District of Columbia schools ranked by test score
Latest DC CAPE year (2024-25). 209 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 38.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Banneker HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | High | 92.3% | +54.3pp |
| 2 | Ross ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 83.8% | +45.8pp |
| 3 | Stoddert ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 82.2% | +44.2pp |
| 4 | Deal MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 81.4% | +43.4pp |
| 5 | Janney ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 81.0% | +43.0pp |
| 6 | Lafayette ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 80.5% | +42.5pp |
| 7 | Washington Latin PCS - Upper School Washington · Washington Latin PCS | High | 80.1% | +42.1pp |
| 8 | BASIS DC PCS Washington · BASIS DC PCS | High | 77.9% | +39.9pp |
| 9 | Brent ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 76.1% | +38.1pp |
| 10 | Mann ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 75.5% | +37.5pp |
| 11 | School-Within-School at Goding Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 74.8% | +36.8pp |
| 12 | McKinley Technology HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | High | 74.7% | +36.7pp |
| 13 | Washington Latin PCS - MS Washington · Washington Latin PCS | Middle | 74.5% | +36.5pp |
| 14 | Hearst ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 74.1% | +36.1pp |
| 15 | Key ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 73.8% | +35.8pp |
| 16 | Hardy MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 73.5% | +35.5pp |
| 17 | Maury ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 73.3% | +35.3pp |
| 18 | Shepherd ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 72.7% | +34.7pp |
| 19 | Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 72.1% | +34.1pp |
| 20 | Murch ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 71.6% | +33.6pp |
| 21 | Hyde-Addison ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 71.0% | +33.0pp |
| 22 | Jackson-Reed HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | High | 69.9% | +31.9pp |
| 23 | Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper MS Washington · Washington Latin PCS | Middle | 69.1% | +31.1pp |
| 24 | Eaton ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 66.8% | +28.8pp |
| 25 | Ludlow-Taylor ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 64.2% | +26.2pp |
| 26 | Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland Washington · Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS | Elementary | 60.0% | +22.0pp |
| 27 | Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 59.9% | +21.9pp |
| 28 | Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | High | 56.9% | +18.9pp |
| 29 | District of Columbia International School Washington · District of Columbia International School | High | 56.8% | +18.8pp |
| 30 | Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS Washington · Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS | Elementary | 55.7% | +17.7pp |
| 31 | Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS | Elementary | 55.1% | +17.1pp |
| 32 | Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho Washington · Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS | Elementary | 54.3% | +16.3pp |
| 33 | Washington Yu Ying PCS Washington · Washington Yu Ying PCS | Elementary | 54.0% | +16.0pp |
| 34 | Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS Washington · Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS | Elementary | 53.7% | +15.7pp |
| 35 | Burroughs ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +14.0pp |
| 36 | Shirley Chisholm ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 50.5% | +12.5pp |
| 37 | The Sojourner Truth School PCS Washington · The Sojourner Truth School PCS | High | 50.0% | +12.0pp |
| 38 | DC Bilingual PCS Washington · DC Bilingual PCS | Elementary | 49.7% | +11.7pp |
| 39 | Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 49.4% | +11.4pp |
| 40 | John Francis Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 49.3% | +11.3pp |
| 41 | Marie Reed ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 48.2% | +10.2pp |
| 42 | Whittier ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 48.2% | +10.2pp |
| 43 | Center City PCS - Congress Heights Washington · Center City PCS | Elementary | 47.0% | +9.0pp |
| 44 | Payne ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 47.0% | +9.0pp |
| 45 | Bancroft ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 45.0% | +7.0pp |
| 46 | Early Childhood Academy PCS Washington · Early Childhood Academy PCS | Elementary | 45.0% | +7.0pp |
| 47 | Powell ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 44.9% | +6.9pp |
| 48 | Garrison ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 44.6% | +6.6pp |
| 49 | Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle Washington · Friendship PCS | Middle | 44.5% | +6.5pp |
| 50 | Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland Washington · Lee Montessori PCS | Elementary | 41.6% | +3.6pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the DC CAPE % Meeting + Exceeding threshold on the latest available DC CAPE English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in District of Columbia, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.