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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 20002

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.

At a glance

Schools

2,116

Students

Districts

Top rankedStuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)10^th of 68 District Of Columbia middle schools

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Biggest riser

KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS up 13 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Monument Academy PCS 7.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 20002 in Washington, DC includes 7 middle schools serving roughly 2,116 students in grades 6-8 under a mix of DCPS and public charter operators, with the area anchored by Capitol Hill and H Street Corridor neighborhoods. The schools span a wide range of performance, from Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster), which ranks 10th out of 67 DC middle schools with 4 stars, to Monument Academy PCS, which ranked 69th out of 70 in its most recent rating. The three traditional public schools belong to the District of Columbia Public Schools district, ranked 19 out of 46 DC districts, while the charters belong to KIPP DC PCS (ranked 33), Friendship PCS (ranked 18), Two Rivers PCS (ranked 23), and Monument Academy PCS.

Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) is the clear standout, with the highest ELA proficiency (64.5%), the highest math proficiency (32.2%), and a 4-star rating. Among charters, Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle is the strongest, earning 4 stars with ELA at 40.3% and math at 25.4%, supported by a low 8.6:1 student-teacher ratio and higher per-pupil spending of $32,693. Monument Academy PCS presents the most concerning profile: despite spending $93,665 per student (roughly 3.5 times the median) and having the lowest student-teacher ratio at 7.2:1, its ELA proficiency is just 4.6%. McKinley Middle School faces a math crisis, with only 8.7% of students proficient in math and just 4.7% of 6th graders proficient — the single lowest grade-level score in the group.

Math is a systemic weakness across the zip code: 5 of 6 schools with math scores fall below the DC average of 28.2%, and no school meets the DCPS district math average of 33.3%. Spending and class size do not predict outcomes — the highest-performing school, Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster), has the highest student-teacher ratio (13.5:1) with modest spending, while the lowest-performing school spends the most per pupil. There are encouraging signs of improvement: KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS boosted ELA from 16.9% to 29.5% and math from 11.2% to 18.7%, while Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School improved ELA to 32.3% and math to 15.4%. Only Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) and Eliot-Hine Middle School report 8th-grade science scores, both above the DC average of 8.1%.

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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	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 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
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	238	28	8.6	65.1%	0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64.6	16^th of 68 public middle schools	76.5%		63.4	18^th of 69 public middle schools	73.9%	2	26.1	31.3	54.0	36.4	54.4	40.3				38.2	15.3	25.4	$33,692	$2,746	$30,945
Eliot-Hine Middle School	Public	6-8	1830 Constitution Ave. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5380	432	33	13.0	43.8%	64 (14.8%)	321 (74.3%)	26 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	51.7	24^th of 68 public middle schools	64.7%		57.5	23^rd of 69 public middle schools	66.7%	1			40.4	51.6	32.4	41.8			23.9	23.7	14.1	20.8	$26,059	$2,509	$23,550
Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	6-8	410 E St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6010	460	34	13.5	27.2%	89 (19.3%)	323 (70.2%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	82.1	10^th of 68 public middle schools	85.3%		79.9	10^th of 69 public middle schools	85.5%				55.6	71.8	66.9	64.5			25.7	40.4	30.6	32.2	$25,659	$2,415	$23,244
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	73.1%	0 (0.0%)	232 (81.1%)	48 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29.4	49^th of 68 public middle schools	27.9%		39.6	35^th of 69 public middle schools	49.3%	14			29.2	31.2	34.1	31.6			4.7	14.0	7.7	8.7	$28,835	$2,633	$26,202
KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-5477	345	27	12.6	68.1%	0 (0.0%)	339 (98.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.1	39^th of 68 public middle schools	42.6%		24.3	52^nd of 69 public middle schools	24.6%	13		26.9	19.1	33.3	39.0	29.5		17.9	11.9	23.9	21.8	18.7	$29,238	$3,636	$25,602
Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	830 26th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-3177	224	26	8.6	49.6%	12 (5.4%)	179 (79.9%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	37.1	41^st of 68 public middle schools	39.7%		30.4	44^th of 69 public middle schools	36.2%	3			20.3	29.5	46.2	32.3			8.3	12.9	24.7	15.4	$27,748	$1,736	$26,013
Monument Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	500 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Monument Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-3180	131	18	7.2	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)						4.6							$101,648	$7,118	$94,530

Cities Near Zip Code 20002

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Washington	0.09 mi	264	1^st
Laurel	17.48 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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