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

40 public middle schools in District of Columbia appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Deal Middle School leads the list at 81.4%, against a median of 30.3% 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)

81.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

30.3%

BEST IN READING · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Deal Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	1,462	81.4%
2	Washington Latin PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	Middle	389	74.5%
3	Hardy Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	631	73.5%
4	Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	Middle	384	69.1%
5	Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	460	59.9%
6	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	223	44.5%
7	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	238	40.9%
8	Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	293	39.7%
9	Eliot-Hine Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	432	39.7%
10	DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Middle	308	39.2%
11	Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	172	37.8%
12	DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Middle	318	37.5%
13	Ida B. Wells Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	521	36.1%
14	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	282	35.7%
15	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle School	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	199	35.4%
16	Paul PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	Middle	328	35.3%
17	Washington Global PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Global PCS	Middle	227	33.0%
18	MacFarland Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	486	32.6%
19	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	Middle	315	31.6%
20	Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS	Washington, DC	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Middle	271	30.4%
21	McKinley Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	286	30.2%
22	Brookland Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	381	28.3%
23	Jefferson MS Academy	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	409	26.0%
24	Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School	Washington, DC	Two Rivers PCS	Middle	224	25.4%
25	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Middle	297	25.4%
26	KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	422	23.8%
27	E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	Middle	329	22.1%
28	Capital City PCS - Middle School	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	Middle	344	20.6%
29	Hart Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	374	20.1%
30	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Washington, DC	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Middle	311	19.2%
31	KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	341	18.4%
32	Kelly Miller Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	315	16.9%
33	KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	345	16.9%
34	KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	435	16.8%
35	KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	340	16.8%
36	Sousa Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	223	16.4%
37	Johnson Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	307	15.8%
38	KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Middle	328	14.1%
39	Kramer Middle School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	213	13.5%
40	Monument Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Monument Academy PCS	Middle	131	4.5%

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