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The smallest public high schools in District of Columbia

45 public high schools in District of Columbia appear in this ranking of the smallest public high schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). DC Department of Corrections leads the list at 45, against a median of 433 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.

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District of Columbia

Best Students

Median Students

433

SMALLEST · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	DC Department of Corrections	Washington, DC	DC Jail Education Program	High	45
2	Maya Angelou Academy at Youth Services Center	Washington, DC	DYRS	High	85
3	Girls Global Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Girls Global Academy PCS	High	183
4	Ron Brown College Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	196
5	Maya Angelou PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Maya Angelou PCS	High	218
6	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	High	245
7	Anacostia HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	246
8	Luke C. Moore HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	275
9	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington, DC	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	High	292
10	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	High	300
11	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	307
12	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	331
13	Kingsman Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Kingsman Academy PCS	High	346
14	Capital City PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	High	348
15	IDEA PCS	Washington, DC	IDEA PCS	High	350
16	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	350
17	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	High	357
18	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	High	367
19	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	High	373
20	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	High	386
21	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	High	387
22	MacArthur HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	390
23	Ballou STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	433
24	Paul PCS - International HS	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	High	439
25	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Washington, DC	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	High	440
26	E.L. Haynes PCS - HS	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	High	446
27	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	579
28	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	589
29	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	597
30	School Without Walls HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	606
31	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	643
32	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	646
33	Garnet-Patterson STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	672
34	BASIS DC PCS	Washington, DC	BASIS DC PCS	High	692
35	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	703
36	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	710
37	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	723
38	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	745
39	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	892
40	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	909
41	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	943
42	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,029
43	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,563
44	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	High	1,654
45	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,855

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