District of Columbia · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in District of Columbia

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

62/100
Top score
C+
Top grade
50/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys Pcs in Washington is District of Columbia's top-resourced public school, scoring 62/100 on the NCES resource index.

62/100
top score (grade C+)
2
schools at the top grade (C+)
50/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys Pcs Washington C+ 62
2 Ross Es Washington C+ 60
3 Richard Wright Pcs for Journalism and Media Arts Washington C 59
4 Mann Es Washington C 58
5 School-Within-School at Goding Washington C 57
6 Powell Es Washington C 56
7 Shepherd Es Washington C 56
8 Latin American Montessori Bilingual Pcs Washington C 55
9 Hearst Es Washington C 55
10 Key Es Washington C 55
11 Center City Pcs - Brightwood Washington C 55
12 Peabody Es (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington C 55
13 Watkins Es (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington C- 54
14 Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington C- 53
15 Maury Es Washington C- 52
16 Ludlow-Taylor Es Washington C- 52
17 Garrison Es Washington C- 52
18 Sela Pcs Washington C- 51
19 Thomson Es Washington C- 51
20 Raymond Es Washington C- 50
21 Hyde-Addison Es Washington C- 50
22 Burroughs Es Washington C- 50
23 Benjamin Banneker Hs Washington D 49
24 Washington Yu Ying Pcs Washington D 49
25 Eaton Es Washington D 49
26 Two Rivers Pcs - 4th Street Washington D 49
27 Lee Montessori Pcs - East End Washington D 49
28 Bruce-Monroe Es at Park View Washington D 48
29 Two Rivers Pcs - Young Es Washington D 48
30 Payne Es Washington D 48
31 Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering Hs Washington D 48
32 The Seed Pcs of Washington Dc Washington D 48
33 District of Columbia International School Washington D 47
34 Dorothy I. Height Es Washington D 47
35 Kipp Dc - Inspire Academy Pcs Washington D 47
36 Cleveland Es Washington D 47
37 Ron Brown College Preparatory Hs Washington D 47
38 Monument Academy Pcs Washington D 47
39 Bancroft Es Washington D 46
40 Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington D 46
41 Brightwood Es Washington D 46
42 School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens Washington D 46
43 Washington Latin Pcs - Ms Washington D 46
44 Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs - Brookland Washington D 46
45 Washington Latin Pcs - Upper School Washington D 45
46 Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Ms Washington D 45
47 Lee Montessori Pcs - Brookland Washington D 45
48 Lasalle-Backus Es Washington D 45
49 Basis Dc Pcs Washington D 44
50 Brent Es Washington D 44

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in District of Columbia? ▼

The top-rated school in District of Columbia is Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys Pcs in Washington with a quality score of 62/100 (grade C+). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

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