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The most racially diverse public high schools in District of Columbia

Across District of Columbia, 39 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Jackson-Reed HS leads the list at 36.2%, against a median of 87.6% 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

Best Largest group

36.2%

Median Largest group

87.6%

MOST DIVERSE · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	1,855	36.2% White (672)	36.2%(672)	26.3%(487)	25.7%(476)	5.7%(105)
2	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	1,654	40.0% Hispanic (662)	21.0%(348)	25.9%(428)	40.0%(662)	2.8%(46)
3	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington, DC	357	44.0% White (157)	44.0%(157)	30.5%(109)	14.3%(51)	2.5%(9)
4	BASIS DC PCS	Washington, DC	692	48.7% White (337)	48.7%(337)	17.3%(120)	10.7%(74)	7.2%(50)
5	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	943	48.8% Black (460)	0.8%(8)	48.8%(460)	48.6%(458)	0.9%(9)
6	School Without Walls HS	Washington, DC	606	48.8% White (296)	48.8%(296)	22.8%(138)	12.9%(78)	5.1%(31)
7	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	710	50.1% Hispanic (356)	0.8%(6)	47.0%(334)	50.1%(356)	1.4%(10)
8	Paul PCS - International HS	Washington, DC	439	51.0% Hispanic (224)	0.2%(1)	46.9%(206)	51.0%(224)	1.1%(5)
9	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	1,029	55.2% Black (568)	0.7%(7)	55.2%(568)	42.7%(439)	0.2%(2)
10	MacArthur HS	Washington, DC	390	59.2% Black (231)	17.4%(68)	59.2%(231)	16.7%(65)	2.6%(10)
11	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington, DC	292	61.0% Black (178)	12.7%(37)	61.0%(178)	20.6%(60)	1.7%(5)
12	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	589	66.0% Black (389)	13.9%(82)	66.0%(389)	13.6%(80)	1.4%(8)
13	Capital City PCS - HS	Washington, DC	348	67.5% Hispanic (235)	1.7%(6)	25.9%(90)	67.5%(235)	0.9%(3)
14	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	1,563	68.5% Hispanic (1,070)	0.9%(14)	28.5%(445)	68.5%(1,070)	1.3%(21)
15	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	703	68.6% Black (482)	9.3%(65)	68.6%(482)	17.4%(122)	1.6%(11)
16	E.L. Haynes PCS - HS	Washington, DC	446	70.6% Hispanic (315)	0.5%(2)	27.1%(121)	70.6%(315)	0.0%(0)
17	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	723	80.6% Black (583)	4.6%(33)	80.6%(583)	12.6%(91)	0.4%(3)
18	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Washington, DC	386	80.8% Black (312)	1.3%(5)	80.8%(312)	15.8%(61)	0.5%(2)
19	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	367	87.2% Black (320)	0.3%(1)	87.2%(320)	10.9%(40)	0.0%(0)
20	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	892	87.6% Black (781)	0.3%(3)	87.6%(781)	11.2%(100)	0.3%(3)
21	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS	Washington, DC	350	88.6% Black (310)	0.9%(3)	88.6%(310)	8.6%(30)	0.3%(1)
22	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	909	88.8% Black (807)	2.9%(26)	88.8%(807)	6.2%(56)	0.6%(5)
23	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	331	90.6% Black (300)	0.0%(0)	90.6%(300)	6.3%(21)	0.3%(1)
24	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	579	92.1% Black (533)	0.3%(2)	92.1%(533)	7.3%(42)	0.2%(1)
25	Anacostia HS	Washington, DC	246	92.3% Black (227)	0.0%(0)	92.3%(227)	5.7%(14)	0.0%(0)
26	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	245	92.7% Black (227)	0.0%(0)	92.7%(227)	6.1%(15)	0.0%(0)
27	Luke C. Moore HS	Washington, DC	275	93.8% Black (258)	0.7%(2)	93.8%(258)	5.1%(14)	0.0%(0)
28	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Washington, DC	440	93.9% Black (413)	0.5%(2)	93.9%(413)	4.5%(20)	0.0%(0)
29	IDEA PCS	Washington, DC	350	94.3% Black (330)	0.0%(0)	94.3%(330)	5.4%(19)	0.0%(0)
30	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	745	95.6% Black (712)	0.3%(2)	95.6%(712)	2.7%(20)	0.1%(1)
31	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	597	95.8% Black (572)	0.2%(1)	95.8%(572)	3.7%(22)	0.2%(1)
32	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	643	96.4% Black (620)	0.3%(2)	96.4%(620)	3.0%(19)	0.0%(0)
33	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	300	97.7% Black (293)	1.0%(3)	97.7%(293)	1.3%(4)	0.0%(0)
34	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	387	98.2% Black (380)	0.0%(0)	98.2%(380)	1.0%(4)	0.3%(1)
35	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	307	98.4% Black (302)	0.0%(0)	98.4%(302)	1.6%(5)	0.0%(0)
36	Maya Angelou PCS - HS	Washington, DC	218	98.6% Black (215)	0.5%(1)	98.6%(215)	0.9%(2)	0.0%(0)
37	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	646	98.8% Black (638)	0.0%(0)	98.8%(638)	0.8%(5)	0.0%(0)
38	Kingsman Academy PCS	Washington, DC	346	99.1% Black (343)	0.0%(0)	99.1%(343)	0.6%(2)	0.0%(0)
39	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	373	99.7% Black (372)	0.0%(0)	99.7%(372)	0.3%(1)	0.0%(0)

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