District of Columbia · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in District of Columbia

The 50 public schools in District of Columbia with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

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

The ranking in one line

Anacostia Hs runs District of Columbia's smallest classes at 6.6:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 12.3:1.

6.6:1
smallest classes (Anacostia Hs): 50
listed schools below the state average: 12.3:1
District of Columbia average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Anacostia Hs Washington	246	High	District of Columbia Public Schools	-46%	6.6:1
2	Tubman Es Washington	415	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-44%	6.9:1
3	Ron Brown College Preparatory Hs Washington	196	High	District of Columbia Public Schools	-43%	7:1
4	King Es Washington	193	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-42%	7.1:1
5	Patterson Es Washington	238	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-41%	7.2:1
6	Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs Washington	307	High	Friendship Pcs	-41%	7.3:1
7	Monument Academy Pcs Washington	131	Elementary	Monument Academy Pcs	-41%	7.3:1
8	Malcolm X Es at Green Washington	170	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-40%	7.4:1
9	River Terrace Education Campus Washington	125	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-40%	7.4:1
10	Washington Leadership Academy Pcs Washington	386	High	Washington Leadership Academy Pcs	-37%	7.7:1
11	Bridges Pcs Washington	365	Other	Bridges Pcs	-37%	7.8:1
12	Capital City Pcs - Ms Washington	344	Elementary	Capital City Pcs	-37%	7.8:1
13	Truesdell Es Washington	370	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-36%	7.9:1
14	Capital City Pcs - Lower School Washington	323	Other	Capital City Pcs	-36%	7.9:1
15	Lasalle-Backus Es Washington	279	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-35%	8:1
16	Friendship Pcs - Woodridge International Middle Washington	223	Elementary	Friendship Pcs	-35%	8:1
17	Washington Latin Pcs - Upper School Washington	357	High	Washington Latin Pcs	-34%	8.1:1
18	Walker-Jones Education Campus Washington	292	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-34%	8.1:1
19	Sela Pcs Washington	302	Other	Sela Pcs	-33%	8.2:1
20	Stanton Es Washington	288	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-33%	8.2:1
21	Kramer Ms Washington	213	Middle	District of Columbia Public Schools	-33%	8.2:1
22	Two Rivers Pcs - Young Ms Washington	224	Middle	Two Rivers Pcs	-33%	8.3:1
23	Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle Washington	199	Elementary	Friendship Pcs	-33%	8.3:1
24	Girls Global Academy Pcs Washington	183	High	Girls Global Academy Pcs	-33%	8.3:1
25	The Seed Pcs of Washington Dc Washington	245	High	Seed Pcs	-32%	8.4:1
26	Thomas Es Washington	228	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-32%	8.4:1
27	Capital City Pcs - Hs Washington	348	High	Capital City Pcs	-31%	8.5:1
28	Lorraine H. Whitlock Es Washington	162	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-31%	8.5:1
29	Savoy Es Washington	233	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-30%	8.6:1
30	Moten Es Washington	216	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-30%	8.6:1
31	Dorothy I. Height Es Washington	400	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-29%	8.7:1
32	Ingenuity Prep Pcs Washington	797	Other	Ingenuity Prep Pcs	-28%	8.8:1
33	Macfarland Ms Washington	486	Middle	District of Columbia Public Schools	-28%	8.8:1
34	Center City Pcs - Shaw Washington	202	Other	Center City Pcs	-28%	8.8:1
35	E.L. Haynes Pcs - Ms Washington	329	Elementary	E.L. Haynes Pcs	-28%	8.9:1
36	Thomson Es Washington	259	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-28%	8.9:1
37	Simon Es Washington	231	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-28%	8.9:1
38	Raymond Es Washington	439	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-27%	9:1
39	Kelly Miller Ms Washington	315	Middle	District of Columbia Public Schools	-27%	9:1
40	Ketcham Es Washington	244	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-27%	9:1
41	Plummer Es Washington	233	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-27%	9:1
42	Friendship Pcs - Woodridge International Elementary Washington	218	Other	Friendship Pcs	-26%	9.1:1
43	H.D. Cooke Es Washington	406	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-25%	9.2:1
44	Eagle Academy Pcs - Congress Heights Washington	284	Other	Eagle Academy Pcs	-25%	9.2:1
45	Excel Academy Washington	363	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-24%	9.3:1
46	Nalle Es Washington	287	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-24%	9.3:1
47	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy Washington	367	Other	Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy	-24%	9.4:1
48	Brightwood Es Washington	646	Other	District of Columbia Public Schools	-23%	9.5:1
49	Ballou Hs Washington	597	High	District of Columbia Public Schools	-23%	9.5:1
50	Perry Street Preparatory Pcs Washington	437	Other	Perry Street Preparatory Pcs	-23%	9.5:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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