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The largest public schools in Washington, District of Columbia

Across Washington, District of Columbia, 244 public schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Jackson-Reed HS leads the list at 1,855, against a median of 346 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

244

Washington, District of Columbia

Top Students

1,855

Median Students

346

LARGEST · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,855
2	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	High	1,654
3	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,563
4	Deal MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	1,462
5	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,029
6	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	943
7	Lafayette ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	923
8	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	909
9	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	892
10	Bancroft ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	821
11	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Washington, DC	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Elementary	797
12	Oyster-Adams Bilingual School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	791
13	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	745
14	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	723
15	Janney ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	717
16	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	710
17	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	703
18	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Elementary	701
19	BASIS DC PCS	Washington, DC	BASIS DC PCS	High	692
20	Garnet-Patterson STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	672
21	Murch ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	658
22	Brightwood ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	646
23	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	646
24	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	643
25	Hardy MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	631
26	DC Bilingual PCS	Washington, DC	DC Bilingual PCS	Elementary	622
27	KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	614
28	School Without Walls HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	606
29	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	597
30	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	589
31	John Francis Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	583
32	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	579
33	Meridian PCS	Washington, DC	Meridian PCS	Elementary	578
34	Barnard ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	573
35	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Washington, DC	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Elementary	572
36	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook	Washington, DC	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Elementary	563
37	Maury ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	559
38	Shirley Chisholm ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	542
39	Creative Minds International PCS	Washington, DC	Creative Minds International PCS	Elementary	530
40	Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep	Washington, DC	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Elementary	530
41	Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS	Washington, DC	Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS	Elementary	522
42	Ida B. Wells MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	521
43	Powell ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	514
44	John Lewis ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	509
45	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho	Washington, DC	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Elementary	504
46	Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	503
47	Ludlow-Taylor ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	489
48	MacFarland MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	486
49	Takoma ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	483
50	DC Scholars PCS	Washington, DC	DC Scholars PCS	Elementary	478

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