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DCPS is the sole public school district in the District of Columbia. [2] As of 2013, DCPS consisted of 111 [3] [4] of the 238 public elementary and secondary schools and learning centers in Washington, D.C. These schools span prekindergarten to twelfth grade. As of 2000, kindergarten students entered at 5 years old. [5]
School name Type Grades Neighborhood Ward DCPS school code Address Website Anacostia High School: Public, traditional: 9-12: Anacostia: 8 450 1601 16th St SE, Washington, DC 20020
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School (BBAHS) is a magnet high school located in Washington, D.C., that was originally built to serve as a neighborhood Junior High School.. The school's name commemorates Benjamin Banneker, an African-American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farm
Dunbar High School, Washington DC in 1917. As the city established other high schools, it designated Dunbar as its academic high school, with other schools providing more vocational or technical training. Dunbar was known for its excellent academics, enough so that some black parents moved to Washington specifically so their children could ...
Sharon Pratt (Sharon Pratt Kelly, Sharon Pratt Dixon), 1961 – DC politician (Mayor of DC, 1991 to 1995) [18] Diane Rehm, 1954, American public radio talk show host [19] Bill Smith, former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) [20] Kate Smith (1907–86), singer, attended Business High School—likely class of 1924. [21]
The District of Columbia State Board of Education (SBOE) is an independent executive branch agency of the Government of the District of Columbia, in the United States.The SBOE provides advocacy and policy guidance for the District of Columbia Public Schools, and works with the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the District of Columbia State Superintendent of Education.
The calendar for the 2024-25 school year is set. The first day of school in Miami-Dade schools will be Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, and the final day of classes will be Thursday, June 5, 2025, the ...
When the students moved to the new facility, the enrollment exceeded 1,000. As the surrounding neighborhood of Eastern High School continued to grow, the school's capacity reached 3,000 students by 1934. To address the overcrowding issue, students who lived east of the Anacostia River were redirected to Anacostia High School. [13] [14]