Eastern HS

Eastern HS is a large senior high in Washington, District of Columbia, operated by District of Columbia Public Schools. The school instructs 909 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 553 students each, so Eastern HS sits 64% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 117 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools (52,030 students total), Eastern HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Eastern HS records that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the resource side, On paper, Eastern HS has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages about 11.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household earnings sit near $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Eastern HS is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

Eliot-Hine MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastern HS has ticked up 18%, going from 769 students in 2018 to 909 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 98% to 89%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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