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McKinley Middle School

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McKinley Middle School ranks 49 th of 68 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 28% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

McKinley Middle School is a public middle school in Washington, DC, serving 286 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school currently sits in the lower half of DC middle schools: for 2025-2026, it ranked 48th out of 67 middle schools statewide (28th percentile) and earned 2 stars, a step back from the previous year's encouraging 3-star showing at the 49th percentile.

The biggest concern for parents is math. Only 8.7% of McKinley students were proficient in math in 2025-2026, compared to 33.3% across DC Public Schools. That is the lowest math rate among nearby schools — Brookland Middle School achieved 9.4%, E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School reached 14.6%, and KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS posted 19.7%. Math struggles span all grades, from 4.7% proficiency in 6th grade to 14.0% in 7th. English Language Arts is a relative bright spot at 31.6% proficiency, though still below the district's 44.1%. The gap with Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster), a DCPS school just 1.3 miles away, is striking: Stuart-Hobson posts 64.5% ELA and 32.2% math proficiency.

Interestingly, McKinley spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors — $28,425 versus $26,421 at Stuart-Hobson and $23,849 at Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School — yet Washington Latin achieves 73.4% ELA and 53.0% math proficiency, suggesting resources alone are not driving outcomes. There are some strengths: African American students and low-income students score slightly above the school's overall percentile, and special education students historically performed in the 59th percentile. Advanced coursework is another concern, with only 12% of 8th graders in Algebra I scoring proficient versus 41.56% districtwide. For families exploring options, McKinley sits in a neighborhood with dramatically higher-performing alternatives, making the sustainability of its recent improvements and its math instruction the most important questions to ask.

286

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,835

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 T. St. NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 281-3950

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend McKinley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dunbar High School

Feeder schools for McKinley Middle School:

Elementary:	Langdon Elementary School
	Langley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.1%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (20% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

49^th of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	29.4	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	35 of 69	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	50 of 69	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	53 of 75	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	36 of 56	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.9	40 of 48	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	43 of 62	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	41 of 68	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	30 of 36	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	30 of 46	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.4	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	39 of 53	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	35 of 52	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	34.5	33 of 53	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	45.8	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)59th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2019)38th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-28 vs school

Female (2019)17th percentile-12 vs school

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

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Mathematics9%-20 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 (2025)
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 (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 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
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	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (81.1%)	48 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29.4	49^th of 68 public middle schools	27.9%		39.6	35^th of 69 public middle schools	49.3%	14			29.2	31.2	34.1	31.6			4.7	14.0	7.7	8.7	$28,835	$2,633	$26,202
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%)	48.1	26^th of 68 public middle schools	61.8%		64.6	17^th of 69 public middle schools	75.4%	9	11.9	50.0	22.0	67.4		40.2	9.4		10.0	21.7		18.0	$36,463	$3,012	$33,451
Capital Village PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	705 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Capital Village PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 938-1416	91	8	11.0		0 (0.0%)	77 (84.6%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)								(n/a)													$41,825	$2,976	$38,848
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	99.0%	2 (0.6%)	330 (96.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	45^th of 68 public middle schools	33.8%		29.3	46^th of 69 public middle schools	33.3%	1		20.3	16.6	28.5	35.0	25.1		23.7	9.5	11.6	33.0	19.7	$29,234	$3,446	$25,788
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	701 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 832-5700	308	32	9.6	65.5%	0 (0.0%)	261 (84.7%)	37 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	76.3	11^th of 68 public middle schools	83.8%		77.8	11^th of 69 public middle schools	84.1%		42.7		39.6	65.2	51.0	45.9	35.4		28.5	39.2	42.5	34.8	$30,884	$3,224	$27,660
Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 Harewood Road NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 697-4430	384	30	12.9		165 (43.0%)	132 (34.4%)	38 (9.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.7%)	93.8	6^th of 68 public middle schools	91.2%		91.7	5^th of 69 public middle schools	92.8%	1		73.4	64.2	88.4	67.7	73.4		64.9	47.3		41.7	53.0	$23,483	$622	$22,861
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	2565 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 986-5300	271	32	8.4	67.3%	0 (0.0%)	255 (94.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	38^th of 68 public middle schools	44.1%		35.1	40^th of 69 public middle schools	42.0%	2			36.3	38.4	32.6	35.7			19.7		6.8	14.6	$35,927	$2,167	$33,760
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	35.8%	89 (19.3%)	323 (70.2%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	82.1	10^th of 68 public middle schools	85.3%		79.9	10^th of 69 public middle schools	85.5%				55.6	71.8	66.9	64.5			25.7	40.4	30.6	32.2	$25,659	$2,415	$23,244
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	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	339 (98.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.1	39^th of 68 public middle schools	42.6%		24.3	52^nd of 69 public middle schools	24.6%	13		26.9	19.1	33.3	39.0	29.5		17.9	11.9	23.9	21.8	18.7	$29,238	$3,636	$25,602
E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	329	36	9.1	99.2%	7 (2.1%)	77 (23.4%)	243 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.8	33^rd of 68 public middle schools	51.5%		22.6	55^th of 69 public middle schools	20.3%	22			29.9	30.6	39.4	33.5			19.6	18.3	16.6	18.1	$35,241	$4,482	$30,759

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Middle School?

Students at McKinley Middle School are 81% African American, 17% Hispanic.

How many students attend McKinley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended McKinley Middle School.

What district is McKinley Middle School in?

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Is McKinley Middle School a good school?

McKinley Middle School ranks 49^th of 68 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of McKinley Middle School attend?

Students who attend McKinley Middle School usually go on to attend Dunbar High School

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