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Washington, DC is home to some of the nation's top-rated schools. There are a variety of public and private institutions available to meet the needs of students in the city. These schools offer rigorous curriculum, experienced teachers, and competitive extracurriculars that allow students to excel both in the classroom and beyond. With access to incredible resources such as museums, historical sites, and monuments, Washington DC provides a unique learning environment for students of all ages. Students attending DC schools benefit from small class sizes and a wealth of educational opportunities that help them reach their full potential.

Name Grades Type Rating
Academia DE La Recta Porta ICDSPK - 12Private
Academy of Hope Adult PCSAE - AERegular
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS Middle School04 - 08Regular9
Achievement Preparatory PCS ElementaryKG - 03Regular
Aidan Montessori SchoolUG - UGPrivate
Aiton ESPK - 05Regular2
Amidon Bowen ESPK - 05Regular3
Anacostia SHS09 - 12Regular3
Annunciation Catholic SchoolPK - 08Private
Appletree Early Learning Center PCS AmidonPK - PKRegular
Appletree Early Learning Center PCS Columbia HeightsPK - PKRegular
Appletree Early Learning Center PCS Lincoln ParkPK - PKRegular
Appletree Early Learning Center PCS OklahomaPK - PKRegular
Appletree Early Learning Center PCS ParklandPK - PKRegular
Appletree Early Learning Center PCS Southwest AmidonPK - PKRegular
Appletree Early Learning PCS Southeast Douglas KnollPK - PKRegular
Archbishop Carroll High School09 - 12Private
Arts and Technology PCSPK - 05Regular4
Ballou SHS09 - 12Regular2
Ballou StayAE - AEAlternative Education
Bancroft ESPK - 05Regular6
Barnard ESPK - 05Regular7
Basis DC PCS05 - 10Regular10
Beauvoir the National Cathedral Elementary SchoolPK - 03Private
Beers ESPK - 05Regular6
Benjamin Banneker Academy HS09 - 12Regular10
Bishop John T Walker School for BoysPK - 04Private
Booker T Washington PCS09 - 12Regular3
Brent ESPK - 05Regular9
Bridges PCSPK - 02Regular
Brightwood ECPK - 08Regular5
British School of WashingtonPK - 12Private
Briya Public Charter SchoolAE - AERegular
Brookland EC At Bunker HillPK - 08Regular4
Brookland Ms2 - 2Regular
Browne ECPK - 08Regular3
Bruce Monroe ES At Park ViewPK - 05Regular6
Burroughs ECPK - 08Regular6
Burrville ESPK - 05Regular5
C W Harris ESPK - 05Regular3
Calvary Christian AcademyPK - 08Private
Capital City HS PCS09 - 12Regular
Capital City Lower PCSPK - 04Regular6
Capital City Middle School PCS05 - 08Regular
Capitol Hill Day SchoolPK - 08Private
Capitol Hill Montessori School At LoganPK - 07Regular
Cardozo EC06 - 12Regular3
Carlos Rosario International PCS Harvard Street CampusAE - AERegular
Cedar Tree Academy PCSPK - KGRegular
Center City Brightwood Campus PCSPK - 08Regular8
Center City Capitol Hill Campus PCSPK - 08Regular5
Center City Congress Heights Campus PCSPK - 08Regular6
Center City Petworth Campus PCSPK - 08Regular6
Center City Shaw Campus PCSPK - 08Regular6
Center City Trinidad Campus PCSPK - 08Regular4
Cesar Chavez for Public Policy Capitol Hill PCS09 - 12Regular7
Cesar Chavez for Public Policy Parkside Ms PCS06 - 08Regular6
Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy Chavez Prep.06 - 09Regular8
Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy Parkside HS09 - 12Regular8
Child and Family Services Regular Ed2 - 2Alternative Education
Choice Academy At Emery09 - 11Alternative Education1
Christian Family MontessoriPK - 06Private
Cleveland ESPK - 05Regular9
Columbia Heights EC06 - 12Regular6
Community Academy Amos 5PK - 05Regular9
Community Academy Amos IPK - 05Regular6
Community Academy Amos IIPK - 01Regular
Community Academy Amos IIIPK - 05Regular3
Community Academy Capcs OnlineKG - 08Regular9
Community College Preparatory Academy PCSAE - AERegular
Coolidge SHS09 - 12Regular4
Creative Minds International PCSPK - 04Regular
D C Bilingual PCSPK - 05Regular8
D C Prep. Benning Elementary PCSPK - 03Regular8
D C Prep. Edgewood Elementary PCSPK - 03Regular10
D C Prep. Edgewood Middle Campus PCS04 - 08Regular10
D C Preparatory Benning Middle Campus04 - 05Regular
Davis ESPK - 05Regular
DC Scholars PCSPK - 05Regular
DC Youth Re Engagement Center2 - 2Alternative Education
Deal Ms06 - 08Regular10
Democracy Prep. Congress Heights PCSPK - 06Regular
District of Columbia International School06 - 07Regular
Dorothy Heights2 - 2Regular
Drew ESPK - 05Regular2
Dunbar HS09 - 12Regular3
DuPont Park Adventist SchoolPK - 08Private
Eagle Academy PCS Eagle Center At McGogneyPK - 03Regular9
Eagle Academy PCS New Jersey Avenue CampusPK - 03Regular
Early Childhood Academy PCSPK - 03Regular
Early Childhood Academy PCS Walter Washington03 - 03Regular8
Eastern HS09 - 12Regular6
Eaton ESPK - 05Regular10
Edmund Burke School06 - 12Private
El Haynes High School09 - 12Regular8
El Haynes PCS Elementary SchoolPK - 04Regular
El Haynes PCS Middle School05 - 08Regular7
Eliot HINE Ms06 - 08Regular4
Ellington School of the Arts09 - 12Regular10
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Communtiy Freedom PCSPK - 05Regular8
Emerson Preparatory School09 - 12Private
Excel Academy PCS DreamPK - 03Regular7
Excel Academy PCS Lead04 - 06Regular
Ferebee Hope ESPK - 05Regular
Friendship PCS Armstrong2 - 2Regular
Friendship PCS Blow PiercePK - PKRegular3
Friendship PCS Blow Pierce ElementaryPK - 03Regular
Friendship PCS Blow Pierce Middle04 - 08Regular
Friendship PCS ChamberlainPK - PKRegular6
Friendship PCS Chamberlain ElementaryPK - 03Regular
Friendship PCS Chamberlain Middle04 - 08Regular
Friendship PCS Online2 - 2Regular
Friendship PCS Southeast AcademyPK - 05Special Education5
Friendship PCS Tech Prep.06 - 12Regular5
Friendship PCS Technology Preparatory High2 - 2Regular
Friendship PCS Woodridge CampusPK - PKRegular5
Friendship PCS Woodridge ElementaryPK - 03Regular
Friendship PCS Woodridge Middle04 - 08Regular
Friendship PCS Woodson Collegiate Campus09 - 12Regular4
Garfield ESPK - 05Regular3
Garrison ESPK - 05Regular6
Georgetown Day SchoolPK - 12Private
Georgetown Montessori SchoolPK - KGPrivate
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School09 - 12Private
Gonzaga College High School09 - 12Private
H D Cooke ESPK - 05Regular4
Hardy Ms06 - 08Regular8
Harmony DC PCS School of ExcellenceKG - 05Regular
Hart Ms06 - 08Regular3
Hearst ESPK - 05Regular8
Hendley ESPK - 05Regular2
High Road Academy-Primary and Middle02 - 08Private
High Road School02 - 08Private
Holy Trinity SchoolPK - 08Private
Hope Community PCS Lamond CampusPK - 05Regular4
Hope Community PCS Tolson CampusPK - 08Regular6
Hospitality High School09 - 12Regular5
Houston ESPK - 05Regular3
Howard Road Academy PCS MLK Campus07 - 08Regular
Howard Road Academy PCS Pennsylvania AvenuePK - KGRegular
Howard University Early Learning ProgramPK - KGPrivate
Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS06 - 08Regular9
Hyde Addison ESPK - 05Regular9
Idea PCS09 - 12Regular7
Ideal Academy PCS North Capitol Street Campus ESPK - 08Regular6
Imagine Southeast PCPK - 06Regular3
Incarcerated Youth Program Correctional Detention Facility09 - 12Alternative Education
Ingenuity Prep. PCSPK - 01Regular
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCSPK - 06Regular3
J O Wilson ESPK - 05Regular7
Janney ESPK - 05Regular10
Jefferson Middle School Academy06 - 08Regular
Jefferson Ms06 - 08Regular6
Jewish Primary Day School Nations CapitalPK - 06Private
Johnson John Hayden Ms06 - 08Regular3
Just United States KidsPK - KGPrivate
Kelly Miller Ms06 - 08Regular5
Kendall Demonstration Elementary SchoolPK - 08Private
Kenilworth ESPK - 05Regular
Ketcham ESPK - 05Regular5
Key ESPK - 05Regular10
Kimball ESPK - 05Regular4
King M L ESPK - 05Regular3
Kingsbury Day SchoolKG - 12Private
Kingsman Academy2 - 2Regular
KIPP DC Aim PCS Academy PCS05 - 08Regular8
KIPP DC Arts and Technology Academy PCSPK - KGRegular
KIPP DC College Prep. PCS06 - 12Regular9
KIPP DC Connect AcademyPK - KGRegular
KIPP DC Discover PCSPK - KGRegular
KIPP DC Grow Academy PCSPK - KGRegular
KIPP DC Heights Academy PCS01 - 04Regular
KIPP DC Key Academy PCS03 - 08Regular9
KIPP DC Lead Academy01 - 03Regular
KIPP DC Leap Academy PCSPK - KGRegular
KIPP DC Middle School #5 Academy PCS2 - 2Regular
KIPP DC Northeast Academy PCS05 - 06Regular
KIPP DC Promise PCS01 - 04Regular8
KIPP DC Quest Academy PCS01 - 05Regular
KIPP DC Spring Academy01 - 01Regular
KIPP DC Will Academy PCS04 - 08Regular8
Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington DC08 - 12Private
Kramer Ms06 - 08Regular2
Kuumba Learning CenterPK - 10Private
Lafayette ESPK - 05Regular10
Langdon ECPK - 08Regular6
Langley ECPK - 05Regular5
Lasalle Backus ECPK - 08Regular3
Lashawn DCPS Non Public2 - 2Regular
Latin America Montessori Bilingual Lamb PCSPK - 05Regular10
Latin America Youth Center Career AcademyUG - UGRegular
Leckie ESPK - 05Regular7
Lee Montessori PCSPK - 01Regular
Lowell SchoolPK - 08Private
Ludlow Taylor ESPK - 05Regular7
Luke Moore Alternative HS09 - 12Regular2
M C Terrell McGogney ESPK - 05Special Education
Macfarland Ms06 - 08Regular
Malcolm X ES At GreenPK - 05Regular4
Mamie D Lee School01 - 12Special Education
Mann ESPK - 05Regular10
Maret SchoolKG - 12Private
Marie Reed ESPK - 05Regular7
Marshall ESPK - 05Regular
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS Slowe CampusPK - 08Regular6
Maury ESPK - 05Regular8
Maya Angelou PCS Evans High School09 - 12Regular4
Maya Angelou PCS Evans Middle School07 - 08Regular4
Maya Angelou Young Adult Learning CenterAE - AEAlternative Education
McKinley Middle School06 - 08Regular
McKinley Technology HS09 - 12Regular10
Meridian PCSPK - 08Regular7
Metropolitan Day SchoolPK - 05Private
Miner ESPK - 05Regular2
Model Secondary School for the Deaf09 - 12Private
Montessori School of Chevy ChasePK - KGPrivate
Monument Academy2 - 2Regular
Moten ESPK - 05Regular
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCSPK - 03Regular
Murch ESPK - 05Regular10
Nalle ESPK - 05Regular6
Nation HouseKG - 06Private
National Cathedral School04 - 12Private
National Children's CenterUG - UGPrivate
National Childrens Center SeUG - UGPrivate
National Collegiate Prep. PCS09 - 12Regular4
National Presbyterian SchoolPK - 06Private
Naylor Road SchoolKG - 08Private
Noyes ESPK - 08Regular3
Options PCS07 - 12Regular2
ORR ESPK - 05Regular3
Our Lady of Victory SchoolPK - 08Private
Oyster Adams Bilingual School OysterPK - 08Regular10
Parkmont School06 - 12Private
Patterson ESPK - 05Regular2
Paul PCS International HS09 - 11Regular
Paul PCS Middle School06 - 08Regular8
Payne ESPK - 05Regular4
Peabody ES Capital Hill ClusterPK - KGRegular
Perry Street Prep. PCSPK - 12Regular5
Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS09 - 12Regular6
Plummer ESPK - 05Regular4
Potomac Preparatory PCSPK - 08Regular5
Powell ESPK - 05Regular6
Pre-K Incentive Program2 - 2Regular
Preparatory School of DCPK - 12Private
Prospect LCUG - UGSpecial Education
Psychiatric Inst. of Washington (Sped)KG - 12Private
Randall Hyland Private SchoolPK - KGPrivate
Randle Highlands ESPK - 05Regular4
Raymond ECPK - 08Regular5
Residential Schools2 - 2Regular
Rhema Christian Center SchoolKG - 12Private
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts PCS08 - 12Regular5
River SchoolPK - 03Private
Ron Brown Ms06 - 08Regular
Roosevelt HS At Macfarland09 - 12Regular4
Roosevelt Stay At MacfarlandAE - AEAlternative Education
Roots Activity Learning CenterPK - 08Private
Roots PCSPK - 05Regular
Ross ESPK - 05Regular9
Sacred Heart SchoolPK - 08Private
San Miguel School06 - 08Private
Savoy ESPK - 05Regular2
School Within School At GodingPK - 03Regular
School Without Walls At Francis StevensPK - 08Regular6
School Without Walls HS09 - 12Regular10
Seaton ESPK - 05Regular6
Seed PCS of Washington DC06 - 12Regular7
SELA PCSPK - 02Regular
Sharpe Health School02 - 12Special Education
Shaw Ms At Garnet Patterson06 - 08Regular
Shepherd ESPK - 05Regular9
Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCSPK - 03Regular
Sidwell Friends SchoolPK - 12Private
Simon ESPK - 05Regular4
Smithsonian Early Enrichment CenterPK - KGPrivate
Smothers ESPK - 05Regular2
Somerset Preparatory Academy PCS06 - 09Regular
Sousa Ms06 - 08Regular4
Spingarn SHS09 - 12Regular
Spingarn Stay2 - 2Alternative Education
St. Albans School04 - 12Private
St. ANNS AcademyKG - 08Private
St. Anthony Catholic SchoolPK - 08Private
St. Augustine Catholic SchoolPK - 08Private
St. Coletta Special Education PCSPK - KGSpecial Education
St. Francis Xavier Catholic SchoolPK - 08Private
St. Johns College High School09 - 12Private
St. Patrick S Episcopal Day SchoolPK - 08Private
St. Peter SchoolPK - 08Private
St. Thomas More CatholicPK - 08Private
Stanton ESPK - 05Regular4
Stoddert ESPK - 05Regular10
Stuart Hobson Ms Capitol Hill Cluster06 - 08Regular8
Takoma ECPK - 08Regular5
The Bridges AcademyPK - 08Private
The Childrens Guild2 - 2Regular
The Episcopal Center for ChildrenKG - 06Private
The Field School06 - 12Private
The French Maternal SchoolPK - KGPrivate
The Lab School of Washington07 - 12Private
The Monroe School07 - 12Private
The Next Step PCSUG - UGRegular
The Next Step PCS Adult10 - 12Regular
The School for Ethics and Global Leadership11 - 11Private
Thomas ESPK - 05Regular5
Thomson ESPK - 05Regular7
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS09 - 12Regular9
Tree of Life Community PCSPK - 08Regular5
Truesdell ECPK - 08Regular5
Tubman ESPK - 05Regular8
Tuition Grant DCPS Non Public2 - 2Regular
Turner ESPK - 05Regular3
Two Rivers PCS ESPK - 08Regular8
Two Rivers PCS Young2 - 2Regular
Tyler ESPK - 05Regular5
Village Academy07 - 12Private
Walker Jones ECPK - 08Regular2
Washington Global2 - 2Regular
Washington International SchoolPK - 12Private
Washington Jesuit Academy05 - 08Private
Washington Latin PCS Middle School05 - 08Regular9
Washington Latin PCS Upper School09 - 12Regular9
Washington Math Science Tech PCS09 - 12Regular7
Washington Metropolitan HS Formerly Yea09 - 12Alternative Education2
Washington Middle School for Girls04 - 08Private
Washington YU Ying PCSPK - 05Regular9
Watkins ES Capitol Hill Cluster01 - 05Regular8
West ECPK - 08Regular9
Wheatley ECPK - 08Regular4
Whittier ECPK - 08Regular4
William E DOAR PCS NW Soldiers HomePK - 07Regular
William E. DOAR Junior PCS for the Performing ArtsPK - 08Regular
Wilson HS09 - 12Regular8
Winston ECPK - 08Regular
Woodson H D HS09 - 12Regular3
Youth Services Center06 - 11Alternative Education
Youthbuild PCSUG - UGAlternative Education
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