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Largest District of Columbia public schools by enrollment

District of Columbia public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Jackson-Reed HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh1,855
2District of Columbia International SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia International SchoolHigh1,654
3Columbia Heights Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh1,563
4Deal MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle1,462
5Coolidge HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh1,029
6Roosevelt HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh943
7Lafayette ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary923
8Eastern HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh909
9Dunbar HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh892
10Bancroft ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary821
11Ingenuity Prep PCSWashingtonIngenuity Prep PCSElementary797
12Oyster-Adams Bilingual SchoolWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary791
13Friendship PCS - Collegiate AcademyWashingtonFriendship PCSHigh745
14McKinley Technology HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh723
15Janney ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary717
16Cardozo Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh710
17Benjamin Banneker HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh703
18Washington Yu Ying PCSWashingtonWashington Yu Ying PCSElementary701
19BASIS DC PCSWashingtonBASIS DC PCSHigh692
20Garnet-Patterson STAY HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh672
21Murch ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary658
22Brightwood ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary646
23KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCSHigh646
24KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCSHigh643
25Hardy MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle631
26DC Bilingual PCSWashingtonDC Bilingual PCSElementary622
27KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCSWashingtonKIPP DC PCSElementary614
28School Without Walls HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh606
29Ballou HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh597
30Duke Ellington School of the ArtsWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh589
31John Francis Education CampusWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary583
32H.D. Woodson HSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsHigh579
33Meridian PCSWashingtonMeridian PCSElementary578
34Barnard ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary573
35Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCSWashingtonLatin American Montessori Bilingual PCSElementary572
36Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. CookWashingtonMundo Verde Bilingual PCSElementary563
37Maury ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary559
38Shirley Chisholm ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary542
39Rocketship PCS - Legacy PrepWashingtonRocketship Education DC PCSElementary530
40Creative Minds International PCSWashingtonCreative Minds International PCSElementary530
41Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCSWashingtonInspired Teaching Demonstration PCSElementary522
42Ida B. Wells MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle521
43Powell ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary514
44John Lewis ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary509
45Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle OchoWashingtonMundo Verde Bilingual PCSElementary504
46Capitol Hill Montessori School at LoganWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary503
47Ludlow-Taylor ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary489
48MacFarland MSWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsMiddle486
49Takoma ESWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsElementary483
50DC Scholars PCSWashingtonDC Scholars PCSElementary478
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