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Enrollment
892
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 553
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000079
Dunbar High School
101 N St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 · (202) 698-3762 · District of Columbia
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL892 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of District of Columbia public high schools
- FTest 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
87 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 | 211 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 269 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 221 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 191 | 21% |
Student demographics
22%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
12.5%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
3.5%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 Dunbar High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.5% | #28 of 34 | #28 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #34 of 36 | #34 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 892 | #7 of 45 | #7 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #17 of 41 | #17 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #20 of 39 | #20 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.6% | #5 of 26 | #5 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
892
+226 (+34%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 999
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 892 | 86.8 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 984 | 76 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 60.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 42 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 48.5 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 56 | 11.7:1 | 98% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 100% (763) |
| 2000-01 | 769 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 38% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 999 | 83 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunbar High School.
About Dunbar High School
Families in Washington, District of Columbia, are served by Dunbar High School, a large high school. The school counts 892 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in District of Columbia is about 553 students.
District of Columbia Public Schools serves 52,030 students across 117 schools.
Most students at Dunbar High School are Black: 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic. The county population is about 42% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Dunbar High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
With 86.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dunbar High School was 10.3:1. Among high schools in District of Columbia, the typical ratio is 11.2:1.
allk12 grades Dunbar High School an F. The grade compares the school only with District of Columbia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for District of Columbia show that median household income is about $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Dunbar High School is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia, which together enroll about 94,385 students.
The nearest other public school, Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES assigns Dunbar High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 892 was 34% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 666. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (15.9:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Dunbar High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- 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
Other Dunbar High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dunbar High. Dunbar High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 1,734 students
- Dunbar High SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 821 students
Nearby schools
- Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle School0.1 mi · 199
- Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary0.1 mi · 239
- Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook0.2 mi · 563
- Walker-Jones Education Campus0.2 mi · 292
- KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS0.3 mi · 341
- KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS0.3 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Dunbar High SchoolHow many students attend Dunbar High School?
Dunbar High School enrolls approximately 892 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dunbar High School serve?
Dunbar High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Dunbar High School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Dunbar High School.
How diverse is Dunbar High School?
Dunbar High School reports a student body of 0% White, 11% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Dunbar High School?
Dunbar 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.