	$26,762	$4,555	$22,206
KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	4801 Benning Road SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 582-5477	422	34	12.3		0 (0.0%)	396 (93.8%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41.3	33^rd of 69 public middle schools	52.2%		56.8	23^rd of 70 public middle schools	67.1%	10			2.2		14.6	28.8	22.4	30.1	23.8		25.2	27.4	17.8	24.2	23.6	$26,329	$3,860	$22,469
Sousa Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 Ely Pl. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3260	223	24	9.2		1 (0.4%)	201 (90.1%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	17.3	65^th of 69 public middle schools	5.8%		18.4	64^th of 70 public middle schools	8.6%	1						22.5	13.3	13.2	16.4			17.6	9.7		10.9	$35,468	$4,897	$30,571
Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	830 26th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1360	224	26	8.6		12 (5.4%)	179 (79.9%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	30.4	44^th of 69 public middle schools	36.2%		51.7	26^th of 70 public middle schools	62.9%	18						12.3	33.3	27.6	25.4			9.4	13.3		10.4	$26,168	$1,400	$24,768
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Miller Middle School

What high school do graduates of Kelly Miller Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kelly Miller Middle School usually go on to attend H.D. Woodson High School

How many students attend Kelly Miller Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Kelly Miller Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Miller Middle School?

Students at Kelly Miller Middle School are 89% African American, 10% Hispanic.

Is Kelly Miller Middle School a good school?

Kelly Miller Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

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