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The top-graded public high schools in District of Columbia

Across District of Columbia, 33 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Benjamin Banneker High School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

District of Columbia

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Benjamin Banneker High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	703	A+	98.5
2	Basis Dc Pcs	Washington, DC	BASIS DC PCS	High	692	A+	95.5
3	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	High	357	A	92.4
4	Jackson-Reed High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,855	A	89.4
5	McKinley Technology High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	723	A	86.4
6	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	High	1,654	A-	83.3
7	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington, DC	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	High	292	A-	80.3
8	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	589	A-	77.3
9	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	331	B+	74.2
10	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	350	B+	71.2
11	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	High	387	B+	68.2
12	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,563	B+	65.2
13	MacArthur High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	390	B	62.1
14	E.L. Haynes PCS - High School	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	High	446	B	59.1
15	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	307	B	56.1
16	Paul PCS - International High School	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	High	439	B-	53
17	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	643	B-	50
18	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	High	386	B-	47
19	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	High	300	C+	43.9
20	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	745	C+	40.9
21	Coolidge High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,029	C+	37.9
22	Eastern High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	909	C	34.8
23	Ron Brown College Preparatory High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	196	C	31.8
24	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	High	367	C	28.8
25	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	High	373	C	25.8
26	H.D. Woodson High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	579	C-	22.7
27	IDEA Pcs	Washington, DC	IDEA PCS	High	350	C-	19.7
28	Roosevelt High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	943	C-	16.7
29	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	646	D	13.6
30	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	710	D	10.6
31	Capital City PCS - High School	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	High	348	D	7.6
32	Dunbar High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	892	F	4.5
33	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	High	245	F	1.5

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