District of Columbia Public Schools
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District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the traditional public school system
of Washington, D.C.
in the United States
.
, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino
, 4.6% Caucasian, and 1.6% Asian
.
By the 2005–2006 school year, enrollment had dropped to 58,000 students. In 2010 about 38% of Washington, D.C. public school students attended 60 charter schools. Some of these are overseen by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board) and others of which are overseen by DCPS. Some families in Washington, D.C. place their children in private schools instead of DCPS schools.
Analyzing test results from the 2004–2005 school year, the Progressive Policy Institute found that 54% of D.C. charter school students were reported as proficient in math, compared with 44% of students in traditional schools. Charter students also scored higher than their counterparts in reading.
, with eleven members, including two students who had the right to debate but not to vote. Five members were elected and four were appointed by the Mayor. The Board established DCPS policies and employed a superintendent to serve as chief executive officer of the school district, responsible for day-to-day operations. Four Board members represented specific geographical boundaries and the Board President was elected at large.
Beginning in Fall 2007, the DCPS is administered directly from the Office of the Mayor. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty
proposed putting the public schools under the direct control of the Mayor's Office upon taking office in January 2007. The D.C. Council passed the Mayor's proposal into law but since the change amended the Home Rule Act
, the change needed to gain Federal approval before taking effect. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton
introduced H.R. 2080, a bill to amend the D.C. Home Rule Charter Act to provide for the Mayor's proposal. H.R. 2080 was passed by the United States House of Representatives
under an expedited procedure on May 8, 2007 by a voice vote. After three U.S. Senators (Ben Cardin
of Maryland
, Mary Landrieu
of Louisiana
, and Carl Levin
of Michigan
) initially placed "holds" on the bill to prevent its consideration in the United States Senate
, the Senate agreed to pass H.R. 2080 without amendment on May 22, 2007 by unanimous consent. On May 31, 2007, the bill was presented to the President and President Bush signed H.R. 2080 into law on June 1, 2007. After the standard Congressional review period expired on June 12, 2007, the Mayor's office had direct control of the Superintendent and the school budget. On June 12, Mayor Fenty appointed Michelle Rhee
the new Chancellor, replacing Superintendent Clifford B. Janey.
(NCLB), entitled “Academic Assessment and Local Education Agency and School Improvement", the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) of the District of Columbia oversees compliance with Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP). A large portion of meeting AYP is based on standardized tests performance, in the District this summative assessment
is called the DC CAS, District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System.
Many schools are failing to meet AYP, even though DCPS educators offer support and tools to students to be academically successful. DCPS has created an evaluation tool to assess schools by more than their standardized test scores. They call this Quality School Review, which uses the Effective Schools Framework to assess schools through rubrics on topics such as classroom observations, interviews with parents, students, teachers, and school leadership, staff surveys and reviewing artifacts (i.e. handbooks, student work). In 2007, Karin Hess of the The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment conducted an analysis has also gone into the alignment of DCPS standards and the DC CAS Alt, the assessment for students with cognitive disabilities.
The average educator was paid $67,000 in 2010. A contract signed in 2010 was expected to raise that figure to $81,000 in 2012.
, except Maya Angelou Academy
which is located in Laurel
, Maryland
.
Many of the District's public schools are undergoing evolving relationships with the central office as they seek to compete for students leaving the system for charter schools. According to school choice researcher Erin Dillon, "In its winning application for federal Race to the Top funds, DCPS, for example, touted its three models for autonomous schools: The aptly named 'Autonomous Schools,' which are granted autonomy as a reward for high performance; 'Partnership Schools,' which are run by outside organizations that are granted autonomy in the hope of dramatically improving performance; and the 'DC Collaborative for Change,' or DC3, a joint effort of some of the district’s highest- and lowest-performing schools that have been granted autonomy as a tool for innovating with curriculum and professional development. (Meanwhile, highly autonomous charter schools, a growing presence in the District of Columbia, educate almost 40 percent of the city’s public school students.)"
* Student counts as of 2003
** Charter school
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Composition and enrollment
DCPS consists of 168 schools and learning centers, which break down into 101 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 9 junior high schools, 20 senior high schools, 6 education centers, and 20 special schools. As of 2003, the school system included 65,099 students, including 39,161 at the elementary level, 4,638 in middle schools, 5,111 in junior high schools, and 12,311 high school students, as well as 1,273 in alternative programs and special education schools. DCPS has a diverse student population with more than 112 different home languages that represent 138 different nationalities. The ethnic breakdown of students enrolled is 84.4% African AmericanAfrican American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
, 4.6% Caucasian, and 1.6% Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
.
By the 2005–2006 school year, enrollment had dropped to 58,000 students. In 2010 about 38% of Washington, D.C. public school students attended 60 charter schools. Some of these are overseen by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board) and others of which are overseen by DCPS. Some families in Washington, D.C. place their children in private schools instead of DCPS schools.
Analyzing test results from the 2004–2005 school year, the Progressive Policy Institute found that 54% of D.C. charter school students were reported as proficient in math, compared with 44% of students in traditional schools. Charter students also scored higher than their counterparts in reading.
Governance
For the school year ending in Spring 2007, the DCPS was governed by the D.C. Board of EducationBoard of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
, with eleven members, including two students who had the right to debate but not to vote. Five members were elected and four were appointed by the Mayor. The Board established DCPS policies and employed a superintendent to serve as chief executive officer of the school district, responsible for day-to-day operations. Four Board members represented specific geographical boundaries and the Board President was elected at large.
Beginning in Fall 2007, the DCPS is administered directly from the Office of the Mayor. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty
Adrian Fenty
Adrian Malik Fenty was the sixth, and at age 36, the youngest, mayor of the District of Columbia. He served one term—from 2007 to 2011—losing his bid for reelection at the primary level to Democrat Vincent C. Gray...
proposed putting the public schools under the direct control of the Mayor's Office upon taking office in January 2007. The D.C. Council passed the Mayor's proposal into law but since the change amended the Home Rule Act
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a United States federal law passed on December 24, 1973 which devolved certain congressional powers of the District of Columbia to local government, furthering District of Columbia home rule...
, the change needed to gain Federal approval before taking effect. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton is a Delegate to Congress representing the District of Columbia. In her position she is able to serve on and vote with committees, as well as speak from the House floor...
introduced H.R. 2080, a bill to amend the D.C. Home Rule Charter Act to provide for the Mayor's proposal. H.R. 2080 was passed by the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
under an expedited procedure on May 8, 2007 by a voice vote. After three U.S. Senators (Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin
Benjamin Louis "Ben" Cardin is the junior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the Senate, Cardin was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1987 to 2007.Cardin was elected to succeed Paul Sarbanes in...
of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu
Mary Loretta Landrieu is the senior United States Senator from the State of Louisiana and a member of the Democratic Party.Born in Arlington, Virginia, Landrieu was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana...
of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, and Carl Levin
Carl Levin
Carl Milton Levin is a Jewish-American United States Senator from Michigan, serving since 1979. He is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
) initially placed "holds" on the bill to prevent its consideration in the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, the Senate agreed to pass H.R. 2080 without amendment on May 22, 2007 by unanimous consent. On May 31, 2007, the bill was presented to the President and President Bush signed H.R. 2080 into law on June 1, 2007. After the standard Congressional review period expired on June 12, 2007, the Mayor's office had direct control of the Superintendent and the school budget. On June 12, Mayor Fenty appointed Michelle Rhee
Michelle Rhee
Michelle A. Rhee is a public figure involved in the American education system. She was chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools from 2007 to 2010...
the new Chancellor, replacing Superintendent Clifford B. Janey.
No Child Left Behind Compliance
In accordance with Section 1116, a provision of the No Child Left Behind ActNo Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
(NCLB), entitled “Academic Assessment and Local Education Agency and School Improvement", the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) of the District of Columbia oversees compliance with Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP). A large portion of meeting AYP is based on standardized tests performance, in the District this summative assessment
Summative Assessment
Summative assessment refers to the assessment of the learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular time. After a period of work, e.g. a unit for two weeks, the learner sits for a test and then the teacher marks the test and assigns a score. The test aims to summarize learning...
is called the DC CAS, District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System.
Many schools are failing to meet AYP, even though DCPS educators offer support and tools to students to be academically successful. DCPS has created an evaluation tool to assess schools by more than their standardized test scores. They call this Quality School Review, which uses the Effective Schools Framework to assess schools through rubrics on topics such as classroom observations, interviews with parents, students, teachers, and school leadership, staff surveys and reviewing artifacts (i.e. handbooks, student work). In 2007, Karin Hess of the The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment conducted an analysis has also gone into the alignment of DCPS standards and the DC CAS Alt, the assessment for students with cognitive disabilities.
Statistics
In 2008, in terms of testing 36% of students demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and 39% demonstrated proficiency in reading.The average educator was paid $67,000 in 2010. A contract signed in 2010 was expected to raise that figure to $81,000 in 2012.
Schools and locations
All DCPS schools are located in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, except Maya Angelou Academy
Maya Angelou Academy
The Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings, renamed from Oak Hill Academy in May 2009, is an alternative school operated by the non-profit See Forever Foundation...
which is located in Laurel
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
.
Many of the District's public schools are undergoing evolving relationships with the central office as they seek to compete for students leaving the system for charter schools. According to school choice researcher Erin Dillon, "In its winning application for federal Race to the Top funds, DCPS, for example, touted its three models for autonomous schools: The aptly named 'Autonomous Schools,' which are granted autonomy as a reward for high performance; 'Partnership Schools,' which are run by outside organizations that are granted autonomy in the hope of dramatically improving performance; and the 'DC Collaborative for Change,' or DC3, a joint effort of some of the district’s highest- and lowest-performing schools that have been granted autonomy as a tool for innovating with curriculum and professional development. (Meanwhile, highly autonomous charter schools, a growing presence in the District of Columbia, educate almost 40 percent of the city’s public school students.)"
High schools
| School Name | Students* | Low grade | High grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anacostia High School Anacostia High School Anacostia High School is a public high school located in the Southeast quadrant of the District of Columbia.-Formation:In August 2009, Friendship Public Charter School became a partner with DC Public Schools to manage the high school. As a result, the school became known as the Academies at... |
693 | 9th | 12th |
| Associates For Renewal In Education Public Charter School (PSC)** | 65 | 9th | 12th |
| Ballou High School Ballou High School Ballou Senior High School is a public school located in Washington, D.C., United States. Ballou is a part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The current principal is Rahman Branch... |
964 | 9th | 12th |
| Benjamin Banneker Academic High School Benjamin Banneker Academic High School Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is a small magnet high school located in Washington, D.C., that was originally built to serve as a neighborhood Junior High School and named in honor of the African-American mathematician, astronomer, clockmaker, and almanac author, Benjamin Banneker. In 1980... |
390 | 9th | 12th |
| Bell Multicultural High School Bell Multicultural High School Bell Multicultural High School is a public school located in the neighborhood of Columbia Heights in Washington, D.C., United States. Bell Multicultural is a part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. , the principal is Maria Tukeva.... |
672 | 9th | 12th |
| Booker T. Washington Public Charter School Booker T. Washington Public Charter School -Values:Booker T. Washington Public Charter School is a 501c3 non-profit charter high school chartered by the District of Columbia Public Schools.-School's Mission:The mission of Booker T... |
171 | 9th | 12th |
| Business & Finance School-Within-a-School Charter (SWSC) Woodson | 202 | 9th | 12th |
| Cardozo Senior High School | 749 | 9th | 12th |
| Cesar Chavez Public Policy PCS** | 252 | 9th | 12th |
| Choice Senior High School Program | 33 | 9th | 12th |
| Calvin Coolidge High School | 843 | 9th | 12th |
| Dunbar High School Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.) Dunbar High School is a public secondary school located in Washington, D.C., United States. The school is located in the Truxton Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington, two blocks from the intersection of New Jersey and New York Avenues... |
931 | 9th | 12th |
| Eastern High School Eastern High School (Washington, D.C.) Eastern High School is a public high school located in Washington, D.C.. It educates about 350 students in grades 9 to 12. The school is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.... |
968 | 9th | 12th |
| Duke Ellington School of the Arts Duke Ellington School of the Arts The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school located at 35th Street and R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., and dedicated to arts education. One of the high schools of the District of Columbia Public School system, it is named for the American jazz bandleader and composer Edward... |
485 | 9th | 12th |
| Howard D. Woodson High School | 571 | 9th | 12th |
| Integrated Design Electronics Academy PCS** | 232 | 9th | 12th |
| Jose-Arz Academy PCS** | 56 | 9th | 12th |
| Kamit Institute PCS** | 76 | 9th | 12th |
| Marriott Hospitality PCS** | 120 | 9th | 12th |
| Maya Angelou PCS—Evans campus** | 120 | 9th | 12th |
| Maya Angelou PCS—Shaw campus** | 110 | 9th | 12th |
| McKinley Technology High School McKinley Technology High School McKinley Technology High School is a public city-wide 9-12th grade high school in the District of Columbia Public Schools in northeast Washington, D.C.. The school was originally an off shoot of Central High School , was called McKinley Technical High School and was located at 7th and Rhode Island... |
800 | 9th | 12th |
| Luke C. Moore Academy Senior High School | 264 | 9th | 12th |
| Next Step PCS** | 65 | 9th | 12th |
| Pre-Engineering SWSC Dunbar | 147 | 9th | 12th |
| Theodore Roosevelt High School | 821 | 9th | 12th |
| School Without Walls | 500 | 9th | 12th |
| Joel Elias Spingarn High School Spingarn High School Joel Elias Spingarn High School is a public high school located in the District of Columbia. The school is named after Joel Elias Spingarn an American educator and literary critic who established the Spingarn Medal, awarded annually for outstanding achievement by an African American.Springarn... |
609 | 9th | 12th |
| Washington Center Special Education | 61 | 9th | 12th |
| M.M. Washington Career High School | 329 | 9th | 12th |
| Washington Math/Science/Technology PCS** | 292 | 9th | 12th |
| Woodrow Wilson High School | 1476 | 9th | 12th |
Middle and junior high schools
| School Name | Students* | Low grade | High grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backus Middle School | 569 | 6th | 8th |
| Barbara Jordan PCS** | 55 | 5th | 8th |
| Brown Ronald Middle School | 496 | 6th | 8th |
| Browne Junior High School | 459 | 7th | 9th |
| Choice Middle Program | 15 | 6th | 8th |
| Alice Deal Middle School | 773 | 6th | 8th |
| Eliot Junior High School | 320 | 7th | 9th |
| Evans Middle School | 259 | 6th | 8th |
| Francis Junior High School | 403 | 7th | 9th |
| Garnet-Patterson Middle School | 327 | 6th | 8th |
| Hardy Middle School | 420 | 6th | 8th |
| Hart Middle School | 578 | 7th | 8th |
| Hine Junior High School | 675 | 7th | 9th |
| Jefferson Junior High School | 882 | 7th | 9th |
| Johnson Junior High School | 646 | 7th | 9th |
| Kelly Miller Middle School | 400 | 6th | 8th |
| Kipp Dc/Key Academy** | 160 | 5th | 8th |
| Kramer Middle School | 369 | 6th | 8th |
| Lincoln Middle School Lincoln Middle School (Washington, D.C.) Lincoln Multicultural Middle School is a public middle school in District of Columbia Public Schools, serving children in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.... |
397 | 6th | 8th |
| Macfarland Middle School | 671 | 6th | 8th |
| Moten Elementary School | 348 | 4th | 6th |
| Options PCS** | 147 | 5th | 8th |
| Paul JHS PCS** | 222,586 | 6th | 8th |
| Sasha Bruce PCS** | 88 | 6th | 8th |
| Shaw Junior High School | 534 | 7th | 9th |
| Sousa Middle School | 420 | 6th | 8th |
| Stuart-Hobson Middle School | 386 | 5th | 8th |
| Terrell Center | 32 | 7th | 9th |
| Terrell Junior High School | 294 | 7th | 9th |
Elementary schools
| School Name | Students* | Low grade | High grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Elementary School | 327 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Beers Elementary School | 444 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Benning Elementary School | 237 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Birney Elementary School | 529 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Bowen Elementary School | 294 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Brent Elementary School | 295 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Brightwood Elementary School | 503 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Brookland Elementary School | 358 | Prekindergarten | 6th (CLOSED) |
| Bruce-Monroe Elementary School | 370 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Bunker Hill Elementary School | 421 | Prekindergarten | 7th |
| Burroughs Elementary School | 265 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Burrville Elementary School | 325 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Capital City PCS** | 181 | Prekindergarten | 7th |
| Children Studio School PCS** | 115 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Clark Elementary School | 298 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Cleveland Elementary School | 238 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Community Academy PCS** | 466 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Consolidated Headstart | 79 | Prekindergarten | Prekindergarten |
| Cook Elementary School | 248 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Cooke Elementary School | 416 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Davis Elementary School | 338 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Draper Elementary School | 312 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Drew Elementary School | 313 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS** | 208 | Kindergarten | 6th |
| Emery Elementary School | 367 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Emilia Reggio | 83 | Prekindergarten | Kindergarten |
| Ferebee-Hope Elementary School | 314 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Fletcher Johnson Ed Complex | 528 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Gage Eckington Elementary | 364 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Garfield Elementary School | 520 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Garrison Elementary School | 386 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Gibbs Elementary School | 528 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Green Elementary School | 411 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Harris Elementary School | 533 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Harris P R Educational Center | 917 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Hearst Elementary School | 159 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Hendley Elementary School | 405 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Houston Elementary School | 338 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Howard Road Academy** | 536 | Kindergarten | 6th |
| Hyde Elementary School | 172 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Ideal Academy PCS** | 201 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Janney Elementary School | 456 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| John Eaton Elementary School | 413 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Kenilworth Elementary School | 379 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Ketcham Elementary School | 413 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Key Elementary School | 217 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Kimball Elementary School Kimball Elementary School Kimball Elementary School is a kindergarten to fifth grade school part of the District of Columbia public school system.It is located at the corner of Minnesota Avenue and Ely Place S.E.The brick building was originally built in 1950s has had two additions.... |
452 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| King Elementary School | 464 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Lafayette Elementary School | 517 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Langdon Elementary School | 387 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Lasalle Elementary School | 309 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Leckie Elementary School | 377 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Ludlow-Taylor Elementary | 278 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Malcolm X Elementary School | 562 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Mann Elementary School | 233 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Marshall Thurgood Elementary | 345 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Maury Elementary School | 283 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| McGogney Elementary School | 434 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Meridian PCS** | 443 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Merritt Elementary School | 474 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Meyer Elementary School | 382 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Miner Elementary School DCPS | 462 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Montgomery Elementary School | 314 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Murch Elementary School | 484 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Nalle Elementary School | 459 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Noyes Elementary School | 202 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Orr Elementary School | 407 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Oyster Adams Bilingual School | 635 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Park View Elementary School | 366 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Patterson Elementary School | 324 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Payne Elementary School | 274 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Peabody Elementary School | 141 | Prekindergarten | Kindergarten |
| Plummer Elementary School | 357 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Powell Elementary School | 322 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Randle Highlands Elementary | 479 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Raymond Elementary School | 491 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Reed Elementary School | 470 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| River Terrace Elementary School | 264 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Roots PCS** | 57 | Kindergarten | 8th |
| Ross Elementary School | 168 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Rudolph Elementary School | 538 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Savoy Elementary School | 385 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| School For Arts In Learning PCS** | 112 | Kindergarten | 6th |
| SouthEast Academy Of Scholastic Excellence PCS** | 670 | Kindergarten | 8th |
| Seaton Elementary School | 441 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Shadd Elementary School | 191 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Shaed Elementary School | 370 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Shepherd Elementary School | 354 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Simon Elementary School | 406 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Slowe Elementary School | 471 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Smothers Elementary School | 267 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Stanton Elementary School | 622 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Stevens Elementary School | 328 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Stoddert Elementary School | 228 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Takoma Elementary School | 445 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Terrell Elementary School | 247 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Thomas Elementary School | 377 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Thomson Elementary School | 276 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Tree Of Life PCS** | 133 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Tri-Community PCS** | 22 | Kindergarten | 1st |
| Truesdell Elementary School | 477 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Tubman Elementary School | 635 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Turner Elementary School | 513 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Tyler Elementary School | 290 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Van Ness Elementary School | 250 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Watkins Elementary School | 475 | Prekindergarten | 4th |
| Webb Elementary School | 536 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| West Elementary School | 309 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Wheatley Elementary School | 350 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Whittier Elementary School | 490 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Wilkinson Elementary School | 508 | Prekindergarten | 3rd |
| Wilson Elementary School | 414 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Winston Elementary School | 555 | Prekindergarten | 8th |
Other schools
| School Name | Students* | Low grade | High grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballou Stay | 538 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Browne Center Special Education | 76 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Carlos Rosario International PCS** | 835 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Child & Family Services | 177 | Prekindergarten | 12th |
| D.C. Alternative Learning Academy West | 33 | 7th | 11th |
| Friendship PCS Collegiate Academy** | 1,214 | 9th | 12th |
| Hamilton Center Special Education | 56 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Hyde Leadership PCS** | 547 | Kindergarten | 12th |
| Jackie Robinson Center | 14 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Lee Mamie | 161 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Maya Angelou Academy Maya Angelou Academy The Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings, renamed from Oak Hill Academy in May 2009, is an alternative school operated by the non-profit See Forever Foundation... |
152 | 6th | 12th |
| Maya Angelou Academy Transition Center | 25 | 6th | 12th |
| Moten Center Special Education | 87 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| New School For Enterprise And Dev PCS** | 356 | 9th | 11th |
| Prospect Learning Center | 103 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Residential Schools | 349 | 2nd | 12th |
| Robeson Paul | 24 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Roosevelt Stay | 268 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Rose School | 26 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Seed PCS** | 302 | 7th | 12th |
| Sharpe Health School | 222 | Prekindergarten | 12th |
| Spingarn Center | 35 | 9th | 9th |
| Spingarn Stay | 121 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Taft School | 100 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS** | 89 | 9th | 12th |
| Tuition Grant | 2037 | Kindergarten | 12th |
| Village Leaning Center PCS** | 397 | Prekindergarten | 12th |
| Walker-Jones Educational Center | 200+ | Prekindergarten | 8th |
| Washington Latin PCS** | 514 | 5th | 11th |
| Young Elementary School | 441 | Prekindergarten | 9th |