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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%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
201Bridges PCS
Washington · Bridges PCS
Elementary8.3%-29.7pp
202Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy
Washington · Rocketship Education DC PCS
Elementary7.5%-30.5pp
203The SEED PCS of Washington DC
Washington · SEED PCS
High7.5%-30.5pp
204Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep
Washington · Rocketship Education DC PCS
Elementary6.7%-31.3pp
205Anacostia HS
Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools
High5.7%-32.3pp
206Monument Academy PCS
Washington · Monument Academy PCS
Middle4.5%-33.5pp
207Turner ES
Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools
Elementary4.4%-33.6pp
208Miner ES
Washington · District of Columbia Public Schools
Elementary3.3%-34.7pp
209The Children's Guild DC PCS
Washington · The Children's Guild DC PCS
Elementary1.4%-36.6pp
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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.