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Best High Schools in Zip Code 20001

Test scores delayed: 2025-2026 science scores will be released by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education in October, at which point rankings will be updated.

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2,210

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Top rankedBenjamin Banneker High School2^nd of 37 District Of Columbia high schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 20001 has four high schools—Dunbar High School, Benjamin Banneker High School, Garnet-Patterson STAY High School, and Girls Global Academy PCS—and all serve grades 9–12. Their latest reported proficiency results vary widely, so a ZIP-code-wide average does not capture the differences families will see among schools. The clearest standout is Banneker, which led the group in both ELA and mathematics in 2025–2026.

Banneker’s 2025–2026 proficiency was 86% in ELA and 64% in mathematics, compared with state results of 40% and 28%. At the other end, Garnet-Patterson had the lowest ELA result at 5%, while Dunbar was at 11%; Girls Global had the lowest reported mathematics result at 1%, and Dunbar was at 2%. Graduation results add important context: in 2024–2025, Dunbar’s rate was 82%, above the state’s 79%, while Garnet-Patterson’s was 11%, 68 points below the state. Girls Global’s graduation rate was 78%, just 1 point below the state.

Recent ELA results declined at all four schools even as the state result rose: Banneker went from 92% to 86%, Dunbar from 13% to 11%, Garnet-Patterson from 14% to 5%, and Girls Global from 26% to 20%, while the state moved from 38% to 40%. SchoolDigger rankings likewise show contrasting paths: Banneker improved from 3rd of 34 schools in 2023–2024 to 2nd of 37 in 2025–2026, while Dunbar moved from 30th to 37th and Girls Global from 17th to 28th. As context, 2024–2025 direct certification for free meals was 21% at Banneker, 63% at Dunbar, and 62% at Girls Global; Garnet-Patterson’s 55% figure is for 2023–2024, so it is not a same-year comparison.

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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 (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 All Grades	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
Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	101 N St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3762	892	87	10.2	63.2%	3 (0.3%)	781 (87.6%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22	37^th of 37 public high schools	0.0%		18.4	33^rd of 35 public high schools	5.7%	4	10.7	2.3	11.2		2.6	2.0	10.2	$29,670	$3,041	$26,629
Benjamin Banneker High School	Public	9-12	1600 9th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6320	703	43	16.3	21.3%	65 (9.2%)	482 (68.6%)	122 (17.4%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	98.9	2^nd of 37 public high schools	94.6%		93.4	3^rd of 35 public high schools	91.4%	1	85.6	64.4	89.9		67.1	61.1	81.9	$21,827	$2,084	$19,743
Garnet-Patterson STAY High School	Public	9-12	2001 10th St NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 576-8399	432	51	8.4	—	1 (0.2%)	261 (60.4%)	164 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)	4.8							$26,005	$2,131	$23,874
Girls Global Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	733 8th Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Girls Global Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 600-4822	183	26	7.1	62.3%	1 (0.5%)	153 (83.6%)	23 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	28.2	28^th of 37 public high schools	24.3%		35.3	19^th of 35 public high schools	45.7%	9	20.1	1.2	28.5			2.7	12.5	$35,496	$2,537	$32,958

Cities Near Zip Code 20001

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Washington	0.21 mi	264	1^st
Laurel	18.24 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

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