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Best District Of Columbia School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 64 top school districts in District Of Columbia, serving 92,092 students.
The most diverse district is Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School District, with a diversity score of 0.76.
The largest school district is District Of Columbia Public Schools, serving 50,310 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is E.L. Haynes Public Charter School District, with 95% graduation rate.

Top District Of Columbia School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
Achievement Preparatory Academy Public Charter School District
323
0.11
n/a
Appletree Early Learning Public Charter School District
576
0.45
n/a
BASIS DC Public Charter School District
690
0.7
90%
Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School District
369
0.64
n/a
Bridges Public Charter School District
365
0.55
n/a
Capital City Public Charter School District
1,012
0.5
87%
Capital Village Public Charter School District
103
0.26
n/a
Cedar Tree Academy Public Charter School District
428
0.17
n/a
Center City Public Charter School District
1,360
0.42
n/a
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School For Public Policy School District
399
0.19
77%
Creative Minds International Public Charter School District
581
0.65
n/a
DC Bilingual Public Charter School District
579
0.67
n/a
DC Jail Education Program School District
41
0.05
n/a
DC Preparatory Public Charter School District
2,144
0.2
n/a
DC Scholars Public Charter School District
491
0.11
n/a
DC Wildflower Public Charter School District
28
0.07
n/a
Digital Pioneers Academy Public Charter School District
599
0.03
n/a
District Of Columbia International
1,619
0.72
87%
District Of Columbia Public Schools
50,310
0.62
75%
Dyrs School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School District
1,173
0.56
95%
Eagle Academy Public Charter School District
392
0.04
n/a
Early Childhood Academy Public Charter School District
247
0.14
n/a
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School District
693
0.67
n/a
Friendship Public Charter School District
4,511
0.08
83%
Girls Global Academy Public Charter School District
210
0.29
n/a
Global Citizens Public Charter School District
161
0.35
n/a
Goodwill Excel Center Public Charter School District
441
0.1
15%
Harmony DC Public Charter School District
178
0.09
n/a
HOPE Community Public Charter School District
227
0.49
n/a
Howard University Middle School Of Math And Science Public Charter School District
253
0.09
n/a
I Dream Public Charter School District
84
0.22
n/a
IDEA Public Charter School District
309
0.11
47%
Ingenuity Preparatory Public Charter School District
792
0.05
n/a
Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School District
522
0.67
n/a
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