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The smallest public schools in District of Columbia

Across District of Columbia, 244 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Douglas Knoll leads the list at 39, against a median of 346 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

244

District of Columbia

Best Students

Median Students

346

SMALLEST · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Douglas Knoll	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	39
2	DC Wildflower PCS - The Riverseed School	WASHINGTON, DC	DC Wildflower PCS	Elementary	45
3	DC Department of Corrections	Washington, DC	DC Jail Education Program	High	45
4	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southwest	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	54
5	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Lincoln Park	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	61
6	Military Road Early Learning Center	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	70
7	Roots PCS	Washington, DC	Roots PCS	Elementary	80
8	Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	84
9	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Oklahoma Avenue	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	84
10	Maya Angelou Academy at Youth Services Center	Washington, DC	DYRS	High	85
11	AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Waterfront Station	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	90
12	Capital Village PCS	Washington, DC	Capital Village PCS	Middle	91
13	Social Justice PCS	Washington, DC	Social Justice PCS	Middle	97
14	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Parklands at THEARC	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	98
15	I Dream PCS	Washington, DC	I Dream PCS	Elementary	99
16	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Spring Valley	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	113
17	AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Columbia Heights	Washington, DC	AppleTree Early Learning PCS	Elementary	119
18	Eagle Academy PCS - Capitol Riverfront	Washington, DC	Eagle Academy PCS	Elementary	123
19	River Terrace Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Combined	125
20	Monument Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Monument Academy PCS	Middle	131
21	Lorraine H. Whitlock ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	162
22	Malcolm X ES at Green	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	170
23	Ross ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	171
24	Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	172
25	Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence	Washington, DC	Harmony DC PCS	Elementary	182
26	Girls Global Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Girls Global Academy PCS	High	183
27	King ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	193
28	Ron Brown College Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	196
29	Global Citizens PCS	Washington, DC	Global Citizens PCS	Elementary	198
30	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	199
31	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Elementary	199
32	Center City PCS - Shaw	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	Elementary	202
33	Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	209
34	Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Elementary	212
35	KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	212
36	Center City PCS - Trinidad	Washington, DC	Center City PCS	Elementary	212
37	Kramer MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	213
38	Moten ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	216
39	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Elementary	218
40	Maya Angelou PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Maya Angelou PCS	High	218
41	Bunker Hill ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	219
42	KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	221
43	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	Middle	223
44	Sousa MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	223
45	Drew ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	223
46	KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	224
47	Two Rivers PCS - Young MS	Washington, DC	Two Rivers PCS	Middle	224
48	Washington Global PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Global PCS	Middle	227
49	Thomas ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	228
50	Simon ES	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	231

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