Jackson-Reed HS

Jackson-Reed HS is a four-year high school of sizable scale in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within District of Columbia Public Schools, educateing 1,855 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 553 students per school, that is 235% above typical.

Jackson-Reed HS is one of 117 schools operated by District of Columbia Public Schools, a district that serves 52,030 students overall.

On demographics, Jackson-Reed HS lists that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 26% Black, 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jackson-Reed HS has 136 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) shows that median household income runs about $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which Jackson-Reed HS is one.

Deal MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jackson-Reed HS has changed only slightly, going from 1,829 students in 2018 to 1,855 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 32% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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