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Jackson-Reed High School

3950 Chesapeake St. NW, Washington, DC 20016 · (202) 282-0120 · District of Columbia
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,855 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of District of Columbia public high schools
  • ATest 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
1,855
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 553
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
136 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 947125%
Grade 1045324%
Grade 1146325%
Grade 1246825%
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
67236%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
47626%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
48726%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Asian
1056%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
1046%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
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
98553%
Female
86747%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
69.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
36.2%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 Jackson-Reed High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.2%#5 of 34#5 of 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.9%#5 of 36#5 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,855#1 of 45#1 of 45
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#32 of 41#32 of 41
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.7%#1 of 39#1 of 39
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.4%#26 of 26#26 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
1,855
-96 (-5%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,423
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,855136.313.6:1N/A
2023-241,99414014.3:1N/A
2022-232,153127.516.9:1N/A
2020-211,95112116.1:1N/A
2017-181,829103.817.6:1N/A
2015-161,79112014.9:127% (476)
2010-111,51810214.9:146% (692)
2000-011,60710814.9:137% (588)
1990-911,4239515.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson-Reed High School.

About Jackson-Reed High School

Jackson-Reed High School is a large high school in Washington, District of Columbia. The school enrolls 1,855 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in District of Columbia) has about 553 students.

Jackson-Reed High School is in District of Columbia Public Schools, a district with 52,030 students across 117 schools.

Jackson-Reed High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 36%. The remaining students are 26% Black, 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 38% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 136.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.6:1. That is higher than the 11.2:1 average for high schools in District of Columbia.

Measured against District of Columbia public high schools, Jackson-Reed High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Census estimates describe District of Columbia this way: the median household income is $109,870, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, District of Columbia has 247 public schools and roughly 94,385 students.

Nearest public school: Deal Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Jackson-Reed High School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school enrolled 1,855 students in 2024-25, 96 fewer than the 1,951 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 13.6:1.

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District of Columbia at a glance

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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
Jackson-Reed High School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
3950 Chesapeake St. NW, Washington, DC 20016
Phone
(202) 282-0120
County
District of Columbia
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,855
Teachers (FTE)
136
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000133
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Jackson-Reed High School
How large is Jackson-Reed High School?
Jackson-Reed High School enrolls approximately 1,855 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jackson-Reed High School serve?
Jackson-Reed High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson-Reed High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson-Reed High School is approximately 13.6:1 (136 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson-Reed High School?
At Jackson-Reed High School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 26% Hispanic, 26% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Jackson-Reed High School public or private?
Jackson-Reed High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools.
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