List of high schools in the District of Columbia
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Washington
- Anacostia High School
- Maya Angelou Public Charter School
- Associates for Renewal in Education Public Charter School
- Ballou High SchoolBallou High SchoolBallou 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...
- Benjamin Banneker Academic High SchoolBenjamin Banneker Academic High SchoolBenjamin 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...
- Bell High School
- Booker T. Washington Public Charter SchoolBooker 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...
- Edmund Burke SchoolEdmund Burke SchoolThe Edmund Burke School is a private college preparatory school in Washington, D.C. Located on Connecticut Avenue, NW, near the Van Ness metro station, it covers 6th through 12th grades, and it currently enrolls about 320 students. Founded in 1968 by Jean Mooskin and Dick Roth, the school practices...
- Business & Finance SWSC Woodson School
- Cardozo High SchoolCardozo High School (Washington, D.C.)Cardozo Senior High School is a secondary school at 13th and Clifton Street in northwest Washington, D.C., United States, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood....
- Cesar Chavez Public Policy Public Charter School
- Choice High Program
- Coolidge High School
- Dunbar High SchoolDunbar 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...
- Eastern Senior High School
- Duke Ellington School of the ArtsDuke Ellington School of the ArtsThe 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...
- Emerson Preparatory SchoolEmerson Preparatory SchoolEmerson Preparatory School is a small private high school in Northwest Washington, D.C., founded in 1852 as the Emerson Institute. It is Washington's oldest co-ed college preparatory school...
- The Field SchoolThe Field SchoolThe Field School is an elite and selective preparatory school in Washington, D.C., located in the old Cafritz mansion on Foxhall Rd. The school teaches 7th-12th grade, with about 310 students attending.-History:...
- Georgetown Day SchoolGeorgetown Day SchoolGeorgetown Day School is a pre-K-12 private preparatory school in Washington, D.C..-History:GDS was founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in the District of Columbia.-Academics:...
- Georgetown Visitation Preparatory SchoolGeorgetown Visitation Preparatory SchoolGeorgetown Visitation Preparatory School was founded in Washington, DC in 1799 as the Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies. It was also formally referred to as the Convent and Academy of the Visitation. Since 1799, the school has continued for over 200 years as a college preparatory school for women...
- Gonzaga College High SchoolGonzaga College High SchoolGonzaga College High School is a Jesuit high school for boys located in Washington, D.C. The school is named in honor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian saint from the 16th century...
- Integrated Design Electronics Academy Public Charter School
- Jose-Arz Academy Public Charter
- Kamit Institute Public Charter
- Kirov Academy of BalletKirov Academy of BalletThe Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, D.C. is a ballet school that serves students in grades 7 through 12 and offers a high school diploma in addition to its dance instruction...
- Lab School of WashingtonLab School of WashingtonThe Lab School of Washington is a school for students with learning difficulties, founded by Sally Lieberman Smith, an American educator who taught at American University, where she directed the since 1976 to 2007 after her death. Katherine Schantz, then directed the school from 2007–present...
- Marriott Hospitality Public Charter School
- McKinley Technology High SchoolMcKinley Technology High SchoolMcKinley 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...
- The Model Secondary SchoolThe Model Secondary SchoolModel Secondary School for the Deaf is a school for the deaf in Washington, D.C..The Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson on October 15, 1966 . In May 1969, the Secretary of the U.S...
- Moore, Luke Academy
- National Cathedral SchoolNational Cathedral SchoolNational Cathedral School is an independent Episcopal private day school for girls located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C...
- Next Step Public Charter School
- Parkmont SchoolParkmont SchoolParkmont is an independent school, headed by Ron McClain, located in Washington, D.C. Parkmont was founded in 1971, as a cooperative Middle School by a parent group in McLean, Virginia...
- Pre-Engineering SWSC Dunbar School
- Roosevelt High School
- St. Albans SchoolSt. Albans School (Washington, D.C.)St. Albans School is an independent college preparatory school for boys in grades 4–12, located in Washington, D.C. The school is named after Saint Alban, traditionally regarded as the first British martyr. Within the St...
- St. Anselm's Abbey SchoolSt. Anselm's Abbey SchoolSt. Anselm's Abbey School is an all boys's preparatory school for grades six through twelve in Washington D.C.. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington...
- St. John's College High SchoolSt. John's College High SchoolSt. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., established in 1851, is the second oldest Catholic Christian Brother's school in the United States, and the oldest JROTC school. It was founded by Brother John of Mary, F.S.C., and two other Christian Brothers in St. Matthew's parish, 15th and G...
- School Without Walls
- Sidwell Friends SchoolSidwell Friends SchoolSidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell, its motto is "Eluceat omnibus lux" , alluding to the Quaker concept of inner light...
- Spingarn High SchoolSpingarn High SchoolJoel 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...
- Washington Center Special Education
- Washington Math/Science/Technology Public Charter School
- Booker T. Washington Public Charter School
- M.M. Washington High School
- Wilson High SchoolWoodrow Wilson Senior High School (Washington, DC)Woodrow Wilson Senior High School is a secondary school in Washington, DC. Wilson is located in the Tenleytown neighborhood of D.C., at the intersection of Chesapeake Street and Nebraska Avenue NW. Wilson, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the District of Columbia Public Schools...
- Woodson High School
External links
- List of high schools in the District of Columbia from SchoolTree.org