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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in District of Columbia

37 public middle schools in District of Columbia appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Washington Latin PCS - Middle School leads the list at 15.0:1, against a median of 11.5:1 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 Students/teacher

15.0:1

Median Students/teacher

11.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Washington Latin PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	Middle	389	15.0:1
2	Deal Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	1,462	13.9:1
3	Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	460	13.5:1
4	Hardy Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	631	13.2:1
5	Eliot-Hine Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	432	13.1:1
6	Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	Middle	384	13.0:1
7	KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	345	12.6:1
8	Jefferson MS Academy	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	409	12.4:1
9	KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	422	12.3:1
10	Washington Global PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Global PCS	Middle	227	12.2:1
11	McKinley Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	286	12.2:1
12	KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	341	12.0:1
13	KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	340	12.0:1
14	Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	293	11.9:1
15	Johnson Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	307	11.8:1
16	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Middle	315	11.7:1
17	KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	435	11.7:1
18	KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	328	11.6:1
19	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Washington, DC	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Middle	311	11.5:1
20	Paul PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	Middle	328	11.1:1
21	Kelly Miller Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	315	10.9:1
22	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	282	10.6:1
23	Brookland Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	381	10.6:1
24	Hart Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	374	10.4:1
25	DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Middle	318	10.3:1
26	Ida B. Wells Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	521	10.2:1
27	DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Middle	308	9.6:1
28	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Middle	297	9.6:1
29	Sousa Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	223	9.3:1
30	E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	Middle	329	9.1:1
31	MacFarland Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	486	8.8:1
32	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	223	8.8:1
33	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	238	8.7:1
34	Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School	Washington, DC	Two Rivers PCS	Middle	224	8.6:1
35	Capital City PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	Middle	344	8.6:1
36	Kramer Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	213	8.5:1
37	Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS	Washington, DC	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Middle	271	8.5:1

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