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Largest District of Columbia public schools by enrollment

District of Columbia public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Jackson-Reed High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh1,855
2District of Columbia International SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia International SchoolHigh1,654
3Columbia Heights Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh1,563
4Deal Middle SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle1,462
5Coolidge High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh1,029
6Roosevelt High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh943
7Lafayette Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary923
8Eastern High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh909
9Dunbar High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh892
10Bancroft Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary821
11Ingenuity Prep PCSWashingtonIngenuity Prep PCSElementary797
12Oyster-Adams Bilingual SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary791
13Friendship PCS - Collegiate AcademyWashingtonFriendship PCSHigh745
14McKinley Technology High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh723
15Janney Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary717
16Cardozo Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh710
17Benjamin Banneker High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh703
18Washington Yu Ying PCSWashingtonWashington Yu Ying PCSElementary701
19Basis Dc PcsWashingtonBASIS DC PCSHigh692
20Garnet-Patterson STAY High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh672
21Murch Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary658
22KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCSHigh646
23Brightwood Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary646
24KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCSHigh643
25Hardy Middle SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle631
26DC Bilingual PCSWashingtonDC Bilingual PCSElementary622
27KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCSElementary614
28School Without Walls High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh606
29Ballou High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh597
30Duke Ellington School of the ArtsWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh589
31John Francis Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary583
32H.D. Woodson High SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh579
33Meridian PCSWashingtonMeridian PCSElementary578
34Barnard Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary573
35Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCSWashingtonLatin American Montessori Bilingual PCSElementary572
36Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. CookWashingtonMundo Verde Bilingual PCSElementary563
37Maury Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary559
38Shirley Chisholm Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary542
39Rocketship PCS - Legacy PrepWashingtonRocketship Education DC PCSElementary530
40Creative Minds International PCSWashingtonCreative Minds International PCSElementary530
41Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCSWashingtonInspired Teaching Demonstration PCSElementary522
42Ida B. Wells Middle SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle521
43Powell Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary514
44John Lewis Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary509
45Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle OchoWashingtonMundo Verde Bilingual PCSElementary504
46Capitol Hill Montessori School at LoganWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary503
47Ludlow-Taylor Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary489
48MacFarland Middle SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle486
49Takoma Elementary SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary483
50DC Scholars PCSWashingtonDC Scholars PCSElementary478
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