Largest Schools in District of Columbia

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 10, 2026

Ranked by student enrollment. Data from NCES CCD 2022-23.

1,855

Largest School

Jackson-Reed Hs

720

Avg Enrollment

Schools Listed

State

#	School	Enrollment	Student:Teacher	Level	District
1.	Jackson-Reed Hs Washington	1,855	17:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
2.	District of Columbia International School Washington	1,654	10.8:1	other	District of Columbia International School
3.	Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington	1,563	11.4:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
4.	Deal Ms Washington	1,462	12.6:1	middle	District of Columbia Public Schools
5.	Coolidge Hs Washington	1,029	17.5:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
6.	Roosevelt Hs Washington	943	11.1:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
7.	Lafayette Es Washington	923	14.6:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
8.	Eastern Hs Washington	909	13.5:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
9.	Dunbar Hs Washington	892	14.5:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
10.	Bancroft Es Washington	821	11.9:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
11.	Ingenuity Prep Pcs Washington	797	8.7:1	other	Ingenuity Prep PCS
12.	Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington	791	12.8:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
13.	Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy Washington	745	10.3:1	high	Friendship PCS
14.	Mckinley Technology Hs Washington	723	14.8:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
15.	Janney Es Washington	717	12.7:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
16.	Cardozo Education Campus Washington	710	9.7:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
17.	Benjamin Banneker Hs Washington	703	17:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
18.	Washington Yu Ying Pcs Washington	701	10.6:1	other	Washington Yu Ying PCS
19.	Basis Dc Pcs Washington	692	13.3:1	other	BASIS DC PCS
20.	Murch Es Washington	658	15.9:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
21.	Brightwood Es Washington	646	8.7:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
22.	Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs Washington	646	9.8:1	high	KIPP DC PCS
23.	Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs Washington	643	12:1	high	KIPP DC PCS
24.	Hardy Ms Washington	631	14.6:1	middle	District of Columbia Public Schools
25.	Dc Bilingual Pcs Washington	622	8.4:1	other	DC Bilingual PCS
26.	Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs Washington	614	13.9:1	elementary	KIPP DC PCS
27.	School Without Walls Hs Washington	606	15.8:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
28.	Ballou Hs Washington	597	10.4:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
29.	Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington	589	80.6:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
30.	School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens Washington	583	10:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
31.	H.D. Woodson Hs Washington	579	11.6:1	high	District of Columbia Public Schools
32.	Meridian Pcs Washington	578	10.8:1	other	Meridian PCS
33.	Barnard Es Washington	573	10.4:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
34.	Latin American Montessori Bilingual Pcs Washington	572	11.1:1	other	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS
35.	Mundo Verde Bilingual Pcs - J.F. Cook Washington	563	14.1:1	other	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS
36.	Maury Es Washington	559	14.2:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
37.	Tyler Es Washington	542	11.3:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
38.	Creative Minds International Pcs Washington	530	10.9:1	other	Creative Minds International PCS
39.	Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep Washington	530	16.9:1	other	Rocketship Education DC PCS
40.	Inspired Teaching Demonstration Pcs Washington	522	13:1	other	Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
41.	Ida B. Wells Ms Washington	521	11.5:1	middle	District of Columbia Public Schools
42.	Powell Es Washington	514	10.5:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
43.	John Lewis Es Washington	509	11.5:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
44.	Mundo Verde Bilingual Pcs - Calle Ocho Washington	504	22.4:1	other	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS
45.	Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan Washington	503	14.6:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
46.	Ludlow-Taylor Es Washington	489	11.7:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
47.	Macfarland Ms Washington	486	9.6:1	middle	District of Columbia Public Schools
48.	Takoma Es Washington	483	9.7:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools
49.	Dc Scholars Pcs Washington	478	11.8:1	other	DC Scholars PCS
50.	J.O. Wilson Es Washington	477	11:1	other	District of Columbia Public Schools

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

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