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Kelly Miller Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 67 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 4% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Kelly Miller Middle School is a District of Columbia Public Schools middle school serving 315 students in grades 6–8 in the 20019 zip code of Washington, DC. The school is currently ranked 64th out of 67 DC middle schools, placing it in the 4th percentile with a 0-star rating — one of the lowest-performing middle schools in the entire District. Academically, the school falls far below both district and state averages in every tested subject and grade level.

The most striking gap is in mathematics: only 3.7% of Kelly Miller students tested proficient in math in the 2025–2026 school year, compared to 33.3% for DCPS and 28.2% statewide. ELA proficiency is also low at 18.8%, compared to 44.1% for DCPS. Nearby schools show that stronger results are achievable in the same neighborhood. DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School achieves 43.2% ELA and 25.4% math proficiency, while KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS reaches 31.1% ELA and 20.8% math. Even KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS, which has similar ELA results, has math proficiency nearly three times higher at 10.1%.

Kelly Miller spends $31,216 per student and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1, yet nearby Eliot-Hine Middle School spends less and achieves far stronger results. The school's ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, dropping from the 29th percentile in 2014–2015 to the 4th percentile in 2025–2026. While ELA proficiency does improve as students advance (from 13.5% in 6th grade to 24.7% in 8th grade), math proficiency remains stuck in the 2.5%–4.7% range across all grades. Without major instructional changes, Kelly Miller risks remaining at the very bottom of DC's middle school rankings.

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: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (11% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

64^th of 67

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14Middle Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

19^th 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
2026	15.0	64 of 67	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.1	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.8	48 of 51	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Mathematics4%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)						DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)					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 (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 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 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%)	15	64^th of 67 public middle schools	4.5%		17.6	63^rd of 69 public middle schools	8.7%	1			13.5	18.2	24.7	18.8		3.7	4.7	2.5	3.7	$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%)	21.4	57^th of 67 public middle schools	14.9%		19.8	59^th of 69 public middle schools	14.5%	2			11.1	20.6	26.2	18.3	9.1	11.3	13.3	7.3	10.1	$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%)	58.5	20^th of 67 public middle schools	70.1%		65.6	15^th of 69 public middle schools	78.3%	5	46.9	36.1	46.5	44.2	42.5	43.2		15.5	32.7		25.4	$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%)	40.4	34^th of 67 public middle schools	49.3%		41.3	33^rd of 69 public middle schools	52.2%	1		27.9	25.1	31.7	40.2	31.1	27.0	23.3	15.7	17.0	20.8	$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%)	21.4	56^th of 67 public middle schools	16.4%		17.3	65^th of 69 public middle schools	5.8%	9			18.9	30.2	11.4	20.1		9.4	11.4	5.8	8.9	$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) 388-3177	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%)	37.1	40^th of 67 public middle schools	40.3%		30.4	44^th of 69 public middle schools	36.2%	4			20.3	29.5	46.2	32.3		8.3	12.9	24.7	15.4	$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%)	64.6	16^th of 67 public middle schools	76.1%		63.4	18^th of 69 public middle schools	73.9%	2	26.1	31.3	54.0	36.4	54.4	40.3			38.2	15.3	25.4	$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)						4.6						$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%)	51.7	24^th of 67 public middle schools	64.2%		57.5	23^rd of 69 public middle schools	66.7%	1			40.4	51.6	32.4	41.8		23.9	23.7	14.1	20.8	$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%)	39.1	38^th of 67 public middle schools	43.3%		24.3	52^nd of 69 public middle schools	24.6%	14		26.9	19.1	33.3	39.0	29.5	17.9	11.9	23.9	21.8	18.7	$27,018	$4,340	$22,679

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How many students attend Kelly Miller Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended 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

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 4.5% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

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