District of Columbia schools ranked by test score

Latest DC CAPE year (2024-25). 202 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 27.5%.

Subject:English Language Arts Mathematics

Level:All Elementary Middle High Combined

Rank	School	Level	Mathematics	vs state
101	Creative Minds International PCS Washington · Creative Minds International PCS	Elementary	18.7%	-8.8pp
102	Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle Washington · Friendship PCS	Middle	18.7%	-8.8pp
103	Patterson ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	17.6%	-9.9pp
104	E.L. Haynes PCS - MS Washington · E.L. Haynes PCS	Middle	17.4%	-10.1pp
105	Truesdell ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	17.4%	-10.1pp
106	KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	Middle	17.2%	-10.3pp
107	Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS	Elementary	17.1%	-10.4pp
108	Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence Washington · Harmony DC PCS	Elementary	16.7%	-10.8pp
109	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End Washington · Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Elementary	16.5%	-11.0pp
110	Ida B. Wells MS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	16.5%	-11.0pp
111	Lorraine H. Whitlock ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	16.2%	-11.3pp
112	Kimball ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	16.1%	-11.4pp
113	Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	16.0%	-11.5pp
114	Randle Highlands ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	15.9%	-11.6pp
115	Cleveland ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	15.5%	-12.0pp
116	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning Washington · Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Middle	15.5%	-12.0pp
117	Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep WASHINGTON · Rocketship Education DC PCS	Elementary	15.2%	-12.3pp
118	H.D. Cooke ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	15.0%	-12.5pp
119	Thomas ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	14.9%	-12.6pp
120	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES Washington · Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Elementary	14.5%	-13.0pp
121	Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS Washington · Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	Middle	14.5%	-13.0pp
122	KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	14.4%	-13.1pp
123	Social Justice PCS Washington · Social Justice PCS	Middle	14.4%	-13.1pp
124	Nalle ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	14.3%	-13.2pp
125	C.W. Harris ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	13.7%	-13.8pp
126	Center City PCS - Capitol Hill Washington · Center City PCS	Elementary	13.5%	-14.0pp
127	Garfield ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	13.5%	-14.0pp
128	Paul PCS - MS Washington · Paul PCS	Middle	13.4%	-14.1pp
129	Ron Brown College Preparatory HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	13.4%	-14.1pp
130	Breakthrough Montessori PCS Washington · Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Elementary	13.3%	-14.2pp
131	Capital City PCS - Lower School Washington · Capital City PCS	Elementary	13.3%	-14.2pp
132	Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary Washington · Friendship PCS	Elementary	13.3%	-14.2pp
133	Jefferson MS Academy Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Middle	13.2%	-14.3pp
134	Browne Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	12.2%	-15.3pp
135	Ingenuity Prep PCS Washington · Ingenuity Prep PCS	Elementary	12.1%	-15.4pp
136	Perry Street Preparatory PCS Washington · Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Elementary	12.1%	-15.4pp
137	Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep Washington · Rocketship Education DC PCS	Elementary	12.0%	-15.5pp
138	King ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	11.8%	-15.7pp
139	KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	Elementary	11.6%	-15.9pp
140	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	11.6%	-15.9pp
141	Amidon-Bowen ES Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	11.5%	-16.0pp
142	Leckie Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	Elementary	11.5%	-16.0pp
143	Capital City PCS - MS Washington · Capital City PCS	Middle	11.4%	-16.1pp
144	Center City PCS - Trinidad Washington · Center City PCS	Elementary	11.4%	-16.1pp
145	KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	Middle	11.3%	-16.2pp
146	MacArthur HS Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	11.3%	-16.2pp
147	Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools	High	11.2%	-16.3pp
148	KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS Washington · KIPP DC PCS	Middle	11.2%	-16.3pp
149	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill Washington · Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	High	11.1%	-16.4pp
150	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS Washington · Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Elementary	10.9%	-16.6pp

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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 Mathematics 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.