Best Schools for White Students in District of Columbia (2026)
These are the District of Columbia public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maury ES Washington | 92% | 98% | 70 | B |
| 2 | Eaton ES Washington | 92% | 92% | 94 | B |
| 3 | Bancroft ES Washington | 90% | 90% | 28 | B |
| 4 | Ross ES Washington | 90% | 90% | 26 | A+ |
| 5 | Lafayette ES Washington | 87% | 92% | 216 | A+ |
| 6 | Janney ES Washington | 92% | 87% | 233 | B |
| 7 | Key ES Washington | 82% | 92% | 96 | A+ |
| 8 | Brent ES Washington | 87% | 87% | 84 | A+ |
| 9 | Stoddert ES Washington | 82% | 92% | 124 | A |
| 10 | Murch ES Washington | 87% | 87% | 146 | A |
| 11 | Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street Washington | 85% | 85% | 56 | A |
| 12 | School-Within-School at Goding Washington | 82% | 87% | 65 | A+ |
| 13 | Mann ES Washington | 87% | 77% | 97 | A+ |
| 14 | Hyde-Addison ES Washington | 70% | 90% | 24 | A+ |
| 15 | Ludlow-Taylor ES Washington | 85% | 75% | 31 | A+ |
| 16 | Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington | 85% | 75% | 49 | C |
| 17 | Hearst ES Washington | 85% | 75% | 59 | A+ |
| 18 | Washington Yu Ying PCS Washington | 72% | 77% | 66 | A+ |
| 19 | Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS Washington | 90% | 50% | 29 | B |
| 20 | Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook Washington | 62% | 67% | 75 | A |
| 21 | Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland Washington | 50% | 70% | 29 | B+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deal MS Washington | 95% | 81% | 681 | B+ |
| 2 | Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington | 95% | 75% | 56 | B+ |
| 3 | Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS Washington | 87% | 77% | 83 | C |
| 4 | Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington | 87% | 77% | 132 | B |
| 5 | Capital City PCS - MS Washington | 90% | 70% | 27 | C |
| 6 | Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan Washington | 70% | 90% | 26 | B+ |
| 7 | Hardy MS Washington | 87% | 72% | 119 | B |
| 8 | School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens Washington | 85% | 75% | 33 | C+ |
| 9 | Washington Latin PCS - MS Washington | 82% | 67% | 157 | A+ |
| 10 | Creative Minds International PCS Washington | 65% | 75% | 46 | C+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School Without Walls HS Washington | 95% | 98% | 59 | A+ |
| 2 | BASIS DC PCS Washington | 92% | 82% | 189 | A+ |
| 3 | Washington Latin PCS - Upper School Washington | 90% | 65% | 30 | A+ |
| 4 | District of Columbia International School Washington | 82% | 72% | 135 | A |
| 5 | Jackson-Reed HS Washington | 82% | 57% | 178 | A |
| 6 | Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington | — | 50% | 17 | A |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology