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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in District of Columbia

Across District of Columbia, 91 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hope Community PCS - Tolson leads the list at -50.3%, against a median of -14.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

District of Columbia

Best Enrollment change

-50.3%

Median Enrollment change

-14.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Hope Community PCS - Tolson	Washington, DC	Hope Community PCS	467	232	-50.3%
2	Truesdell ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	698	370	-47.0%
3	Moten ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	401	216	-46.1%
4	King ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	346	193	-44.2%
5	Stanton ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	493	288	-41.6%
6	Thomas ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	384	228	-40.6%
7	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	395	239	-39.5%
8	Plummer ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	375	233	-37.9%
9	Patterson ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	374	238	-36.4%
10	Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	559	357	-36.1%
11	Anacostia HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	379	246	-35.1%
12	The Children's Guild DC PCS	Washington, DC	The Children's Guild DC PCS	375	246	-34.4%
13	Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Washington, DC	Rocketship Education DC PCS	527	346	-34.3%
14	Malcolm X ES at Green	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	256	170	-33.6%
15	Lorraine H. Whitlock ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	243	162	-33.3%
16	Walker-Jones Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	435	292	-32.9%
17	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	363	245	-32.5%
18	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	458	310	-32.3%
19	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	880	597	-32.2%
20	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	377	256	-32.1%
21	KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	321	224	-30.2%
22	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	387	271	-30.0%
23	KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	347	244	-29.7%
24	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	274	199	-27.4%
25	Hendley ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	379	276	-27.2%
26	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	297	218	-26.6%
27	Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street	Washington, DC	Two Rivers PCS	528	391	-25.9%
28	Nalle ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	387	287	-25.8%
29	Raymond ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	589	439	-25.5%
30	LaSalle-Backus ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	363	279	-23.1%
31	KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	325	251	-22.8%
32	Burrville ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	300	232	-22.7%
33	Tubman ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	535	415	-22.4%
34	Ketcham ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	310	244	-21.3%
35	KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	351	282	-19.7%
36	Key ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	417	337	-19.2%
37	Leckie Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	558	453	-18.8%
38	Kelly Miller MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	387	315	-18.6%
39	Drew ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	272	223	-18.0%
40	Dorothy I. Height ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	479	400	-16.5%
41	Garfield ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	301	252	-16.3%
42	Thomson ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	308	259	-15.9%
43	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES	Washington, DC	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	486	409	-15.8%
44	Simon ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	274	231	-15.7%
45	KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	405	343	-15.3%
46	Beers ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	484	412	-14.9%
47	Center City PCS - Shaw	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	236	202	-14.4%
48	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	323	282	-12.7%
49	Savoy ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	267	233	-12.7%
50	Ballou STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	495	433	-12.5%

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