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

Across District of Columbia, 154 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Ingenuity Prep PCS leads the list at 784, against a median of 208 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

154

District of Columbia

Top Black students

784

Median Black students

208

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Washington, DC	Ingenuity Prep PCS	797	98.4%	784
2	KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	614	95.4%	586
3	Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep	Washington, DC	Rocketship Education DC PCS	530	97.2%	515
4	DC Scholars PCS	Washington, DC	DC Scholars PCS	478	95.2%	455
5	Turner ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	461	95.7%	441
6	Leckie Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	453	92.0%	417
7	KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	408	98.0%	400
8	Meridian PCS	Washington, DC	Meridian PCS	578	68.7%	397
9	Beers ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	412	94.7%	390
10	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	409	95.1%	389
11	J.O. Wilson ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	477	81.3%	388
12	Lawrence E. Boone ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	416	93.3%	388
13	DC Prep PCS - Benning ES	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	430	90.2%	388
14	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES	Washington, DC	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	409	94.6%	387
15	KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	388	96.7%	375
16	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	437	84.7%	370
17	Cedar Tree Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Cedar Tree Academy PCS	399	90.7%	362
18	KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	371	96.2%	357
19	Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	357	99.2%	354
20	Excel Academy	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	363	95.6%	347
21	Miner ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	433	79.7%	345
22	Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Washington, DC	Rocketship Education DC PCS	346	97.4%	337
23	KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	343	95.3%	327
24	Kimball ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	330	97.9%	323
25	Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	503	64.0%	322
26	DC Prep PCS - Edgewood ES	Washington, DC	DC Prep PCS	401	80.0%	321
27	KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	314	97.5%	306
28	Shirley Chisholm ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	542	55.0%	298
29	Browne Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	457	63.9%	292
30	Creative Minds International PCS	Washington, DC	Creative Minds International PCS	530	54.1%	287
31	Randle Highlands ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	301	95.0%	286
32	Wheatley Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	390	73.1%	285
33	John Francis Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	583	47.9%	279
34	Walker-Jones Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	292	94.2%	275
35	Van Ness ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	404	67.8%	274
36	KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	282	97.2%	274
37	Stanton ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	288	94.8%	273
38	Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	415	65.8%	273
39	Houston ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	314	86.3%	271
40	Amidon-Bowen ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	374	71.7%	268
41	Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	271	98.2%	266
42	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End	Washington, DC	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	353	74.5%	263
43	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Early Childhood Academy PCS	281	92.5%	260
44	Takoma ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	483	52.4%	253
45	Whittier ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	450	55.8%	251
46	Hendley ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	276	90.2%	249
47	Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	256	96.1%	246
48	Washington Yu Ying PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Yu Ying PCS	701	34.8%	244
49	Langdon ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	377	64.5%	243
50	KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	244	97.5%	238

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