District of Columbia Public Schools
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District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the traditional public school system of the District of Columbia.
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.
By the 2005-2006 school year, enrollment had dropped to 58,000 students. [1] Over 17,000 students are now attending charter schools instead of the regular public schools.
Analyzing test results from the 2004-05 school year, the Progressive Policy Institute found that 54 percent of D.C. charter school students were reported as proficient in math, compared with 44 percent of students in traditional schools. Charter students also did better than their counterparts in reading.[2]
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 largely due to low performance and facility problems [3]. Democratic candidate Adrian Fenty has floated the idea of putting the public schools under the direct control of the Mayor's Office, as opposed to the Board of Education.
All DCPS schools are located in Washington, D.C., except Oak Hill Academy which is located in Laurel, Maryland.
26% of Washington, D.C. public school students attend charter schools some of which are overseen by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board) and others of which are overseen by DCPS. [4].
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[edit] High schools
| School Name | Students* | Low grade | High grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anacostia High School | 693 | 9th | 12th |
| Associates For Renewal In Education Public Charter School (PSC)** | 65 | 9th | 12th |
| Ballou High School | 964 | 9th | 12th |
| Banneker High School | 390 | 9th | 12th |
| Bell Multicultural High School | 672 | 9th | 12th |
| Booker T. Washington PCS** | 142 | 9th | 12th |
| Business & Finance School-Within-a-School Charter (SWSC) Woodson | 202 | 9th | 12th |
| Cardozo High School | 749 | 9th | 12th |
| Cesar Chavez Public Policy PCS** | 252 | 9th | 12th |
| Choice Senior High School Program | 33 | 9th | 12th |
| Coolidge High School | 843 | 9th | 12th |
| Dunbar High School | 931 | 9th | 12th |
| Eastern High School | 968 | 9th | 12th |
| Duke Ellington School of the Arts | 485 | 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** | 85 | 9th | 12th |
| McKinley Technology High School | 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 | 350 | 9th | 12th |
| Joel Elias Springarn High School | 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 |
| Woodson High School | 788 | 9th | 12th |
[edit] 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 |
| Deal Junior High School | 773 | 7th | 9th |
| 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 | 6th | 8th |
| Hine Junior High School | 675 | 7th | 9th |
| Jefferson Junior High School | 882 | 7th | 9th |
| Johnson Junior High School | 646 | 7th | 9th |
| Kipp Dc/Key Academy** | 160 | 5th | 8th |
| Kramer Middle School | 369 | 6th | 8th |
| Lincoln Middle School | 397 | 6th | 8th |
| Macfarland Middle School | 671 | 6th | 8th |
| Moten Elementary School | 348 | 4th | 6th |
| Options PCS** | 147 | 5th | 8th |
| Paul Jhs PCS** | 586 | 7th | 9th |
| 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 |
[edit] 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 | 6th |
| Bowen Elementary School | 294 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Brent Elementary School | 295 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Brightwood Elementary School | 503 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Brookland Elementary School | 358 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Bruce-Monroe Elementary School | 370 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Bunker Hill Elementary School | 421 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| 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 |
| Eaton Elementary School | 413 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS** | 208 | Kindergarten | 5th |
| 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 | 3rd |
| 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 | 6th |
| Kenilworth Elementary School | 379 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Ketcham Elementary School | 413 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Key Elementary School | 217 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Kimball Elementary School | 452 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| King Elementary School | 464 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Lafayette Elementary School | 517 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| 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 | 462 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Montgomery Elementary School | 314 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Murch Elementary School | 484 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Nalle Elementary School | 459 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Noyes Elementary School | 202 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| Orr Elementary School | 407 | Prekindergarten | 5th |
| Oyster Elementary School | 395 | Prekindergarten | 6th |
| 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 | 5th |
| 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 |
| Walker-Jones Elementary School | 529 | 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 |
[edit] 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 |
| Dc Alternative Learning Academy West | 33 | 7th | 11th |
| Edison-Friendship PCS** | 0 | Prekindergarten | 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 |
| Moten Center Special Education | 87 | Ungraded | Ungraded |
| New School For Enterprise And Dev PCS** | 356 | 9th | 11th |
| Oak Hill Academy | 152 | 6th | 12th |
| 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** | 230 | 7th | 11th |
| 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 | 10th |
| Tuition Grant | 2037 | Kindergarten | 12th |
| Village Leaning Center PCS** | 397 | Prekindergarten | 12th |
| Young Elementary School | 441 | Prekindergarten | 9th |
*Student counts as of 2003
**Charter school
