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E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 20% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School is a public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 377 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the E.L. Haynes PCS district, which is ranked 25 out of 46 districts in DC and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of DC middle schools, with a ranking between 39 and 51 out of 69-75 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as DC CAPE, is generally below the district and state averages, with only 22.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.4% in Mathematics, compared to the District of Columbia averages of 37.6% and 26.4%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

Interestingly, nearby charter schools like DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School and Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School consistently outperform E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School on academic measures, with higher rankings and better test scores. For example, DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School ranked 12th out of 69 DC middle schools in 2024-2025, with 39.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 31.4% in Mathematics. The performance gap between E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School and these high-performing charter schools highlights the need for the school to identify and implement effective strategies to improve student learning and achievement.

329

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,522

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20010

(202) 667-4446

District: E.L. Haynes PCS

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

African American:

23.4%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (17% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

District Of Columbia avg31%

55^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 61 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 46E.L. Haynes 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
2025	22.6	55 of 69	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	30 of 75	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	27 of 72	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.0	24 of 56	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	18 of 48	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.5	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	66.1	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.7	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2011	91.1	9 of 57	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	92.4	6 of 56	89.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	37 of 68	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	33 of 42	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.8	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	18 of 55	67.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	20 of 55	63.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.0	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	42.1	31 of 52	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	26 of 53	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	25 of 49	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	33 of 44	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	53.7	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	21 of 49	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	45.4	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2019)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)56th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2019)40th percentile-20 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)25th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

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

English Language Arts22%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-9 vs state

Science3%-5 vs state

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Schools Near E.L. Haynes PCS - 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
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
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%)	37	37^th of 69 public middle schools	46.4%		42.4	36^th of 70 public middle schools	48.6%	1		4.6				24.1	36.1	37.6	32.6			16.8	17.8	17.0	26.6	$29,496	$4,524	$24,972
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
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
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
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
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
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		2 (0.6%)	330 (96.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	46^th of 69 public middle schools	33.3%		30.6	53^rd of 70 public middle schools	24.3%	7			2.3		17.3	11.6	22.2	23.1	18.4		14.1	10.2	18.5	26.9	17.2	$28,088	$4,644	$23,444
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
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

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In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School.

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Students at E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 23% African American, 2% White.

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