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Columbia Heights Education Campus

3101 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20010 · (202) 939-7700 · District of Columbia
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,563 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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

Enrollment
1,563
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 553
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
149 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 617111%
Grade 716911%
Grade 819512%
Grade 933221%
Grade 1022915%
Grade 1124416%
Grade 1222314%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
141%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,07068%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
44528%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Asian
211%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
111%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
84354%
Female
71946%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
33.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
11.2%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 Columbia Heights Education Campus ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
11.2%#14 of 34#14 of 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#13 of 36#13 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,563#3 of 45#3 of 45
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.5:1#21 of 41#21 of 41
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.9%#15 of 39#15 of 39
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+26.0%#10 of 26#10 of 26
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,563
+86 (+6%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 1,272
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,563148.910.5:1N/A
2023-241,494142.110.5:1N/A
2022-231,567138.511.3:1N/A
2020-211,47711413.0:1N/A
2017-181,240104.511.9:1N/A
2015-161,39310413.4:1100% (1,390)
2010-111,2729613.3:189% (1,134)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Heights Education Campus.

About Columbia Heights Education Campus

Columbia Heights Education Campus, located in Washington, District of Columbia, is a large high school. Enrollment stands at 1,563 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 183% above the 553-student average for high schools in District of Columbia.

District of Columbia Public Schools counts 117 schools and 52,030 students, including Columbia Heights Education Campus.

More than half of enrollment at Columbia Heights Education Campus is Hispanic: 68%. Next come 28% Black. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Columbia Heights Education Campus scores 45%.

The school lists 148.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. It is about the same as the 11.2:1 average for high schools in District of Columbia.

Among District of Columbia public high schools, Columbia Heights Education Campus outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

The school's county is District of Columbia. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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%. Public schools in District of Columbia number 247, with about 94,385 students.

AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Columbia Heights is about 0.3 miles from Columbia Heights Education Campus, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21, Columbia Heights Education Campus enrolled 1,477 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,563. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.0:1 to 10.5:1.

Columbia Heights Education Campus has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

District of Columbia at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Columbia Heights Education Campus
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
3101 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20010
Phone
(202) 939-7700
County
District of Columbia
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
1,563
Teachers (FTE)
149
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000396
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Columbia Heights Education Campus
What is the total enrollment at Columbia Heights Education Campus?
Columbia Heights Education Campus enrolls approximately 1,563 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Columbia Heights Education Campus serve?
Columbia Heights Education Campus serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Columbia Heights Education Campus?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Columbia Heights Education Campus.
How diverse is Columbia Heights Education Campus?
Columbia Heights Education Campus reports a student body of 1% White, 68% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbia Heights Education Campus?
Columbia Heights Education Campus is overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia.
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