District of Columbia schools ranked by test score
Latest DC CAPE year (2024-25). 42 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 38.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deal MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 81.4% | +43.4pp |
| 2 | Washington Latin PCS - MS Washington · Washington Latin PCS | Middle | 74.5% | +36.5pp |
| 3 | Hardy MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 73.5% | +35.5pp |
| 4 | Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper MS Washington · Washington Latin PCS | Middle | 69.1% | +31.1pp |
| 5 | Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 59.9% | +21.9pp |
| 6 | Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle Washington · Friendship PCS | Middle | 44.5% | +6.5pp |
| 7 | Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle Washington · Friendship PCS | Middle | 40.9% | +2.9pp |
| 8 | Eliot-Hine MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 39.7% | +1.7pp |
| 9 | Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle Washington · Friendship PCS | Middle | 39.7% | +1.7pp |
| 10 | DC Prep PCS - Edgewood MS Washington · DC Prep PCS | Middle | 39.2% | +1.2pp |
| 11 | Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle Washington · Friendship PCS | Middle | 37.8% | -0.2pp |
| 12 | DC Prep PCS - Benning MS Washington · DC Prep PCS | Middle | 37.5% | -0.5pp |
| 13 | Ida B. Wells MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 36.1% | -1.9pp |
| 14 | Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle Washington · Friendship PCS | Middle | 35.7% | -2.3pp |
| 15 | Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle Washington · Friendship PCS | Middle | 35.4% | -2.6pp |
| 16 | Paul PCS - MS Washington · Paul PCS | Middle | 35.3% | -2.7pp |
| 17 | Social Justice PCS Washington · Social Justice PCS | Middle | 35.2% | -2.8pp |
| 18 | Washington Global PCS Washington · Washington Global PCS | Middle | 33.0% | -5.0pp |
| 19 | MacFarland MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 32.6% | -5.4pp |
| 20 | DC Prep PCS - Anacostia MS Washington · DC Prep PCS | Middle | 31.6% | -6.4pp |
| 21 | Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS Washington · Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P | Middle | 30.4% | -7.6pp |
| 22 | McKinley MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 30.2% | -7.8pp |
| 23 | Brookland MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 28.3% | -9.7pp |
| 24 | Jefferson MS Academy Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 26.0% | -12.0pp |
| 25 | Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning Washington · Digital Pioneers Academy PCS | Middle | 25.4% | -12.6pp |
| 26 | Two Rivers PCS - Young MS Washington · Two Rivers PCS | Middle | 25.4% | -12.6pp |
| 27 | KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Middle | 23.8% | -14.2pp |
| 28 | E.L. Haynes PCS - MS Washington · E.L. Haynes PCS | Middle | 22.1% | -15.9pp |
| 29 | Capital City PCS - MS Washington · Capital City PCS | Middle | 20.6% | -17.4pp |
| 30 | Hart MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 20.1% | -17.9pp |
| 31 | Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS Washington · Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS | Middle | 19.2% | -18.8pp |
| 32 | KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Middle | 18.4% | -19.6pp |
| 33 | KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Middle | 16.9% | -21.1pp |
| 34 | Kelly Miller MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 16.9% | -21.1pp |
| 35 | KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Middle | 16.8% | -21.2pp |
| 36 | KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Middle | 16.8% | -21.2pp |
| 37 | Sousa MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 16.4% | -21.6pp |
| 38 | Johnson MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 15.8% | -22.2pp |
| 39 | KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS | Middle | 14.1% | -23.9pp |
| 40 | Kramer MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools | Middle | 13.5% | -24.5pp |
| 41 | Capital Village PCS Washington · Capital Village PCS | Middle | 10.0% | -28.0pp |
| 42 | Monument Academy PCS Washington · Monument Academy PCS | Middle | 4.5% | -33.5pp |
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.