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History of Tiers

Learn more about individual schools and their changes in tier rankings year-over-year. 

School Quality Report

 

2020 (SY 2020-21) School Quality Report, Data, Parent Guides

  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report English
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report Spanish
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report Chinese
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report French
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report Korean
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report Amharic
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report Vietnamese

2019 (SY 2018-19) School Quality Report, Data, Parent Guides

  • 2019 School Quality Report Book 
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in English
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Spanish
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Chinese
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in French
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Korean
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Amharic
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Vietnamese

2018 (SY 2017-18) School Quality Report, Data, Parent Guides

  • 2018 School Quality Report Book 
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in English
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Spanish
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Chinese
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in French
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Korean
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Amharic
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Vietnamese

2017 (SY 2016-17) School Quality Report, Data, Parent Guides

  • 2017 School Quality Report Book

  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in English

  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Spanish
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Reports in Chinese
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report in French
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report in Korean
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report in Amharic
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report in Vietnamese

2016 (SY 2015-16) School Quality Report, Data, Parent Guides

  • 2016 School Quality Report Book 
  • Parent Guide to School Quality Report in English
  • Parent Guide en Español

2015 (SY 2014-15) School Quality Report

  • 2015 School Quality Report Book

2014 (SY 2013-14) School Quality Report

  • 2014 School Quality Report Book 

2013 (SY 2012-13) School Quality Report

  • 2013 School Quality Report Book

2012 (SY 2011-12) School Quality Report

  • 2012 School Quality Report

2011 (SY 2010-11) School Quality Report

  • 2011 School Quality Report 
School Profile

2019 School Tier

2018 School Tier 2017 School Tier 2016 School Tier 2015 School Tier 2014 School Tier 2013 School Tier 2012 School Tier
Academy of Hope PCS

2

(57.7%) 

 

1 2 3 Untiered      
Achievement Prep PCS - Wahler Place Elementary

2

(60.1%)

2 (46.6) 3 (32.3) 3 (26.3%) N/A* Untiered    
AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Columbia Heights

1

(79.8%)

1 (80.9%) 1 (68.6%) N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Lincoln Park

1

(91.0%)

1 (78.5%) 1 (75.8%) N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Oklahoma Avenue

1

(68.9%)

1 (66.5%) 2 (60.5%) N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered

AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Parklands at THEARC

(70.6%)              
AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Southwest (School to reopen in SY 2020-21)

2

(59.9%)

1 (72.9%) 2 (58.8%) N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
BASIS DC PCS High School 1 (97.7%) 1 (97.3%) 1 (95.5%) 1 (94.8%) N/A* Untiered    
BASIS DC PCS Middle School

1

(84.3%)

1 (70.8%) 2 (59.0%) 1 (74.3%) N/A* 1 Untiered  
Breakthrough Montessori PCS

2

(48.7%)

3 (28.8%) N/A   N/A*      
Bridges PCS

2

(50.0%)

2 (42.3%) 3 (34.5%) N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Briya PCS- Adult 1 1 1 1 1 Untiered Untiered Untiered
Briya PCS - Early Childhood

1

(91.2%)

1 (77.2%) 1 (81.9%) N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Capital City PCS - Lower Body

2

(56.7%)

1 (65.1%) 1 (65.3%) 2 (60.8%) N/A* 2 Untiered Untiered
Capital City PCS - Middle School

1

(65.1%)

2 (58.0%) 2 (59.0%) 2 (57.4%) N/A* 2 N/A 2
Capital City PCS - High School 1 (76.8%) 1 (83.6%) 1 (65.3%) 1 (65.3%) N/A* 1 1 2
Carlos Rosario International PCS 1 1 1 1 N/A* N/A N/A N/A
Cedar Tree Academy

1

(89.5%)

1 (89.4%) 1 (86.8%) 1 (86.0%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Center City PCS - Brightwood 1 (82.5%) 1 (75.9%) 1 (68.9%) 1 (66.6%) N/A* 1 1 1
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill 2 (47.1%) 2 (55.1%) 2 (52.9%) 2 (39.4%) N/A* 2 2 2
Center City PCS - Congress Heights 1 (77.6%) 2 (62.7%) 2 (57.7%) 2 (52.6%) N/A* 1 2 2
Center City PCS - Petworth 2 (61.6%) 1 (67.1%) 1 (70.4%) 1 (69.3%) N/A* 2 1 1
Center City PCS - Shaw 2 (59.1%) 2 (63.4%) 1 (73.7%) 1 (69%) N/A* 1 2 2
Center City PCS - Trinidad 2 (43.1%) 2 (41.6%) 2 (46.2%) 3 (32.7%) N/A* 3 2 2
Cesar Chavez PCS  2 (54.7%) 2 (59.8%) 2 (52.2%) 2 (54.5%) N/A* 1 2 2
The Children's Guild PCS Untiered Untiered N/A   N/A*      
Community College Preparatory Academy PCS 2 (52.3%) 2 2 1 N/A* 3 Untiered  
Creative Minds International PCS 2 (59.7%) 2 (55.4%) 2 (59.3%) 2 (52.6%) N/A* Untiered Untiered  
DC Bilingual PCS 1 (84.1%) 1 (74.7%) 1 (81.0%) 1 (75.3%) N/A* 2 1 2
DC International Middle School 1 (68.6%) 1 (68.1%) 1 (76.8%) 1 (76.1%) N/A* Untiered    
DC International High School 1 (81.3%) 1 (77.3%)            

DC Prep PCS - Anacostia  Elementary

1 (90.2%) 1 (78.3%) 1 (80.1%) N/A        
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary 1 (84.8%) 1 1 1        
DC Prep PCS – Benning Middle 1 (70.7%) 1 (68.0%) 2 (59.1%) 1 (65.3%) N/A* Untiered    
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary 1 (85.7%) 1 1 1        
DC Prep PCS – Edgewood Middle 1 (78.9%) 1 (67.3%) 1 (73.5%) 1 (80.3%) N/A* 1 1 1
DC Scholars PCS 2 (41.0%) 2 (37.4%) 2 (54.1%) 1 (65.1%) N/A* N/A    
Digital Pioneers PCS N/A              
Eagle Academy PCS – Congress Heights 1 (69.7%) 3 (34.2%) 2 (60.4%) 2 (60.0%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Eagle Academy PCS – Fairlawn 1 (76.8) 2 (52.1%) 1 (65.3%) 1 (76.4%) N/A* Untiered Untiered  
Early Childhood Academy PCS 2 (59.7%) 1 (65.8%) 1 (69.9%) 1 (79.3%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
E.L. Haynes PCS – Elementary School 1 (81.8%) 1 (75.5%) 1 (76.8%) 1 (73.2%) N/A* 2 N/A N/A
E.L. Haynes PCS – Middle School 2 (52.3%) 2 (52.3%) 2 (54.8%) 2 (64.6%) N/A* 2 2 1
E.L. Haynes PCS – High School 1 (69.2%) 1 (66.8%) 2 (62.7%) 2 (48.9%) N/A* 2 2  
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS-Brookland 1 (74.4%) 1 (70.2%) 1 (68.0%) 1 (66.1%) N/A* 2 1 2
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS-East End N/A              
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary 2 (47.4%) 2 (48.9%) 2 (50.1%) N/A        
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle Untiered              
Friendship PCS – Blow-Pierce Elementary 1 (75.3%) 1 (65.8%) 1 (79.0%) 1 (75.7%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Friendship PCS – Blow-Pierce Middle 2 (54.0%) 2 (56.4%) 1 (65.9%) 1 (66.0%) N/A* 2 2 2
Friendship PCS – Chamberlain Elementary 1 (82.7%) 1 (83.7%) 1 (84.1%) 1 (77.3%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Friendship PCS – Chamberlain Middle 2 (52.1%) 2 (61.9) 1 (66.7%) 2 (62.1%) N/A* 1 1 2
Friendship PCS – Collegiate Academy 2 (50.2%) 2 (51.9%) 2 (53.6%) 2 (51.8%) N/A* 2 2 2
Friendship PCS - Online 2 (52.7%) 2 (54.8%) 2 (58.1%) N/A        
Friendship PCS – Southeast Elementary Academy 1 (80.6%) 2 (55.3%) 2 (45.9%) 2 (44.0%) N/A* 1 2 2
Friendship PCS – Southeast Middle Academy  Untiered (56.6%)              
Friendship PCS - Technology Prepatory Middle 2 (46.1) 2 2 2        
Friendship PCS – Technology Preparatory High 1 (82.3%) 1 (77.9%) 2 (54.5%) 2 (50.1%) N/A* 2 2 2
Friendship PCS – Woodridge International Elementary 1 (82.5%) 1 (80.2%) 1 (83.7%) 2 (63.6%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Friendship PCS – Woodridge International Middle 1 (80.2%) 1 (74.7%) 2 (54.5%) 2 (60.2%) N/A* 1 2 2
Goodwill Excel Center PCS Untiered N/A N/A          
Harmony DC PCS - School of Exellence 2 (53.5%) 2 (45.4%) 3 (30.8%) 2 (38.5%) N/A*      
Hope Community PCS - Lamond 2 (52.8%) 2 (62.8%) 2 (59.5%) 2 (47.2%) N/A* 2 3 2
Hope Community PCS - Tolson 2 (53.8%) 2 (49.5%) 2 (52.7%) 2 (54.6%) N/A* 2 2 2
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS 2 (42.4%) 2 (39.4%) 2 (51.9%) 2 (39.1%) N/A* 2 2 1
IDEA PCS 2 (45.1) 2 (47.1%) 2 (42.7%) 2 (42.2%) N/A* 2 2 3
Ingenuity Prep PCS 2 (56.8%) 2 (52.1%) 2 (57.7%) 2 (63.7%) N/A* Untiered    
Kingsman Academy PCS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A*      
KIPP DC – AIM Academy PCS 2 (56.6%) 2 (56.3%) 2 (62.1%) 2 (51.6%) N/A* 1 1 1
KIPP DC – Arts and Technology Academy PCS 1 (83.3%) 1 (85.4%) 1 (82.0%) 1 (85.4%) N/A*      
KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS 1 (73.8%) 1 (68.1%) 1 (66.5%) 1 (74.1%) N/A* 1 1  
KIPP DC – Connect Academy PCS 1 (86.9%) 1 (81.9%) 1 (87.4%) 1 (91.9%) N/A* Untiered    
KIPP DC – Discover Academy PCS 1 (65.4%) 1 (74.1%) 1 (77.7%) 1 (89.2%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
KIPP DC – Grow Academy PCS 1 (73.2%) 1 (78.8%) 1 (84.0%) 1 (75.8%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
KIPP DC – Heights Academy PCS 1 (69.5%) 1 (70.8%) 1 (72.0%) 1 (71.4%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
KIPP DC – KEY Academy PCS 2 (54.1%) 2 (51.9%) 2 (61.5%) 1 (65.5%) N/A* 1 1 1
KIPP DC – Lead Academy PCS 1 (66.4%) 1 (70.1%) 2 (58.3%) 2 (60.9%) N/A* Untiered Untiered N/A
KIPP DC – LEAP Academy PCS 1 (73.0%) 2 (53.2%) 1 (65.7%) N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS 2 (44.5%) 2 (59.3%) 1 (69.3%) 1 (74.7%) N/A*      
KIPP DC – Promise Academy PCS 1 (90.8%) 1 (79.7%) 1 (83.7%) 1 (90.0%) N/A* 1 1 N/A
KIPP DC – Spring Academy PCS 2 (61.4) 2 (62.7%) 1 (69.5%) 2 (55.8%) N/A* Untiered N/A N/A
KIPP DC – WILL Academy PCS 2 (63.7%) 2 (46.5%) 2 (50.1%) 2 (55.3%) N/A* 1 1 1
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS 2 (50.3%) 2 (56.0%) 2 (49.8%) N/A        
KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS Untiered              
KIPP DC - Somerset College Preparatory PCS Untiered              
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS 1 (79.1%) 1 (86.0%) 1 (87.7%) 1 (83.3%) N/A* 1 1 1
Lee Montessori PCS 1 (67.0%) 1 (70.1%) 2 (61.8%) N/A        
Lee Montessori PCS - East End  Untirered              
LAYC Career Academy PCS 2 (52.7%) 2 2 (N/A) 2 3 Untiered Untiered N/A
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS 2 (50.1%) 2 (49.9%) 2 (39.6%) 2 (51.95) N/A* 2 2 2
Maya Angelou PCS - High School 2 (48.4%) Untiered TBA N/A N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Maya Angelou PCS – Young Adult Learning Center 2 (48.4%) 2 N/A 3 N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Meridian PCS 2 (58.4%) 2 (59.4%) 2 (51.2%) 2 (41.8%) N/A* 2 2 2
Monument Academy PCS Untiered Untiered N/A N/A        
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook Campus 1 (80.9%) 1 (73.3%) 1 (71.0%) 1 (72.5%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho Untiered              
Paul PCS - International High School 1 (68.6%) 2 (52.8%) 2 (50.1%) 2 (47.7%) N/A* Untiered N/A N/A
Paul PCS – Middle School 2 (45.8%) 3 (34%) 2 (45.3%) 2 (44.9%) N/A* Untiered 1 1
Perry Street Preparatory PCS 1 (69.4%) 2 (60.9%) 2 (51.8%) 2 (39.4%) N/A* 2 2 2
Rocketship Rise Academy PCS 2 (53.8%) 2 (62.4%) N/A(71.3%)** N/A        
Rocketship Legacy Prep PCS 1 (74.0%) Untiered (94.6%)            
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts 2 (46.9%) 2 (50.9%) 2 (47.3%) 2 (39.2%) N/A* 2 2 Untiered
Roots PCS 2 (51.3%) 2 (37.4%) 3 (33.7%) 2 (46.1%) N/A* 3 2 2
SEED PCS of Washington, DC (High) 1 (67.4%) 1 (65.4%) 1 (66.1%) 2 (54.5%) N/A* 1 1 1
Sela PCS 1 (68.0%) 2 (60.7%) 1 (74.1%) 1 (75.6%) N/A* Untiered N/A N/A
Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS 2 (41.4%)   2 (44.4%) 2 (60.4%) N/A* Untiered Untiered Untiered
St. Coletta Special Education PCS Untiered Untiered N/A N/A        
Statesmen College Preparatory Academy PCS Untiered              
The Next Step/El Próximo Paso PCS 1 (75.3%) 1 1 (N/A) 2 2 Untiered Untiered Untiered
The Family Place PCS Untiered              
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS 1 (76.8%) 1 (75.5%) 1 (67.2%) 1 (70.6%) N/A* 1 1 1
Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street 1 (72.3%) 1 (72.0%) 1 (70.4%) 1 (73.7%) N/A* 1 1 1
Two River PCS - Young 2 (63.2%) 2 (51.4%) 1 (73.6%) N/A        
Washington Global PCS 2 (50.8%) 2 (37.8%) 2 (41.5%) N/A        
Washington Latin PCS – Middle School 1 (67.5%) 1 (72.2%) 1 (79.3%) 1 (89.4%) N/A* 2 1 1
Washington Latin PCS - Upper School 1 (94.2%) 1 (93.4%) 1 (89.1%) 1 (80.5%) N/A* 1 1 1
Washington Leadership Academy PCS 1 (75.7%) 1 (84.8%) N/A          
Washington Yu Ying PCS 1 (91.1%) 1 (93.8%) 1 (86%) 1 (77.6%) N/A* 1 1 1
YouthBuild PCS 1 (67.7%) 1 1 (N/A) 2 2 Untiered Untiered Untiered

N/A*= Due to the change in the state assessment (PARCC), scores and tiers are not displayed for the 2015 School Year.

Untiered = There are no tiers available because there were no students in the grade who took the standardized test, the school was not open in the previous year the time period upon which the scores are based, or the school offers alternative education.

- = School opening for the first time or no data available.

**- Rocketship Rise Academy is not eligible for a Tier Ranking in 2017. 

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