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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20007

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

2,435

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedHardy Middle School4^th of 68 District Of Columbia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Hyde-Addison Elementary School up 7 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

MacArthur High School 10.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

MacArthur High School

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

ZIP code 20007 in Washington, DC is served by five District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) spanning elementary through high school, including two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative high school. The two elementary schools are the standout performers: Hyde-Addison Elementary School ranks 6th in DC (95th percentile) with 77.5% ELA and 76.3% math proficiency, while Stoddert Elementary School ranks 13th (90th percentile) and posts exceptional 5th-grade science scores at 65.1% proficiency — nearly three times the state average. Both schools have 5-star ratings, making elementary education in this ZIP code truly elite.

At the secondary level, Hardy Middle School is the top middle school in the area, ranking 4th of 67 DC middle schools with strong ELA (71.4%) and math (57.6%) proficiency. Duke Ellington School of the Arts is the only traditional high school, ranking 8th of 36 with a stellar 97.8% graduation rate, but its math proficiency collapses to just 16.1%, far below the district average. MacArthur High School, the alternative school, has no ranking and the lowest test scores, though its ELA results (42.2%) are near the district average.

Across all five schools, a clear pattern emerges: elementary and middle schools vastly outperform district and state averages, while high school math results fall sharply — a “math cliff” that may reflect specialized or alternative missions rather than overall quality. Spending does not correlate neatly with outcomes: Duke Ellington spends the most per student ($35,010) but has a very high 28:1 student-teacher ratio, while MacArthur spends the least ($14,596). Interestingly, District of Columbia Public Schools as a whole ranks only 19th of 46 districts (3 stars), yet four of the five schools in this ZIP code earn 4 or 5 stars. Families in 20007 have access to some of the strongest DCPS schools in the city, especially at the elementary and middle levels, with the main challenge being the transition to high school math proficiency.

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	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
Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Public	9-12	3500 R St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0123	589	21	28.0	24.0%	82 (13.9%)	389 (66.0%)	80 (13.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	67.4	8^th of 37 public high schools	78.4%		66.9	7^th of 35 public high schools	80.0%	1							53.6							16.1	53.0		11.8	18.3	54.2	$34,211	$2,077	$32,134
Stoddert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Calvert St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 671-6030	425	35	12.1	10.9%	253 (59.5%)	49 (11.5%)	45 (10.6%)	37 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	92.7	13^th of 124 public elementary schools	89.5%		98.9	2^nd of 128 public elementary schools	98.4%	11	49.2	81.1	76.2				68.7	76.2	77.0	70.8				75.3						$25,854	$2,125	$23,728
Hyde-Addison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3219 O St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 282-0170	400	32	12.5	17.4%	152 (38.0%)	135 (33.8%)	50 (12.5%)	24 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	96	6^th of 124 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.3	13^th of 128 public elementary schools	89.8%	7	69.9	83.4	80.4				77.5	77.8	76.7	73.9				76.3						$24,880	$2,093	$22,787
Hardy Middle School	Public	6-8	1819 35th St. NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 729-4350	631	48	13.1	40.6%	250 (39.6%)	186 (29.5%)	113 (17.9%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	96.5	4^th of 68 public middle schools	94.1%		87.6	6^th of 69 public middle schools	91.3%	2				69.7	76.4	67.9	71.4				59.2	61.3	51.9	57.6						$22,067	$2,089	$19,978
MacArthur High School	Public	9-12	4530 MacArthur Blvd NW	Washington	20007	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 299-5506	390	37	10.6		68 (17.4%)	231 (59.2%)	65 (16.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	54.1	9^th of 37 public high schools	75.7%					(n/a)							42.2							14.6	33.4		12.3	11.4	48.8	$23,431	$1,925	$21,507

Cities Near Zip Code 20007

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Washington	0.08 mi	264	1^st
Laurel	20.09 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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