High · District of Columbia

District of Columbia International School

Charter

District of Columbia International School, a public high school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades 6–12, 1,654 students, 10.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of District of Columbia International School.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,654
Teachers (FTE): 160.0
Students per teacher: 10.3
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 48% of high schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.3 · 46 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 79% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 96% of high schools in District of Columbia

Median 389 · 46 schools compared

Larger than 88% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on District of Columbia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

District of Columbia: 37%

62%proficient

A higher share proficient than 71% of high schools in District of Columbia

Median 34% · 7 high schools compared

764 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

41%proficient

A higher share proficient than 60% of high schools in District of Columbia

Median 37% · 5 high schools compared

767 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: District of Columbia International School

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with District of Columbia International School.

Location

Address: 1400 Main Drive NW, Washington, DC 20012
Phone: (202)808-9033
City or town: Washington
County: District of Columbia

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Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Coolidge HSFree meals for all	9–12	1,029	12.6	0.9 mi
Paul PCS - International HSCharterFree meals for all	9–12	439	9.1	0.9 mi
Capital City PCS - HSCharter	9–12	348	8.2	1.4 mi
Washington Latin PCS - Upper SchoolCharter	9–12	357	8.3	1.7 mi
E.L. Haynes PCS - HSCharterFree meals for all	9–12	446	8.8	2.0 mi
Roosevelt HSFree meals for all	9–12	943	11.7	2.1 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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