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

Across District of Columbia, 9 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Anacostia High School leads the list at -35.1%, against a median of -9.9% 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

Best Enrollment change

-35.1%

Median Enrollment change

-9.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Anacostia High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	379	246	-35.1%
2	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	363	245	-32.5%
3	Ballou High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	880	597	-32.2%
4	Ballou STAY High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	495	433	-12.5%
5	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	788	710	-9.9%
6	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	713	643	-9.8%
7	Paul PCS - International High School	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	480	439	-8.5%
8	Ron Brown College Preparatory High School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	209	196	-6.2%
9	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	383	373	-2.6%

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