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Kelly Miller Middle School

301 49th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019 · (202) 388-6870 · District of Columbia
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of District of Columbia public middle schools
  • DTest 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 middle schools

Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 345
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611336%
Grade 710032%
Grade 810232%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
31%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
3210%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
28089%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
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
17355%
Female
14245%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
16.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
6.8%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 Kelly Miller Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
6.8%#37 of 39#37 of 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
16.9%#32 of 40#32 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
315#22 of 42#22 of 42
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.9:1#17 of 37#17 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.9%#17 of 37#17 of 37
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.6%#1 of 9#1 of 9
Ranked against other public middle 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
315
-184 (-37%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253152910.9:1N/A
2023-24289329.0:1N/A
2022-233513510.0:1N/A
2020-214994810.4:1N/A
2017-183873012.9:1N/A
2015-164503811.8:1100% (450)
2010-113752912.9:199% (372)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kelly Miller Middle School.

About Kelly Miller Middle School

Kelly Miller Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools in District of Columbia Public Schools. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 315 students.

District-wide, District of Columbia Public Schools has 117 schools and 52,030 students.

Black students make up 89% of enrollment at Kelly Miller Middle School. Other students are 10% Hispanic. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all District of Columbia residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

A ratio of 10.9:1 comes from the school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in District of Columbia average 10.8:1.

allk12 grades Kelly Miller Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with District of Columbia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

Census estimates describe District of Columbia this way: the median household income is $109,870, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, District of Columbia has 247 public schools and roughly 94,385 students.

The shortest distance from Kelly Miller Middle School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Lorraine H. Whitlock Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment is down 37% from 2020-21, when Kelly Miller Middle School had 499 students, to 2024-25, when it had 315.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Kelly Miller Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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
Kelly Miller Middle School
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
301 49th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019
Phone
(202) 388-6870
County
District of Columbia
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
315
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000272
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Kelly Miller Middle School
How large is Kelly Miller Middle School?
Kelly Miller Middle School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kelly Miller Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kelly Miller Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kelly Miller Middle School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Kelly Miller Middle School.
How diverse is Kelly Miller Middle School?
Kelly Miller Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 89% Black.
Who oversees Kelly Miller Middle School?
Kelly Miller Middle School is overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia.
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