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Brookland Middle School

Q: Is Brookland Middle School a good school?

Brookland Middle School ranks 50 th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 28% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Brookland Middle School is a public middle school in Washington, DC, serving 370 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.

Brookland Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of DC middle schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 48 to 62 out of 69-75 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent years, indicating low performance compared to other middle schools in the district. Brookland's proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with particularly low performance in Mathematics. The school's rankings for different student subgroups, such as female, male, and African American students, are also in the bottom half or bottom third of DC middle schools.

While Brookland Middle School has relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the nearby middle schools, such as Washington Latin PCS - Middle School, McKinley Middle School, and E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School, generally outperform Brookland in academic metrics and rankings. Addressing the specific needs of Brookland's student population and learning from the practices of successful nearby schools could be key focus areas for improving the school's overall performance.

381

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,193

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 Michigan Ave NE
Washington, DC 20017

(202) 759-1999

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Brookland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dunbar High School

Feeder schools for Brookland Middle School:

Elementary:	Bunker Hill Elementary School
	Burroughs Elementary School
	Noyes Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.4%

Hispanic:

20.7%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2017 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2017

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (16% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

50^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 19 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of District Of Columbia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	24.6	50 of 69	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	56 of 70	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	48 of 69	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	27 of 36	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	32 of 50	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	32.4	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	42 of 64	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.0	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2019)27th percentile~ school

Male (2019)21st percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+7 vs school

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

English Language Arts28%-9 vs state

Mathematics8%-18 vs state

Science2%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Brookland 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
Brookland Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 Michigan Ave NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 759-1999	381	36	10.5		5 (1.3%)	291 (76.4%)	79 (20.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24.6	50^th of 69 public middle schools	27.5%		27.2	56^th of 70 public middle schools	20.0%	6		1.6				28.0	29.2	27.7	28.3			8.4	8.3	6.3	8.4	$25,193	$4,628	$20,564
Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	711 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 223-1111	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%)	91.7	5^th of 69 public middle schools	92.8%					(n/a)	43.5	20.0	31.6		54.7	77.1	78.7	66.0	69.1		40.0	63.0	48.0		49.6	$23,849	$838	$23,011
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		0 (0.0%)	261 (84.7%)	37 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	77.8	11^th of 69 public middle schools	84.1%		84.4	7^th of 70 public middle schools	90.0%	4	8.2		6.0	36.9	23.1	39.6	50.0	51.0	39.2	15.4	26.1	41.4	43.1		31.4	$32,184	$4,515	$27,669
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%)	15.7	67^th of 69 public middle schools	2.9%		40	39^th of 70 public middle schools	44.3%	28						13.3	10.3	8.3	10.0			18.8	12.0	5.7	10.5	$42,563	$5,574	$36,989
Social Justice PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	333 Kennedy Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Social Justice PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 968-5380	97	16	6.2		0 (0.0%)	80 (82.5%)	15 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	49	27^th of 69 public middle schools	60.9%		39.5	41^st of 70 public middle schools	41.4%	14						30.4	25.0	54.8	35.2				9.7	29.0	14.4	$35,598	$7,315	$28,283
Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	2959 Carlton Avenue NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-6500	223	26	8.7		0 (0.0%)	211 (94.6%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	65	16^th of 69 public middle schools	76.8%		70.2	16^th of 70 public middle schools	77.1%		18.6		10.3	46.5	37.8	37.0	56.4	46.8	44.5	30.2	31.1	21.7	28.2	31.9	28.6	$32,770	$4,889	$27,881
Washington Latin PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	389	26	15.0		194 (49.9%)	99 (25.4%)	57 (14.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	92.1	4^th of 69 public middle schools	94.2%		97.8	3^rd of 70 public middle schools	95.7%	1	40.6	18.4	29.4		67.7	74.2	83.7	72.4	74.5		41.7	57.7	61.3		58.4	$23,849	$838	$23,011
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
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		7 (2.1%)	77 (23.4%)	243 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.6	55^th of 69 public middle schools	20.3%		36.7	48^th of 70 public middle schools	31.4%	7		2.9				24.3	25.4	16.7	22.1			13.5	22.9		17.4	$31,522	$3,520	$28,002
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	405 Howard Road Place NW	Washington	20059	District Of Columbia	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 806-7725	271	32	8.4		0 (0.0%)	255 (94.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	40^th of 69 public middle schools	42.0%		41.9	37^th of 70 public middle schools	47.1%	3						31.5	34.5	25.6	30.4			25.0	11.8	8.8	14.5	$37,402	$4,726	$32,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookland Middle School

Is Brookland Middle School a good school?

Brookland Middle School ranks 50^th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Brookland Middle School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Brookland Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Brookland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Brookland Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Brookland Middle School?

Students at Brookland Middle School are 76% African American, 21% Hispanic, 1% White.

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