Best High Schools in District of Columbia

Top 30 high schools in District of Columbia, 2026-27

30 District of Columbia high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. School Without Walls High School — Washington · #1 in DC · #5 nationally
2. BASIS DC — Washington · #2 in DC · #192 nationally
3. Benjamin Banneker Academy High School — Washington · #3 in DC · #213 nationally
4. McKinley Technology High School — Washington · #4 in DC · #1,222 nationally
5. Jackson-Reed Hs — Washington · #5 in DC · #1,781 nationally
6. Duke Ellington School of the Arts — Washington · #6 in DC · #2,247 nationally
7. Washington Latin Public Charter School Upper School — Washington · #7 in DC · #2,575 nationally
8. Columbia Heights Eductional Campus — Washington · #8 in DC · #3,564 nationally
9. E.L. Haynes Pcs - Hs — Washington · #9 in DC · #3,830 nationally
10. District of Columbia International School — Washington · #10 in DC · #4,404 nationally
11. Paul Public Charter School International High School — Washington · #11 in DC · #4,412 nationally
12. Friendship Public Charter School Woodson Collegiate Campus — Washington · #12 in DC · #5,262 nationally
13. Friendship Pcs Technology Preparatory Academy High School — Washington · #13 in DC · #6,780 nationally
14. Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School — Washington · #14 in DC · #7,131 nationally
15. Washington Leadership Academy PCS — Washington · #15 in DC · #7,829 nationally
16. Capital City High School Public Charter School — Washington · #16 in DC · #11,133 nationally
17. The Seed PCS of Washington DC — Washington · #17 in DC · #12,600 nationally
18. Eastern High School — Washington · #18 in DC · #12,628 nationally
19. Cardozo Education Campus — Washington · #19 in DC · #13,025 nationally
20. KIPP DC - Somerset College Preparatory PCS — Washington · #20 in DC · #13,046 nationally
21. Coolidge High School — Washington · #21 in DC · #13,100 nationally
22. H.D. Woodson High School — Washington · #22 in DC · #13,235 nationally
23. Bard High School Early College DC (Bard Dc) — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally
24. Dunbar High School — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally
25. Girls Global Academy Pcs — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally
26. IDEA Public Charter School — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally
27. KIPP DC College Preparatory — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally
28. Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally
29. Roosevelt High School at MacFarland — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally
30. Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School — Washington · #23 in DC · #13,460–17,945 nationally

High schools by city in District of Columbia

• Washington (30)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.