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Best Schools · District of Columbia · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing District of Columbia public schools, 2017-2024

District of Columbia public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

Methodology · All District of Columbia rankings · All District of Columbia schools
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Coolidge HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools3101,029232%
2Eliot-Hine MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools203432113%
3District of Columbia International SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia International School8041,654106%
4Washington Leadership Academy PCSWashingtonWashington Leadership Academy PCS20438689.2%
5Van Ness ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools21540487.9%
6Hardy MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools39263161.0%
7Ingenuity Prep PCSWashingtonIngenuity Prep PCS49679760.7%
8Brookland MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools23838160.1%
9Garrison ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools25039558.0%
10John Lewis ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools33050954.2%
11Bancroft ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools54482150.9%
12Sela PCSWashingtonSela PCS20230249.5%
13Benjamin Banneker HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools48270345.9%
14Dunbar HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools61789244.6%
15Paul PCS - MSWashingtonPaul PCS22832843.9%
16Two Rivers PCS - Young ESWashingtonTwo Rivers PCS28440743.3%
17DC Bilingual PCSWashingtonDC Bilingual PCS44062241.4%
18Browne Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools32545740.6%
19Whittier ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools32545038.5%
20Capitol Hill Montessori School at LoganWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools36550337.8%
21Kingsman Academy PCSWashingtonKingsman Academy PCS25234637.3%
22Maury ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools40755937.3%
23Roosevelt HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools69894335.1%
24Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools26035034.6%
25DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ESWashingtonDC Prep PCS30440934.5%
26Garnet-Patterson STAY HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools51567230.5%
27Jefferson MS AcademyWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools31440930.3%
28Langley ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools27534826.5%
29Payne ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools31539826.3%
30Columbia Heights Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools1,2401,56326.0%
31Miner ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools34543325.5%
32Hyde-Addison ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools32040025.0%
33KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCS33842224.9%
34Perry Street Preparatory PCSWashingtonPerry Street Preparatory PCS35143724.5%
35Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCSWashingtonLatin American Montessori Bilingual PCS46257223.8%
36John Francis Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools47358323.3%
37Goodwill Excel Center PCSWashingtonGoodwill Excel Center PCS35844022.9%
38Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HSWashingtonFriendship PCS25330721.3%
39Washington Yu Ying PCSWashingtonWashington Yu Ying PCS57970121.1%
40Johnson MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools25530720.4%
41Wheatley Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools32439020.4%
42Creative Minds International PCSWashingtonCreative Minds International PCS44153020.2%
43McKinley MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools24128618.7%
44H.D. Woodson HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools48857918.6%
45Eastern HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools76990918.2%
46Ludlow-Taylor ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools41448918.1%
47KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCS52061418.1%
48E.L. Haynes PCS - ESWashingtonE.L. Haynes PCS34840917.5%
49Burroughs ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public Schools28233117.4%
50Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCSWashingtonInspired Teaching Demonstration PCS44652217.0%
Page 1 of 4 · 187 ranked. Open in both years; required 200+ students in 2017-18 to keep the percentage change meaningful.

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