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Capital City PCS - High School

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Capital City PCS - High School ranks 26 th of 36 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 36 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 28% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Capital City PCS - High School is a small public charter high school in Washington, DC's Columbia Heights neighborhood, serving 348 students in grades 9-12. Part of the Capital City PCS charter network, the school currently ranks 26th of 36 DC high schools. Academically, it lags state averages: in 2025-2026, only 13.5% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 6.8% in math, compared with state averages of 39.6% and 28.2%. The graduation rate is a brighter spot at 86.2%, above the state average of 78.7% and the District of Columbia Public Schools average of 77.6%. Per-pupil spending is high at $32,709, and the student-teacher ratio is a low 8.2.

Test scores trail nearly every nearby high school. Capital City's 13.5% ELA proficiency is the lowest in the area, versus 47.8% at The Sojourner Truth School PCS, 56.3% at District of Columbia International School, and 80.8% at Washington Latin PCS - Upper School. Neighborhood DCPS schools — Coolidge High School at 24.8%, Roosevelt High School at 17.8%, and Columbia Heights Education Campus at 36.0% — also outscore it in reading. Math proficiency of 6.8% is ahead of only Roosevelt (3.2%) and Paul PCS - International High School (2.8%). The contrast with Washington Latin is especially stark: located only 0.57 miles away with similar enrollment, that school produces dramatically better outcomes while spending about $8,900 less per student.

The school's history shows a significant decline. In 2015-2016, Capital City ranked 8th of 31 DC high schools (4 stars), but by 2024-2025 it had dropped to 34th of 35. Its current 2-star ranking suggests a modest rebound. The school historically served special education students well, ranking in the 85th percentile for that group in 2017-2018. More recently, results for Hispanic and low-income students have fallen to the bottom quartile, though small subgroup sizes make rankings volatile from year to year. In short, Capital City offers solid graduation rates and small class sizes, but families should weigh those strengths against persistently low test proficiency.

348

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,709

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Peabody Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 808-9800

District: Capital City PCS

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

African American:

25.9%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (79%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (10% vs 28% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg13%

District Of Columbia avg28%

26^th of 36

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 46Capital City PCS 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	28.5	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	13 of 34	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	49.2	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆
2016	56.0	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	56.4	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	41.9	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	19.3	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	13 of 33	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	40.7	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.7	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	68.5	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)80th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2023)74th percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2019)55th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2019)41st percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)30th percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-15 vs school

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

English II16%-22 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

English I11%-26 vs state

Geometry9%-6 vs state

Mathematics7%-21 vs state

Algebra I4%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)				DC CAPE English II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2026)	DC CAPE Geometry (2026)	DC CAPE English I (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 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 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra I End of Course	DC CAPE Geometry End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capital City PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	348	42	8.2		6 (1.7%)	90 (25.9%)	235 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	28.5	26^th of 36 public high schools	27.8%		17.9	34^th of 35 public high schools	2.9%	8				13.5				6.8	16.1		4.4	8.7	11.1	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	6315 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6080	1,029	81	12.6		7 (0.7%)	568 (55.2%)	439 (42.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	36.3	19^th of 36 public high schools	47.2%		30	27^th of 35 public high schools	22.9%	8				24.8				7.4	36.0		8.3	6.1	10.8	$36,856	$4,282	$32,574
Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	357	43	8.2		157 (44.0%)	109 (30.5%)	51 (14.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	72.6	6^th of 36 public high schools	83.3%		86	4^th of 35 public high schools	88.6%	2				80.8				51.8	84.8	90.9			77.0	$23,849	$838	$23,011
Paul PCS - International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	439	48	9.1		1 (0.2%)	206 (46.9%)	224 (51.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36	20^th of 36 public high schools	44.4%		41.9	15^th of 35 public high schools	57.1%	5				28.7				2.8	38.4		2.1	3.8	21.1	$32,812	$4,765	$28,048
E.L. Haynes PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	446	50	8.8		2 (0.4%)	121 (27.1%)	315 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	47.3	10^th of 36 public high schools	72.2%		42.3	14^th of 35 public high schools	60.0%	4				25.2				15.7	36.7		5.4	24.7	15.4	$32,628	$3,208	$29,420
District of Columbia International School	Public, Charter	6-12	1400 Main Drive NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9033	1,654	160	10.3		348 (21.0%)	428 (25.9%)	662 (40.0%)	46 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	164 (9.9%)	69.5	7^th of 36 public high schools	80.6%		62.3	8^th of 35 public high schools	77.1%	1	56.1	61.3	64.5	56.3	37.2	44.7	40.3	33.8	43.5		16.8	22.7	53.9	$22,716	$2,330	$20,386
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	4301 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6130	943	80	11.7		8 (0.8%)	460 (48.8%)	458 (48.6%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	27.4	30^th of 36 public high schools	16.7%		26.5	29^th of 35 public high schools	17.1%	1				17.8				3.2	15.3		2.7	3.5	21.2	$31,697	$4,826	$26,871
Luke C. Moore High School	Public	9-12	1001 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3600	275	23	11.9		2 (0.7%)	258 (93.8%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$30,336	$4,694	$25,642
Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3015 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(240) 580-3371	386	48	8.0		5 (1.3%)	312 (80.8%)	61 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.2	18^th of 36 public high schools	50.0%		33.5	22^nd of 35 public high schools	37.1%	4				19.2				12.0	23.5		10.1	13.6	14.8	$33,946	$4,804	$29,142
Columbia Heights Education Campus	Public	6-12	3101 16th St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-7700	1,563	149	10.4		14 (0.9%)	445 (28.5%)	1,070 (68.5%)	21 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	41.7	15^th of 36 public high schools	58.3%		38.2	17^th of 35 public high schools	51.4%	2	32.9	38.3	39.4	36.0	34.2	17.4	7.3	13.3	37.4		2.1	6.6	32.8	$31,052	$4,969	$26,083

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Capital City PCS - High School ranks 26^th of 36 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Students at Capital City PCS - High School are 68% Hispanic, 26% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Capital City PCS - High School.

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