Best Middle Schools in District Of Columbia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the DC CAPE test scores by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 70)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
110004800474	21	DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	100 41st Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-3780	311	30	10.3		0 (0.0%)	286 (92.0%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$23,762			$4,840			$18,922	59.6	65.1	18	3
110003000151	22	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	374	28	13.5		57 (15.2%)	295 (78.9%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$29,736			$4,304			$25,432	57.4	56	23	1
110003100246	23	KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	4801 Benning Road SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 582-5477	409	32	12.6		0 (0.0%)	389 (95.1%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,833			$3,293			$18,540	56.8	47.4	30	7
110010200503	24	Washington Global PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	525 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Washington Global PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 796-2415	219	18	12.1		3 (1.4%)	207 (94.5%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,655			$5,450			$19,205	55.8	56.7	22	2
110007300404	25	Center City PCS - Shaw	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	711 N Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 234-1093	199	18	11		2 (1.0%)	126 (63.3%)	65 (32.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$25,994			$3,323			$22,671	54	42.8	36	11
110004500533	26	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) 388-1360	254	21	11.9		32 (12.6%)	178 (70.1%)	20 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	$25,459			$1,638			$23,821	51.7	65.3	16	10
110001100225	27	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 Perry Street NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-4400	455	44	10.3		4 (0.9%)	385 (84.6%)	54 (11.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$28,324			$4,641			$23,683	49.4	55.2	24	3
110003900257	28	Paul PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	313	35	8.9		1 (0.3%)	147 (47.0%)	164 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$31,963			$4,952			$27,010	48.1	66.2	14	14
110008400440	29	Creative Minds International PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3700 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Creative Minds International PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 588-0370	581	50	11.6		103 (17.7%)	298 (51.3%)	142 (24.4%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	$26,864			$1,759			$25,105	47.9	59.8	20	9
110001500229	30	Meridian PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2120 13th Street NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	Meridian PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 387-9830	621	62	10		16 (2.6%)	411 (66.2%)	185 (29.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$32,575			$7,071			$25,504	47.7	43.2	35	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DC CAPE English Language Arts, DC CAPE Mathematics, DC CAPE Algebra I, DC CAPE Geometry test scores released by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.