District of Columbia schools ranked by test score
Latest DC CAPE year (2024-25). 131 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 38.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | E.L. Haynes PCS - ES Washington · E.L. Haynes PCS | Elementary | 31.8% | -6.2pp |
| 52 | Langdon ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 31.4% | -6.6pp |
| 53 | Takoma ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.0pp |
| 54 | Tubman ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 30.0% | -8.0pp |
| 55 | Breakthrough Montessori PCS Washington · Breakthrough Montessori PCS | Elementary | 29.2% | -8.8pp |
| 56 | Creative Minds International PCS Washington · Creative Minds International PCS | Elementary | 29.0% | -9.0pp |
| 57 | Seaton ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 28.8% | -9.2pp |
| 58 | Two Rivers PCS - Young ES Washington · Two Rivers PCS | Elementary | 28.7% | -9.3pp |
| 59 | Moten ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 28.6% | -9.4pp |
| 60 | Bunker Hill ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 28.4% | -9.6pp |
| 61 | LaSalle-Backus ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 28.4% | -9.6pp |
| 62 | DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES Washington · DC Prep PCS | Elementary | 28.0% | -10.0pp |
| 63 | Van Ness ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 27.1% | -10.9pp |
| 64 | KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Elementary | 27.0% | -11.0pp |
| 65 | Walker-Jones Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 26.8% | -11.2pp |
| 66 | Center City PCS - Trinidad Washington · Center City PCS | Elementary | 26.7% | -11.3pp |
| 67 | Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS | Elementary | 26.7% | -11.3pp |
| 68 | Patterson ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 26.2% | -11.8pp |
| 69 | Ingenuity Prep PCS Washington · Ingenuity Prep PCS | Elementary | 26.1% | -11.9pp |
| 70 | Perry Street Preparatory PCS Washington · Perry Street Preparatory PCS | Elementary | 26.1% | -11.9pp |
| 71 | DC Scholars PCS Washington · DC Scholars PCS | Elementary | 26.0% | -12.0pp |
| 72 | Cleveland ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 25.2% | -12.8pp |
| 73 | Noyes ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 24.6% | -13.4pp |
| 74 | Beers ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 24.5% | -13.5pp |
| 75 | Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End Washington · Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS | Elementary | 24.4% | -13.6pp |
| 76 | Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS | Elementary | 24.4% | -13.6pp |
| 77 | Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS | Elementary | 24.4% | -13.6pp |
| 78 | Center City PCS - Petworth Washington · Center City PCS | Elementary | 24.3% | -13.7pp |
| 79 | Kimball ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 24.2% | -13.8pp |
| 80 | Randle Highlands ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 23.7% | -14.3pp |
| 81 | Center City PCS - Shaw Washington · Center City PCS | Elementary | 23.5% | -14.5pp |
| 82 | Leckie Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 23.3% | -14.7pp |
| 83 | Lorraine H. Whitlock ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 23.2% | -14.8pp |
| 84 | Truesdell ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 23.2% | -14.8pp |
| 85 | Meridian PCS Washington · Meridian PCS | Elementary | 22.6% | -15.4pp |
| 86 | C.W. Harris ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 22.5% | -15.5pp |
| 87 | Nalle ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 22.2% | -15.8pp |
| 88 | Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES Washington · Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS | Elementary | 21.5% | -16.5pp |
| 89 | DC Prep PCS - Edgewood ES Washington · DC Prep PCS | Elementary | 20.6% | -17.4pp |
| 90 | Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS Washington · Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS | Elementary | 19.7% | -18.3pp |
| 91 | Amidon-Bowen ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 18.9% | -19.1pp |
| 92 | Houston ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 18.9% | -19.1pp |
| 93 | Excel Academy Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 18.8% | -19.2pp |
| 94 | KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Elementary | 18.8% | -19.2pp |
| 95 | KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Elementary | 18.1% | -19.9pp |
| 96 | Lawrence E. Boone ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 18.1% | -19.9pp |
| 97 | Stanton ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 18.0% | -20.0pp |
| 98 | Langley ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 17.9% | -20.1pp |
| 99 | Browne Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 17.6% | -20.4pp |
| 100 | Thomas ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Elementary | 17.6% | -20.4pp |
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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.