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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in District of Columbia

Across District of Columbia, 36 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Benjamin Banneker HS leads the list at 92.3%, against a median of 25.7% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

92.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

25.7%

BEST IN READING · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	703	92.3%
2	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	High	357	80.1%
3	BASIS DC PCS	Washington, DC	BASIS DC PCS	High	692	77.9%
4	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	723	74.7%
5	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,855	69.9%
6	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	589	56.9%
7	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	High	1,654	56.8%
8	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington, DC	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	High	292	50.0%
9	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	331	39.7%
10	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	350	37.4%
11	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	High	387	34.6%
12	Paul PCS - International HS	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	High	439	33.8%
13	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,563	33.0%
14	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	307	31.7%
15	MacArthur HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	390	31.6%
16	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	High	300	29.6%
17	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	643	28.3%
18	Girls Global Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Girls Global Academy PCS	High	183	26.2%
19	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	909	25.2%
20	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	High	373	24.9%
21	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	High	367	24.5%
22	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	High	386	24.2%
23	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	745	24.1%
24	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	579	24.1%
25	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,029	22.9%
26	IDEA PCS	Washington, DC	IDEA PCS	High	350	22.5%
27	E.L. Haynes PCS - HS	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	High	446	22.0%
28	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	943	21.6%
29	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	646	17.7%
30	Ron Brown College Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	196	15.6%
31	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	710	15.0%
32	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	597	14.0%
33	Capital City PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	High	348	12.9%
34	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	892	12.5%
35	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	High	245	7.5%
36	Anacostia HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	246	5.7%

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