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MacFarland Middle School

Q: Is MacFarland Middle School a good school?

MacFarland Middle School ranks 21 st of 68 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend MacFarland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended MacFarland Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of MacFarland Middle School?

Students at MacFarland Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 39% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 69% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

MacFarland Middle School is a traditional public school in the Brightwood/Petworth area of Washington, DC, serving 486 students in grades 6–8 within the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school has shown one of the most striking improvement arcs in the city, climbing from a 1-star rating in 2021–2022 to a 4-star rating in 2025–2026, when it ranked 21st out of 67 DC middle schools (69th percentile) — making it the highest-ranked traditional public middle school in its immediate cluster, ahead of Ida B. Wells Middle School (29th) and Brookland Middle School (46th), as well as several nearby charters like Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS, Capital City PCS - Middle School, and Social Justice PCS.

MacFarland's strongest academic area is mathematics. Its all-grades math proficiency of 27.5% in 2025–2026 far exceeded Ida B. Wells (16.8%), Brookland (9.4%), Howard University MS PCS (14.6%), and Capital City PCS (12.8%). Eighth-grade math is a particular highlight, with 32.8% proficiency — well above the district average of 26.4% and the state average of 24.7%. The school also stands out for strong results among African American and low-socioeconomic-status students, ranking 19th and 12th statewide respectively, and Algebra I proficiency reached 56.9% in 2023–2024, far above the district rate.

However, some areas need attention. Seventh-grade performance lags notably behind 8th grade, with 7th-grade ELA at 30.8% and math at 16.6% versus district averages of 49.2% and 32.1%. Science achievement is also a concern, with proficiency around 4.6% compared to the district's 10.8%. English Language Learners and special education students have not seen the same gains as other subgroups. On the resource side, MacFarland spends $29,496 per student — more than Ida B. Wells and Brookland — and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 8.8, suggesting a strong investment in staffing.

486

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,136

Per pupil spending ?

4400 Iowa Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 671-6033

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

African American:

39.1%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

District Of Columbia avg34%

21^st of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 37 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	56.6	21 of 68	69.1%	★★★★☆
2025	37.0	37 of 69	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	41 of 69	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	43 of 59	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	51 of 75	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	19 of 62	69.4%	★★★★☆
2025	29.2	46 of 68	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	31 of 50	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	16 of 46	65.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.1	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	34.7	36 of 52	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	13 of 52	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	37.2	36 of 64	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	29.8	40 of 53	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2019)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-42 vs school

Male (2019)25th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-49 vs school

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

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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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
MacFarland Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Iowa Ave. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6033	486	55	8.8		13 (2.7%)	190 (39.1%)	270 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	56.6	21^st of 68 public middle schools	69.1%		37	37^th of 69 public middle schools	46.4%	16			39.8	30.8	45.8	39.0			31.6	16.6	32.8	27.5	$32,136	$2,642	$29,494
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
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	14.4%	194 (49.9%)	99 (25.4%)	57 (14.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	95.9	5^th of 68 public middle schools	92.6%		92.1	4^th of 69 public middle schools	94.2%	1		66.3	56.2	71.3	84.4	69.6		40.0	52.6	57.4	62.4	53.2	$23,483	$622	$22,861
Paul PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	328	30	11.1	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	132 (40.2%)	191 (58.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	40.8	32^nd of 68 public middle schools	52.9%		46.1	29^th of 69 public middle schools	58.0%	3			32.7	34.1	43.7	37.0			18.9	12.8	12.4	15.3	$33,406	$4,870	$28,536
Capital City PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	344	40	8.6	72.5%	18 (5.2%)	61 (17.7%)	250 (72.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	39.6	36^th of 68 public middle schools	47.1%		30.5	43^rd of 69 public middle schools	37.7%	7		30.9	26.9	39.7	47.0	36.2		13.3	14.8	7.3	15.7	12.8	$31,954	$1,819	$30,135
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
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%)	23.2	54^th of 68 public middle schools	20.6%		49	27^th of 69 public middle schools	60.9%	27				33.3		28.9			3.8	3.5		4.6	$44,129	$5,515	$38,613
Ida B. Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Sheridan St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-0693	521	51	10.2		10 (1.9%)	262 (50.3%)	236 (45.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	43.6	30^th of 68 public middle schools	55.9%		36.8	38^th of 69 public middle schools	44.9%	8			32.1	46.7	34.6	37.7			16.5	18.1	16.0	16.8	$27,903	$2,523	$25,380
Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	172	14	12.2		0 (0.0%)	158 (91.9%)	13 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.7	13^th of 68 public middle schools	80.9%		60.1	20^th of 69 public middle schools	71.0%	7	15.6		42.5	83.9	79.2	46.9		33.3	25.7		17.5	27.2	$35,273	$2,479	$32,795
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	100.0%	5 (1.3%)	291 (76.4%)	79 (20.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	32.8	47^th of 68 public middle schools	30.9%		24.6	50^th of 69 public middle schools	27.5%	3			32.1	38.6	29.7	33.5			15.3	9.8	5.1	9.4	$26,707	$2,560	$24,147

Frequently Asked Questions about MacFarland Middle School

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MacFarland Middle School ranks 21^st of 68 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend MacFarland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended MacFarland Middle School.

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What is the racial makeup of MacFarland Middle School?

Students at MacFarland Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 39% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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