District of Columbia · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced 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.

Compiled from official source data by .
60/100
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 60/100 on the NCES resource index.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The highest-ranked school in District of Columbia is Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys Pcs in Washington with a quality score of 60/100 (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.