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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
151	Cleveland ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	301
152	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	High	300
153	Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland	Washington	Lee Montessori PCS	Elementary	298
154	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning	Washington	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Middle	297
155	Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle	Washington	Friendship PCS	Middle	293
156	Noyes ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	293
157	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	High	292
158	Walker-Jones Education Campus	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	292
159	LEARN DC PCS	Washington	LEARN DC PCS	Elementary	290
160	Stanton ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	288
161	Nalle ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	287
162	McKinley MS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	286
163	KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	282
164	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle	Washington	Friendship PCS	Middle	282
165	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Washington	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Elementary	281
166	LaSalle-Backus ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	279
167	Hendley ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	276
168	Luke C. Moore HS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	275
169	Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS	Washington	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	Middle	271
170	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary	Washington	Friendship PCS	Elementary	271
171	Eagle Academy PCS - Congress Heights	Washington	Eagle Academy PCS	Elementary	269
172	Center City PCS - Brightwood	Washington	Center City PCS	Elementary	269
173	Thomson ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	259
174	Center City PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington	Center City PCS	Elementary	257
175	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary	Washington	Friendship PCS	Elementary	256
176	Center City PCS - Petworth	Washington	Center City PCS	Elementary	255
177	Garfield ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	252
178	KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	251
179	Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Washington	Center City PCS	Elementary	251
180	C.W. Harris ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	251
181	Smothers ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	250
182	St. Coletta Special Education PCS	Washington	St. Coletta Special Education PCS	Combined	250
183	Lee Montessori PCS - East End	Washington	Lee Montessori PCS	Elementary	246
184	Anacostia HS	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	246
185	The Children's Guild DC PCS	Washington	The Children's Guild DC PCS	Elementary	246
186	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington	SEED PCS	High	245
187	KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	244
188	Ketcham ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	244
189	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary	Washington	Friendship PCS	Elementary	239
190	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle	Washington	Friendship PCS	Middle	238
191	Patterson ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	238
192	Plummer ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	233
193	Savoy ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	233
194	Hope Community PCS - Tolson	Washington	Hope Community PCS	Elementary	232
195	Burrville ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	232
196	Simon ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	231
197	Thomas ES	Washington	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	228
198	Washington Global PCS	Washington	Washington Global PCS	Middle	227
199	Two Rivers PCS - Young MS	Washington	Two Rivers PCS	Middle	224
200	KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS	Washington	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	224

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