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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

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
101	Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper MS	Washington	Washington Latin PCS	Middle	384
102	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Washington	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Elementary	383
103	Brookland MS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	381
104	Langdon ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	377
105	Amidon-Bowen ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	374
106	Hart MS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	374
107	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	High	373
108	KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	371
109	Truesdell ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	370
110	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	High	367
111	Bridges PCS	Washington	Bridges PCS	Elementary	365
112	Excel Academy	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	363
113	Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Washington	Friendship PCS	Elementary	357
114	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington	Washington Latin PCS	High	357
115	Hearst ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	356
116	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland	Washington	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Elementary	354
117	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End	Washington	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Elementary	353
118	IDEA PCS	Washington	IDEA PCS	High	350
119	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	350
120	Capital City PCS - HS	Washington	Capital City PCS	High	348
121	Langley ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	348
122	Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Washington	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Elementary	346
123	Kingsman Academy PCS	Washington	Kingsman Academy PCS	High	346
124	KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	345
125	Capital City PCS - MS	Washington	Capital City PCS	Middle	344
126	KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	343
127	KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	341
128	KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	340
129	Key ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	337
130	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	331
131	Burroughs ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	331
132	Kimball ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	330
133	E.L. Haynes PCS - MS	Washington	E.L. Haynes PCS	Middle	329
134	Paul PCS - MS	Washington	Paul PCS	Middle	328
135	KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	328
136	School-Within-School at Goding	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	325
137	Capital City PCS - Lower School	Washington	Capital City PCS	Elementary	323
138	Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep	WASHINGTON	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Elementary	321
139	DC Prep PCS - Benning MS	Washington	DC Prep PCS	Middle	318
140	Kelly Miller MS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	315
141	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia MS	Washington	DC Prep PCS	Middle	315
142	Houston ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	314
143	KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	314
144	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Washington	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Middle	311
145	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Washington	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Elementary	310
146	DC Prep PCS - Edgewood MS	Washington	DC Prep PCS	Middle	308
147	Johnson MS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	307
148	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS	Washington	Friendship PCS	High	307
149	Sela PCS	Washington	Sela PCS	Elementary	302
150	Randle Highlands ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	301

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