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DCPS consists of 168 schools and learning centers, which breakdown 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, 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 % Black , 9.4 % Hispanic , 4.6 % White , and 1.6 % Asian American .

DCPS is governed by the DC Board of Education, comprised of eleven members, including two students with voice but no vote. Five members are elected, and four are appointed by the Mayor. The Board establishes DCPS policies and employs a superintendent to serve as chief executive office of the school district, responsible for day-to-day operations. Four Board members represent specific geographical boundaries and the Board President is elected at large.

Most wealthy or middle-class families in Washington, D.C. place their children in private schools instead of DCPS schools.

All are located in Washington, D.C. , except Oak Hill Academy which is located in Laurel , Maryland .


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Low gradeHigh grade
Anacostia High School 6939th12th
659th12th
Ballou High School 9649th12th
Banneker High School3909th12th
Bell High School6729th12th
1429th12th
Business & Finance School-Within-a-School Charter (SWSC) Woodson2029th12th
Cardozo High School7499th12th
2529th12th
Choice Senior High School Program339th12th
Coolidge High School8439th12th
Dunbar High School9319th12th
Eastern High School9689th12th
Ellington School of the Arts4859th12th
2329th12th
569th12th
769th12th
1209th12th
859th12th
Moore Luke Academy2649th12th
659th12th
Pre-Engineering SWSC Dunbar1479th12th
Roosevelt High School8219th12th
School Without Walls 3509th12th
Spingarn High School6099th12th
Washington Center Special Education619th12th
Washington M.M. Senior High School3299th12th
2929th12th
Woodrow Wilson High School14769th12th
Woodson High School7889th12th



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Low gradeHigh grade
Backus Middle School5696th8th
555th8th
Brown Ronald Middle School4966th8th
Browne Junior High School4597th9th
Choice Middle Program156th8th
Deal Junior High School9607th9th
Eliot Junior High School3207th9th
Evans Middle School2596th8th
Francis Junior High School4037th9th
Garnet-Patterson Middle School3276th8th
Hardy Middle School4206th8th
Hart Middle School5786th8th
Hine Junior High School6757th9th
Jefferson Junior High School8827th9th
Johnson Junior High School6467th9th
1605th8th
Kramer Middle School3696th8th
Lincoln Middle School3976th8th
Macfarland Middle School6716th8th
Moten Elementary School3484th6th
1475th8th
5867th9th
886th8th
Shaw Junior High School5347th9th
Sousa Middle School4206th8th
Stuart-Hobson Middle School3865th8th
Terrell Center327th9th
Terrell Junior High School2947th9th



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Low gradeHigh grade
Barnard Elementary School327Prekindergarten5th
Beers Elementary School444Prekindergarten6th
Benning Elementary School237Prekindergarten6th
Birney Elementary School529Prekindergarten6th
Bowen Elementary School294Prekindergarten6th
Brent Elementary School295Prekindergarten6th
Brightwood Elementary School503Prekindergarten6th
Brookland Elementary School358Prekindergarten6th
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School370Prekindergarten6th
Bunker Hill Elementary School421Prekindergarten6th
Burroughs Elementary School265Prekindergarten6th
Burrville Elementary School325Prekindergarten6th
181Prekindergarten7th
115Prekindergarten6th
Clark Elementary School298Prekindergarten5th
Cleveland Elementary School238Prekindergarten5th
466Prekindergarten6th
Consolidated Headstart79PrekindergartenPrekindergarten
Cook Elementary School248Prekindergarten6th
Cooke Elementary School416Prekindergarten6th
Davis Elementary School338Prekindergarten5th
Draper Elementary School312Prekindergarten6th
Drew Elementary School313Prekindergarten6th
Eaton Elementary School413Prekindergarten6th
208Kindergarten5th
Emery Elementary School367Prekindergarten6th
Emilia Reggio83PrekindergartenKindergarten
Ferebee-Hope Elementary School314Prekindergarten5th
Fletcher Johnson Ed Complex528Prekindergarten8th
Gage Eckington Elementary364Prekindergarten6th
Garfield Elementary School520Prekindergarten6th
Garrison Elementary School386Prekindergarten6th
Gibbs Elementary School528Prekindergarten6th
Green Elementary School411Prekindergarten6th
Harris Elementary School533Prekindergarten6th
Harris P R Educational Center917Prekindergarten8th
Hearst Elementary School159Prekindergarten3rd
Hendley Elementary School</td>405Prekindergarten6th
Houston Elementary School338Prekindergarten6th
536Kindergarten6th
Hyde Elementary School172Prekindergarten5th
201Prekindergarten8th
Janney Elementary School456Prekindergarten6th
Kenilworth Elementary School379Prekindergarten6th
Ketcham Elementary School413Prekindergarten6th
Key Elementary School217Prekindergarten5th
Kimball Elementary School452Prekindergarten5th
King Elementary School464Prekindergarten5th
Lafayette Elementary School517Prekindergarten6th
Langdon Elementary School387Prekindergarten6th
Lasalle Elementary School309Prekindergarten6th
Leckie Elementary School377Prekindergarten6th
Ludlow-Taylor Elementary278Prekindergarten6th
Malcolm X Elementary School562Prekindergarten6th
Mann Elementary School233Prekindergarten6th
Marshall Thurgood Elementary345Prekindergarten8th
Maury Elementary School283Prekindergarten6th
McGogney Elementary School434Prekindergarten6th
443Prekindergarten6th
Merritt Elementary School474Prekindergarten8th
Meyer Elementary School382Prekindergarten5th
Miner Elementary School462Prekindergarten6th
Montgomery Elementary School314Prekindergarten6th
Murch Elementary School484Prekindergarten6th
Nalle Elementary School395Prekindergarten5th
Noyes Elementary School202Prekindergarten6th
Orr Elementary School407Prekindergarten5th
Oyster Elementary School395Prekindergarten6th
Park View Elementary School366Prekindergarten5th
Patterson Elementary School324Prekindergarten6th
Payne Elementary School274Prekindergarten6th
Peabody Elementary School141PrekindergartenKindergarten
Plummer Elementary School357Prekindergarten5th
Powell Elementary School322Prekindergarten5th
Randle Highlands Elementary479Prekindergarten6th
Raymond Elementary School491Prekindergarten5th
Reed Elementary School470Prekindergarten6th
River Terrace Elementary School264Prekindergarten6th
57Kindergarten8th
Ross Elementary School168Prekindergarten6th
Rudolph Elementary School538Prekindergarten6th
Savoy Elementary School385Prekindergarten5th
112Kindergarten6th
670Kindergarten8th
Seaton Elementary School441Prekindergarten6th
Shadd Elementary School191Prekindergarten5th
Shaed Elementary School370Prekindergarten6th
Shepherd Elementary School354Prekindergarten6th
Simon Elementary School406Prekindergarten5th
Slowe Elementary School471Prekindergarten6th
Smothers Elementary School267Prekindergarten6th
Stanton Elementary School622Prekindergarten6th
Stevens Elementary School328Prekindergarten6th
Stoddert Elementary School228Prekindergarten5th
Takoma Elementary School445Prekindergarten8th
Terrell Elementary School247Prekindergarten5th
Thomas Elementary School377Prekindergarten5th
Thomson Elementary School276Prekindergarten6th
133Prekindergarten5th
22Kindergarten1st
Truesdell Elementary School477Prekindergarten6th
Tubman Elementary School635Prekindergarten6th
Turner Elementary School513Prekindergarten6th
Tyler Elementary School290Prekindergarten6th
Van Ness Elementary School250Prekindergarten6th
Walker-Jones Elementary School529Prekindergarten6th
Watkins Elementary School475Prekindergarten4th
Webb Elementary School536Prekindergarten6th
West Elementary School309Prekindergarten6th
Wheatley Elementary School350Prekindergarten6th
Whittier Elementary School490Prekindergarten6th
Wilkinson Elementary School508Prekindergarten3rd
Wilson Elementary School414Prekindergarten6th
Winston Elementary School555Prekindergarten8th



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Low gradeHigh grade
Ballou Stay538UngradedUngraded
Browne Center Special Education76UngradedUngraded
835UngradedUngraded
Child & Family Services177Prekindergarten12th
Dc Alternative Learning Academy West337th11th
0Prekindergarten12th
Hamilton Center Special Education56UngradedUngraded
547Kindergarten12th
Jackie Robinson Center14UngradedUngraded
Lee Mamie161UngradedUngraded
Moten Center Special Education87UngradedUngraded
3569th11th
Oak Hill Academy1526th12th
Prospect Learning Center103UngradedUngraded
Residential Schools3492nd12th
Robeson Paul24UngradedUngraded
Roosevelt Stay268UngradedUngraded
Rose School26UngradedUngraded
2307th11th
Sharpe Health School222Prekindergarten12th
Spingarn Center359th9th
Spingarn Stay121UngradedUngraded
Taft School100UngradedUngraded
899th10th
Tuition Grant2037Kindergarten12th
397Prekindergarten12th
Young Elementary School441Prekindergarten9th

  • Student counts as of 2003

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