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Washington, DC
Public School Ratings




Washington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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District Of Columbia Public Schools School District details

District Of Columbia Public Schools School District
1200 First St Ne
Washington, DC 20002

49,687 Students enrolled in District

116 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 11)

District Of Columbia Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to District Of Columbia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.5% of all DC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.9% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
27%
38%
34%
23%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School
401 I St. Sw
Washington, DC, 20024
PK-05
Anacostia High School
1601 16th St. Se
Washington, DC, 20020
09-12
Ballou High School
3401 4th St. Se
Washington, DC, 20032
09-12
Ballou Stay High School
3401 4th St. Se
Washington, DC, 20032
09-12
Bancroft Elementary School
1755 Newton St. Nw
Washington, DC, 20010
PK-05
Bard High School Early College Dc (bard Dc)
4430 H St. Se
Washington, DC, 20019
09-12
Barnard Elementary School
430 Decatur St. Nw
Washington, DC, 20011
PK-05
Beers Elementary School
3600 Alabama Ave. Se
Washington, DC, 20020
PK-05
Benjamin Banneker High School
1600 9th St. Nw
Washington, DC, 20001
09-12
Brent Elementary School
301 North Carolina Ave. Se
Washington, DC, 20003
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.8% 14.0%
Black 57.7% 65.8%
Hispanic 22.3% 18.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $615,821,000 36.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,612 $129,791,000 7.7%
Staff $1,505 $74,773,000 4.4%
General Administration $1,578 $78,400,000 4.6%
School Administration $1,833 $91,074,000 5.4%
Operation $1,809 $89,878,000 5.3%
Transportation $1,452 $72,163,000 4.3%
Other $971 $48,262,000 2.9%
Total Support $11,760 $584,341,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,851 $489,473,000 29.0%
Total Expenditures $34,006 $1,689,635,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,825 $1,075,228,000 37.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,425 $220,503,000 7.7%
Staff $1,147 $104,278,000 3.6%
General Administration $1,509 $137,251,000 4.8%
School Administration $1,767 $160,675,000 5.6%
Operation $2,278 $207,090,000 7.2%
Transportation $1,433 $130,338,000 4.5%
Other $1,339 $121,774,000 4.2%
Total Support $11,899 $1,081,909,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,841 $712,922,000 24.8%
Total Expenditures $31,565 $2,870,059,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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