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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in District of Columbia · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in District of Columbia. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
51	E.L. Haynes PCS - ES	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	Elementary	409	31.8%
52	Langdon ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	377	31.4%
53	Takoma ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	483	30.0%
54	Tubman ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	415	30.0%
55	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Washington, DC	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Elementary	383	29.2%
56	Creative Minds International PCS	Washington, DC	Creative Minds International PCS	Elementary	530	29.0%
57	Seaton ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	390	28.8%
58	Two Rivers PCS - Young ES	Washington, DC	Two Rivers PCS	Elementary	407	28.7%
59	Moten ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	216	28.6%
60	LaSalle-Backus ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	279	28.4%
61	Bunker Hill ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	219	28.4%
62	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Elementary	409	28.0%
63	Van Ness ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	404	27.1%
64	KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	614	27.0%
65	Walker-Jones Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	292	26.8%
66	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Elementary	239	26.7%
67	Center City PCS - Trinidad	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	Elementary	212	26.7%
68	Patterson ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	238	26.2%
69	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Elementary	437	26.1%
70	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Washington, DC	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Elementary	797	26.1%
71	DC Scholars PCS	Washington, DC	DC Scholars PCS	Elementary	478	26.0%
72	Cleveland ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	301	25.2%
73	Noyes ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	293	24.6%
74	Beers ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	412	24.5%
75	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Elementary	218	24.4%
76	Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Elementary	212	24.4%
77	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End	Washington, DC	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Elementary	353	24.4%
78	Center City PCS - Petworth	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	Elementary	255	24.3%
79	Kimball ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	330	24.2%
80	Randle Highlands ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	301	23.7%
81	Center City PCS - Shaw	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	Elementary	202	23.5%
82	Leckie Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	453	23.3%
83	Truesdell ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	370	23.2%
84	Lorraine H. Whitlock ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	162	23.2%
85	Meridian PCS	Washington, DC	Meridian PCS	Elementary	578	22.6%
86	C.W. Harris ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	251	22.5%
87	Nalle ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	287	22.2%
88	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES	Washington, DC	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Elementary	409	21.5%
89	DC Prep PCS - Edgewood ES	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Elementary	401	20.6%
90	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Elementary	310	19.7%
91	Amidon-Bowen ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	374	18.9%
92	Houston ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	314	18.9%
93	Excel Academy	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	363	18.8%
94	KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	371	18.8%
95	Lawrence E. Boone ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	416	18.1%
96	KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	343	18.1%
97	Stanton ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	288	18.0%
98	Langley ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	348	17.9%
99	Thomas ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	228	17.6%
100	Browne Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	457	17.6%

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