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Enrollment
486
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 345
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000511
MacFarland Middle School
4400 Iowa Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20011 · (202) 671-6033 · District of Columbia
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of District of Columbia public middle schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 166 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
26.6%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 MacFarland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #9 of 39 | #9 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #18 of 40 | #18 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #4 of 42 | #4 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #7 of 37 | #7 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #6 of 37 | #6 of 37 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
486
-162 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 55 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 53.5 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 55 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 55 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MacFarland Middle School.
About MacFarland Middle School
MacFarland Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in District of Columbia, with an address in Washington. It teaches 486 students in grades 6 through 8. That is 41% bigger than the average of about 345 students for middle schools in District of Columbia.
Besides MacFarland Middle School, District of Columbia Public Schools runs 116 other schools. The district enrolls 52,030 students.
Hispanic students are 56% of those enrolled at MacFarland Middle School. The remaining shares are 39% Black and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of District of Columbia's population at about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
There are about 8.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MacFarland Middle School, which has 55. Middle schools in District of Columbia have an average ratio of 10.8:1.
Among District of Columbia public middle schools, MacFarland Middle School outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for District of Columbia show that the median household earns about $109,870 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across District of Columbia, 247 public schools serve about 94,385 students.
MacFarland Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Roosevelt High School, its nearest public school. MacFarland Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 486 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 648. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.8:1 to 8.8:1.
This page is set up for the MacFarland Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in District of Columbia Public Schools
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 923 students
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt High School0.1 mi · 943
- Truesdell Elementary School0.1 mi · 370
- Dorothy I. Height Elementary School0.2 mi · 400
- Powell Elementary School0.2 mi · 514
- E.L. Haynes PCS - High School0.3 mi · 446
- E.L. Haynes PCS - Elementary School0.3 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About MacFarland Middle SchoolHow many students attend MacFarland Middle School?
MacFarland Middle School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MacFarland Middle School serve?
MacFarland Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MacFarland Middle School have?
MacFarland Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
How diverse is MacFarland Middle School?
MacFarland Middle School reports a student body of 3% White, 56% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is MacFarland Middle School public or private?
MacFarland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.