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Enrollment
1,029
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 553
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000081
Coolidge High School
6315 5th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011 · (202) 671-6080 · District of Columbia
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,029 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of District of Columbia public high schools
- C+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
12.6:1
81 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 259 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 293 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 273 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 20% |
Student demographics
51%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
22.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
8.1%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 Coolidge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #21 of 34 | #21 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #25 of 36 | #25 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,029 | #4 of 45 | #4 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #31 of 41 | #31 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #12 of 39 | #12 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +231.9% | #1 of 26 | #1 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,029
+468 (+83%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 993
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,029 | 81.4 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,093 | 77.7 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,015 | 58 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 43 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 34 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 41 | 9.4:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 73% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 951 | 73 | 13.0:1 | 36% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 993 | 80 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coolidge High School.
About Coolidge High School
Coolidge High School is a large high school located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school counted 1,029 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 86% larger than the average of about 553 students for high schools in District of Columbia.
Coolidge High School is part of a district of 117 schools: District of Columbia Public Schools, with 52,030 students.
More than half of enrollment at Coolidge High School is Black: 55%. Next come 43% Hispanic. The county population is about 42% Black. The diversity index for Coolidge High School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 81.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1. High schools in District of Columbia average 11.2:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here.
Among District of Columbia public high schools, Coolidge High School outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for District of Columbia show median household income comes to about $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 247 public schools in the county, enrolling about 94,385, Coolidge High School among them.
Ida B. Wells Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Coolidge High School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 561 students at Coolidge High School; in 2024-25, 1,029. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
Coolidge High School 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 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
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 923 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 909 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
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 923 students
Other Coolidge High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Coolidge High. Coolidge High School is the largest of the 3.
- Coolidge High SchoolCOOLIDGE, AZ · 752 students
- Coolidge High SchoolCOOLIDGE, TX · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Ida B. Wells Middle School0.0 mi · 521
- Whittier Elementary School0.1 mi · 450
- Capital City PCS - Middle School0.5 mi · 344
- Capital City PCS - High School0.5 mi · 348
- Capital City PCS - Lower School0.5 mi · 323
- Paul PCS - Middle School0.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Coolidge High SchoolHow large is Coolidge High School?
Coolidge High School enrolls approximately 1,029 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Coolidge High School serve?
Coolidge High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Coolidge High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Coolidge High School.
How diverse is Coolidge High School?
Coolidge High School reports a student body of 1% White, 43% Hispanic, 55% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Coolidge High School?
Coolidge High School is overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.