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What's one thing Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 553
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000529
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)
1351 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032 · (202) 898-4664 · District of Columbia
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of District of Columbia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 136 | 41% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 19% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
9.6%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #19 of 34 | #19 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #9 of 36 | #9 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #34 of 45 | #34 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #18 of 41 | #18 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #23 of 39 | #23 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
+66 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 331 | 32 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 32 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 33.5 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 25 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC).
About Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) is a low-enrollment high school in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools in District of Columbia Public Schools. There are 331 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 553 students for high schools in District of Columbia.
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) belongs to District of Columbia Public Schools, a district of 117 schools and 52,030 students.
The share of students at Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) who are Black is 91%. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 42% of District of Columbia residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
Teacher count: 32 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.3:1. Across high schools in District of Columbia, the average ratio is 11.2:1.
Among District of Columbia public high schools, Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider District of Columbia area, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) shares District of Columbia with 246 other public schools.
Turner Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) as City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 25%, from 265 to 331.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in District of Columbia Public Schools
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 923 students
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Turner Elementary School0.4 mi · 461
- Johnson Middle School0.5 mi · 307
- Eagle Academy PCS - Congress Heights0.5 mi · 269
- AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Parklands at THEARC0.5 mi · 98
- KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS0.5 mi · 328
- KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS0.5 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)How many students attend Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)?
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC).
What is the student diversity at Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)?
Student demographics at Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) are roughly 6% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) in?
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.