allk12 · Rankings · Most female · District of Columbia

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

Across District of Columbia, 227 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Excel Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

227

District of Columbia

Top % Female

100%

Median % Female

49.0%

MOST FEMALE · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Excel Academy	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	363	363	100%
2	Girls Global Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Girls Global Academy PCS	183	183	100%
3	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	589	424	72.0%
4	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Washington, DC	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	440	316	71.8%
5	School Without Walls HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	606	410	67.7%
6	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	703	462	65.7%
7	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	331	199	60.1%
8	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	373	221	59.3%
9	Maya Angelou PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Maya Angelou PCS	218	128	58.7%
10	Ross ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	171	100	58.5%
11	Global Citizens PCS	Washington, DC	Global Citizens PCS	198	114	57.6%
12	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES	Washington, DC	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	409	234	57.2%
13	Center City PCS - Petworth	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	255	145	56.9%
14	KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	328	186	56.7%
15	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Spring Valley	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	113	64	56.6%
16	Center City PCS - Brightwood	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	269	152	56.5%
17	Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS	Washington, DC	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	271	152	56.1%
18	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End	Washington, DC	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	353	197	55.8%
19	Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	251	139	55.4%
20	Eliot-Hine MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	432	237	54.9%
21	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	300	164	54.7%
22	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	310	169	54.5%
23	Ketcham ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	244	133	54.5%
24	Thomson ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	259	141	54.4%
25	Truesdell ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	370	200	54.0%
26	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho	Washington, DC	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	504	272	54.0%
27	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	199	107	53.8%
28	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	367	197	53.7%
29	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	643	344	53.5%
30	KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	343	183	53.4%
31	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	199	106	53.3%
32	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	223	118	52.9%
33	Cleveland ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	301	159	52.8%
34	Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	460	242	52.6%
35	DC Prep PCS - Benning MS	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	318	167	52.5%
36	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	909	477	52.5%
37	LEARN DC PCS	Washington, DC	LEARN DC PCS	290	152	52.4%
38	Nalle ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	287	150	52.3%
39	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	245	128	52.2%
40	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Washington, DC	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	383	200	52.2%
41	KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	244	127	52.0%
42	Van Ness ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	404	210	52.0%
43	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Washington, DC	Ingenuity Prep PCS	797	414	51.9%
44	KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	212	110	51.9%
45	Leckie Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	453	235	51.9%
46	Turner ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	461	239	51.8%
47	McKinley MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	286	148	51.8%
48	Capital City PCS - Lower School	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	323	167	51.7%
49	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	892	461	51.7%
50	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	271	140	51.7%

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