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The public schools with the most Black students in District of Columbia

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in District of Columbia, drawn from 242 qualifying public schools. Eastern HS leads the list at 807, against a median of 222 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

242

District of Columbia

Top Black students

807

Median Black students

222

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	909	88.8%	807
2	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Washington, DC	Ingenuity Prep PCS	797	98.4%	784
3	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	892	87.6%	781
4	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	745	95.6%	712
5	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	646	98.8%	638
6	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	643	96.4%	620
7	KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	614	95.4%	586
8	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	723	80.6%	583
9	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	597	95.8%	572
10	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,029	55.2%	568
11	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	579	92.1%	533
12	Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep	Washington, DC	Rocketship Education DC PCS	530	97.2%	515
13	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,855	26.3%	487
14	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	703	68.6%	482
15	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	943	48.8%	460
16	DC Scholars PCS	Washington, DC	DC Scholars PCS	478	95.2%	455
17	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	1,563	28.5%	445
18	Turner ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	461	95.7%	441
19	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	1,654	25.9%	428
20	KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	435	98.2%	427
21	Leckie Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	453	92.0%	417
22	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Washington, DC	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	440	93.9%	413
23	KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	408	98.0%	400
24	Meridian PCS	Washington, DC	Meridian PCS	578	68.7%	397
25	KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	422	93.8%	396
26	Beers ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	412	94.7%	390
27	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	589	66.0%	389
28	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	409	95.1%	389
29	J.O. Wilson ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	477	81.3%	388
30	Lawrence E. Boone ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	416	93.3%	388
31	DC Prep PCS - Benning ES	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	430	90.2%	388
32	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES	Washington, DC	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	409	94.6%	387
33	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	387	98.2%	380
34	KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	388	96.7%	375
35	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	373	99.7%	372
36	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	437	84.7%	370
37	Cedar Tree Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Cedar Tree Academy PCS	399	90.7%	362
38	Jefferson MS Academy	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	409	87.8%	359
39	Hart MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	374	95.7%	358
40	KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	371	96.2%	357
41	Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	357	99.2%	354
42	Excel Academy	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	363	95.6%	347
43	Miner ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	433	79.7%	345
44	Kingsman Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Kingsman Academy PCS	346	99.1%	343
45	KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	345	98.3%	339
46	Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Washington, DC	Rocketship Education DC PCS	346	97.4%	337
47	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	710	47.0%	334
48	KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	340	97.7%	332
49	IDEA PCS	Washington, DC	IDEA PCS	350	94.3%	330
50	KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	341	96.8%	330

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