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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in District of Columbia

Across District of Columbia, 43 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 87.2% 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 % Black

99.7%

Median % Black

87.2%

MOST BLACK · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	373	372	99.7%
2	Kingsman Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Kingsman Academy PCS	346	343	99.1%
3	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	646	638	98.8%
4	Maya Angelou PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Maya Angelou PCS	218	215	98.6%
5	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	307	302	98.4%
6	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	387	380	98.2%
7	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	300	293	97.7%
8	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	643	620	96.4%
9	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	597	572	95.8%
10	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	745	712	95.6%
11	IDEA PCS	Washington, DC	IDEA PCS	350	330	94.3%
12	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Washington, DC	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	440	413	93.9%
13	Luke C. Moore HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	275	258	93.8%
14	Ron Brown College Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	196	183	93.4%
15	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	245	227	92.7%
16	Anacostia HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	246	227	92.3%
17	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	579	533	92.1%
18	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	331	300	90.6%
19	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	909	807	88.8%
20	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	350	310	88.6%
21	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	892	781	87.6%
22	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	367	320	87.2%
23	Girls Global Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Girls Global Academy PCS	183	153	83.6%
24	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	386	312	80.8%
25	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	723	583	80.6%
26	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	703	482	68.6%
27	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	589	389	66.0%
28	Ballou STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	433	272	62.8%
29	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington, DC	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	292	178	61.0%
30	MacArthur HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	390	231	59.2%
31	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,029	568	55.2%
32	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	943	460	48.8%
33	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	710	334	47.0%
34	Paul PCS - International HS	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	439	206	46.9%
35	Garnet-Patterson STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	672	261	38.8%
36	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	357	109	30.5%
37	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,563	445	28.5%
38	E.L. Haynes PCS - HS	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	446	121	27.1%
39	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,855	487	26.3%
40	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	1,654	428	25.9%
41	Capital City PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	348	90	25.9%
42	School Without Walls HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	606	138	22.8%
43	BASIS DC PCS	Washington, DC	BASIS DC PCS	692	120	17.3%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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