Kelly Miller Middle School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 113 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 32% |
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat 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.
Where Kelly Miller Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 315 | 29 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 32 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 35 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 48 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 100% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 99% (372) |
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.
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