District of Columbia · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in District of Columbia

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in District of Columbia, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 District of Columbia schools listed here average 62.7% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 77 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

62.7%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.6%
highest rate (The Seed Pcs of Washington Dc): 77
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	The Seed Pcs of Washington DcWashington	245	Critical	99.6%
2	Walker-Jones Education CampusWashington	292	Critical	94.2%
3	Kipp Dc - Valor Academy PcsWashington	340	Critical	90.3%
4	Kipp Dc - Quest Academy PcsWashington	388	Critical	89.4%
5	St. Coletta Special Education PcsWashington	250	Critical	89.2%
6	The Children's Guild Dc PcsWashington	246	Critical	89.0%
7	Dunbar HsWashington	892	Critical	88.5%
8	Kipp Dc - Honor Academy PcsWashington	328	Critical	86.6%
9	Kipp Dc - Northeast Academy PcsWashington	345	Critical	86.4%
10	Luke C. Moore HsWashington	275	Critical	85.8%
11	H.D. Woodson HsWashington	579	Critical	85.7%
12	Kipp Dc - Lead Academy PcsWashington	343	Critical	84.8%
13	Kipp Dc - Spring Academy PcsWashington	371	Critical	84.6%
14	Rocketship Pcs - Legacy PrepWashington	530	Critical	84.2%
15	Hope Community Pcs - TolsonWashington	232	Critical	83.2%
16	Ron Brown College Preparatory HsWashington	196	Critical	83.2%
17	Kipp Dc - Key Academy PcsWashington	422	Critical	79.1%
18	Kipp Dc - Aim Academy PcsWashington	435	Critical	78.9%
19	Kipp Dc - Will Academy PcsWashington	341	Critical	78.9%
20	Eastern HsWashington	909	Critical	77.3%
21	Cardozo Education CampusWashington	710	Critical	77.3%
22	Bard Hs Early College Dc (Bard Dc)Washington	331	Critical	77.3%
23	Roosevelt HsWashington	943	Critical	76.5%
24	King EsWashington	193	Critical	75.1%
25	Dc Scholars PcsWashington	478	Critical	74.1%
26	Washington Leadership Academy PcsWashington	386	Critical	73.3%
27	Friendship Pcs - Blow Pierce MiddleWashington	238	Critical	72.3%
28	Patterson EsWashington	238	Critical	72.3%
29	Malcolm X Es at GreenWashington	170	Critical	71.2%
30	Maya Angelou Pcs - HsWashington	218	Critical	71.1%
31	Mckinley MsWashington	286	Critical	71.0%
32	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public PolicyWashington	367	Critical	70.3%
33	Savoy EsWashington	233	Critical	70.0%
34	Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain MiddleWashington	282	Critical	69.9%
35	Macfarland MsWashington	486	Critical	69.1%
36	Sousa MsWashington	223	Critical	69.1%
37	E.L. Haynes Pcs - HsWashington	446	Critical	68.8%
38	Eagle Academy Pcs - Congress HeightsWashington	284	Critical	68.0%
39	Hendley EsWashington	276	Critical	67.8%
40	Excel AcademyWashington	363	Critical	67.2%
41	Johnson MsWashington	307	Critical	67.1%
42	Stanton EsWashington	288	Critical	67.0%
43	Capital Village PcsWashington	91	Critical	67.0%
44	Center City Pcs - ShawWashington	202	Critical	66.8%
45	Coolidge HsWashington	1,029	Critical	63.9%
46	Kimball EsWashington	330	Critical	63.9%
47	Center City Pcs - TrinidadWashington	212	Critical	63.7%
48	Kipp Dc - Promise Academy PcsWashington	614	Critical	62.7%
49	Friendship Pcs - Southeast MiddleWashington	293	Critical	60.8%
50	Friendship Pcs - Armstrong MiddleWashington	199	Critical	60.8%
51	Kingsman Academy PcsWashington	346	Critical	60.1%
52	Duke Ellington School of the ArtsWashington	589	Critical	58.6%
53	E.L. Haynes Pcs - MsWashington	329	Critical	58.1%
54	Center City Pcs - Capitol HillWashington	257	Critical	58.0%
55	Meridian PcsWashington	578	Critical	57.6%
56	Idea PcsWashington	350	Critical	57.4%
57	Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain ElementaryWashington	256	Critical	57.0%
58	Social Justice PcsWashington	97	Critical	56.7%
59	Mary Mcleod Bethune Day Academy PcsWashington	310	Critical	56.5%
60	Garfield EsWashington	252	Critical	56.3%
61	Girls Global Academy PcsWashington	183	Critical	56.3%
62	Jefferson Ms AcademyWashington	409	Critical	56.2%
63	Lorraine H. Whitlock EsWashington	162	Critical	56.2%
64	Friendship Pcs - Southeast ElementaryWashington	357	Critical	55.5%
65	Ketcham EsWashington	244	Critical	54.9%
66	Simon EsWashington	231	Critical	54.1%
67	Friendship Pcs - Blow Pierce ElementaryWashington	271	Critical	53.9%
68	Hart MsWashington	374	Critical	52.7%
69	Ida B. Wells MsWashington	521	Critical	52.6%
70	Browne Education CampusWashington	457	Critical	51.6%
71	Turner EsWashington	461	Critical	51.4%
72	Thomas EsWashington	228	Critical	51.3%
73	Friendship Pcs - Ideal MiddleWashington	172	Critical	51.2%
74	Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory HsWashington	307	Critical	51.1%
75	Harmony Dc Pcs - School of ExcellenceWashington	182	Critical	51.1%
76	Ingenuity Prep PcsWashington	797	Critical	50.4%
77	Dc Prep Pcs - Benning MsWashington	318	Critical	50.0%
78	Paul Pcs - International HsWashington	439	High	49.4%
79	Moten EsWashington	216	High	49.1%
80	Wheatley Education CampusWashington	390	High	49.0%
81	River Terrace Education CampusWashington	125	High	48.0%
82	Mckinley Technology HsWashington	723	High	47.2%
83	Smothers EsWashington	250	High	46.0%
84	Nalle EsWashington	287	High	44.9%
85	Monument Academy PcsWashington	131	High	44.3%
86	Bridges PcsWashington	365	High	43.8%
87	I Dream PcsWashington	99	High	43.4%
88	Kipp Dc - Grow Academy PcsWashington	224	High	42.9%
89	Leckie Education CampusWashington	453	High	42.8%
90	Two Rivers Pcs - Young MsWashington	224	High	42.0%
91	Burrville EsWashington	232	High	41.8%
92	C.W. Harris EsWashington	251	High	41.0%
93	Friendship Pcs - Collegiate AcademyWashington	745	High	40.9%
94	Plummer EsWashington	233	High	40.3%
95	Friendship Pcs - Armstrong ElementaryWashington	239	High	40.2%
96	Capital City Pcs - HsWashington	348	High	39.9%
97	Drew EsWashington	223	High	39.9%
98	Dc Prep Pcs - Edgewood MsWashington	308	High	39.6%
99	Friendship Pcs - Ideal ElementaryWashington	212	High	39.6%
100	Perry Street Preparatory PcsWashington	437	High	39.4%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.