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

Across District of Columbia, 43 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Girls Global Academy PCS leads the list at 100%, against a median of 49.4% 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 % Female

100%

Median % Female

49.4%

MOST FEMALE · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Girls Global Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Girls Global Academy PCS	183	183	100%
2	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	589	424	72.0%
3	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Washington, DC	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	440	316	71.8%
4	School Without Walls HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	606	410	67.7%
5	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	703	462	65.7%
6	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	331	199	60.1%
7	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	373	221	59.3%
8	Maya Angelou PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Maya Angelou PCS	218	128	58.7%
9	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	300	164	54.7%
10	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	367	197	53.7%
11	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	643	344	53.5%
12	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	909	477	52.5%
13	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	245	128	52.2%
14	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	892	461	51.7%
15	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	357	184	51.5%
16	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	1,654	841	50.9%
17	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,029	522	50.7%
18	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	646	327	50.6%
19	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	597	302	50.6%
20	E.L. Haynes PCS - HS	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	446	224	50.2%
21	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	307	152	49.5%
22	BASIS DC PCS	Washington, DC	BASIS DC PCS	692	342	49.4%
23	IDEA PCS	Washington, DC	IDEA PCS	350	171	48.9%
24	Kingsman Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Kingsman Academy PCS	346	168	48.5%
25	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	723	344	47.6%
26	Capital City PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	348	165	47.4%
27	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,855	867	46.7%
28	Luke C. Moore HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	275	127	46.2%
29	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,563	719	46.0%
30	MacArthur HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	390	178	45.6%
31	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	745	339	45.5%
32	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington, DC	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	292	131	44.9%
33	Anacostia HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	246	110	44.7%
34	Paul PCS - International HS	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	439	195	44.4%
35	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	579	256	44.2%
36	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	943	413	43.8%
37	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	386	169	43.8%
38	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	710	307	43.2%
39	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	387	140	36.2%
40	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	350	126	36.0%
41	Ballou STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	433	151	34.9%
42	Garnet-Patterson STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	672	188	28.0%
43	Ron Brown College Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	196	0	0.0%

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