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Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 42% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS is a public charter middle school in Washington, DC, serving 253 students in grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively high per-student budget and a low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has declined over time and is generally lower than that of nearby public schools.

The school's standardized test scores are below the district and state averages, with only 30.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14.5% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to district averages of 37.6% and 26.4%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students and Low Socio-Economic Status students, who rank in the bottom half of DC middle schools. This suggests the school may not be adequately addressing the needs of these vulnerable populations.

When compared to nearby public schools like MacFarland Middle School, Brookland Middle School, and Stuart-Hobson Middle School, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS generally performs worse on academic measures, despite having higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio. This indicates the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to improve student outcomes.

271

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,402

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Howard Road Place NW
Washington, DC 20059

(202) 806-7725

District: Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.1%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (22% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

District Of Columbia avg32%

40^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 46Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P 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	35.1	40 of 69	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	37 of 70	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	31 of 59	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	38 of 75	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	33 of 72	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	17 of 49	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.0	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	88.1	9 of 57	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	91.7	8 of 57	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	12 of 56	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	35 of 68	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	26 of 55	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	26 of 55	52.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	27 of 34	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	40.1	32 of 52	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	39 of 64	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	47.4	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	38.3	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2019)38th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2019)38th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile-27 vs school

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

English Language Arts30%-7 vs state

Mathematics14%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 19, 2018

The staff and the principle at this school are only concern about one thing there selves. The school tolerates bullying to the point of know return. The staff treat the kids like they on the street they talk slang to them sing rap songs that has foul language. There are a lot of troubled kids at this school that should have been expelled long ago but they will not put them out. They are taking the focus off the smart kids who really want to learn. You have some teachers that get high and share that info with the kids and tell them that it's okay to do so. This school needs to be investigated hard they need all new staff. The name it self holds very high standards you would think it would be a lot better. If you don't want your child to turn into a violent drug addict rap star. Do not send your child here I repeat do not look deep and hard into another school for your child this school is horrible. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The faculty and administration are not concerned with making sure our children get what they need before moving on. They have poor communication between the parent community and constant changing of teachers in the middle of the year. they do not prepare Close Quote

Schools Near Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS

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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
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
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
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
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%)	64.6	17^th of 69 public middle schools	75.4%		61.2	19^th of 70 public middle schools	72.9%	2				30.8	14.3	38.1	31.3	67.6	35.4	28.2	7.1	23.8	25.0	47.0	25.4	$33,146	$5,355	$27,792
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
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
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
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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Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS ranks 40^th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS.

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Students at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS are 94% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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