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)
110011500539	41	Social Justice PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	5450 3rd Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Social Justice PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 968-5380	124	16	7.7		0 (0.0%)	112 (90.3%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,745			$3,537			$23,208	39.5	46.5	32	9
110010900521	42	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning	Public, Charter	6-8	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7862	312	32	9.9		0 (0.0%)	308 (98.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,979			$3,989			$16,989	38	32	52	10
110003000041	43	Leckie Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	4201 M.L. King Ave. SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3330	458	40	11.5		13 (2.8%)	421 (91.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$28,730			$3,940			$24,790	37.9	35.5	44	1
110008500438	44	DC Scholars PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5601 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Scholars PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 559-6138	491	35	14		0 (0.0%)	464 (94.5%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$22,355			$4,282			$18,073	37.8	37.1	42	2
110007300393	45	Center City PCS - Capitol Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1503 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-7556	215	18	11.9		1 (0.5%)	186 (86.5%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	$23,434			$3,323			$20,111	37.3	22.5	61	16
110003500464	46	Capital City PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	336	41	8.1		13 (3.9%)	75 (22.3%)	224 (66.7%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$30,706			$4,072			$26,635	36.7	33.6	45	1
110004400275	47	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1404 Jackson Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 459-4710	361	45	8		20 (5.5%)	230 (63.7%)	94 (26.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$31,537			$5,961			$25,576	36.7	19.3	62	15
110004300274	48	E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3600 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	377	33	11.6		11 (2.9%)	109 (28.9%)	253 (67.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$29,983			$3,822			$26,161	36.7	38.9	39	9
110003000519	49	Excel Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0097	339	38	8.9		2 (0.6%)	328 (96.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,351			$4,075			$25,276	36	50.1	27	22
110003000070	50	Walker-Jones Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	1125 New Jersey Ave. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5934	313	36	8.7		1 (0.3%)	285 (91.1%)	16 (5.1%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$31,640			$3,718			$27,921	35.7	31.8	53	3

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.