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%.

Subject:English Language Arts Mathematics

Level:All Elementary Middle High Combined

Rank	School	Level	English Language Arts	vs state
101	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	High	28.3%	-9.7pp
102	DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES Washington · DC Prep PCS	Elementary	28.0%	-10.0pp
103	Van Ness ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	27.1%	-10.9pp
104	KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	27.0%	-11.0pp
105	Walker-Jones Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	26.8%	-11.2pp
106	Center City PCS - Trinidad Washington · Center City PCS	Elementary	26.7%	-11.3pp
107	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS	Elementary	26.7%	-11.3pp
108	Girls Global Academy PCS Washington · Girls Global Academy PCS	High	26.2%	-11.8pp
109	Patterson ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	26.2%	-11.8pp
110	Ingenuity Prep PCS Washington · Ingenuity Prep PCS	Elementary	26.1%	-11.9pp
111	Perry Street Preparatory PCS Washington · Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Elementary	26.1%	-11.9pp
112	DC Scholars PCS Washington · DC Scholars PCS	Elementary	26.0%	-12.0pp
113	Jefferson MS Academy Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	26.0%	-12.0pp
114	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning Washington · Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Middle	25.4%	-12.6pp
115	Two Rivers PCS - Young MS Washington · Two Rivers PCS	Middle	25.4%	-12.6pp
116	Cleveland ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	25.2%	-12.8pp
117	Eastern HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	25.2%	-12.8pp
118	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS Washington · Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	High	24.9%	-13.1pp
119	Noyes ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	24.6%	-13.4pp
120	Beers ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	24.5%	-13.5pp
121	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy Washington · Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	High	24.5%	-13.5pp
122	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End Washington · Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Elementary	24.4%	-13.6pp
123	Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS	Elementary	24.4%	-13.6pp
124	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS	Elementary	24.4%	-13.6pp
125	Center City PCS - Petworth Washington · Center City PCS	Elementary	24.3%	-13.7pp
126	Kimball ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	24.2%	-13.8pp
127	Washington Leadership Academy PCS Washington · Washington Leadership Academy PCS	High	24.2%	-13.8pp
128	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy Washington · Friendship PCS	High	24.1%	-13.9pp
129	H.D. Woodson HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	24.1%	-13.9pp
130	KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	Middle	23.8%	-14.2pp
131	Randle Highlands ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	23.7%	-14.3pp
132	Center City PCS - Shaw Washington · Center City PCS	Elementary	23.5%	-14.5pp
133	Leckie Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	23.3%	-14.7pp
134	Lorraine H. Whitlock ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	23.2%	-14.8pp
135	Truesdell ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	23.2%	-14.8pp
136	Coolidge HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	22.9%	-15.1pp
137	Meridian PCS Washington · Meridian PCS	Elementary	22.6%	-15.4pp
138	C.W. Harris ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	22.5%	-15.5pp
139	IDEA PCS Washington · IDEA PCS	High	22.5%	-15.5pp
140	Nalle ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	22.2%	-15.8pp
141	E.L. Haynes PCS - MS Washington · E.L. Haynes PCS	Middle	22.1%	-15.9pp
142	E.L. Haynes PCS - HS Washington · E.L. Haynes PCS	High	22.0%	-16.0pp
143	Roosevelt HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	21.6%	-16.4pp
144	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES Washington · Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Elementary	21.5%	-16.5pp
145	Capital City PCS - MS Washington · Capital City PCS	Middle	20.6%	-17.4pp
146	DC Prep PCS - Edgewood ES Washington · DC Prep PCS	Elementary	20.6%	-17.4pp
147	Hart MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	20.1%	-17.9pp
148	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS Washington · Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Elementary	19.7%	-18.3pp
149	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS Washington · Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Middle	19.2%	-18.8pp
150	Amidon-Bowen ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	18.9%	-19.1pp

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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.