Summary:
Zip code 20037’s school list includes two schools: School Without Walls High School, serving grades 9–12, and John Francis Education Campus, serving PK–8. In 2025–26, both schools’ all-grades proficiency rates were above state results, but School Without Walls had much higher reported results: it exceeded the state by 56 points in ELA and 44 points in math. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their all-grades results are not a same-grade comparison. The most important finding is that both schools were above state rates, while School Without Walls was the clear proficiency standout.
School Without Walls led the two-school comparison, with 96% proficiency in ELA and 72% in math, versus 45% and 38% at John Francis—gaps of 51 and 34 percentage points. John Francis was still above state results overall, by 6 points in ELA and 10 in math. Its grade-level results show a notable exception: ELA in grade 4 was 33%, compared with 39% statewide, while its other reported ELA grades and all six reported math grades were above state. School Without Walls also posted high results in its reported English and math courses, though Geometry proficiency, at 67%, was lower than its other listed course results.
Recent math trends differed: School Without Walls fell from 75% in 2024–25 to 72% in 2025–26 as the state rate rose, narrowing its state advantage by 5 points; John Francis rose from 36% to 38%, increasing its advantage by 1 point. SchoolDigger ranked School Without Walls 4th of 37 schools with 5 stars in 2025–26, down from 1st the prior year; John Francis ranked 32nd of 124 with 4 stars, compared with 26th the prior year. For context, 2024–25 student-teacher ratios were 16.1 at School Without Walls and 10.2 at John Francis. Both reported the same low-income measure—directly certified for free meals (DC), 2024–25—with rates of 7% and 27%, respectively; these are contextual differences, not explanations for achievement.
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