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Private schools in District of Columbia

All 80 in one list

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80 private schools in 1 city or town. From the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), on DC GIS: Independent Schools.

What District of Columbia’s list covers

The independent schools the District’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education lists, with the nonpublic special education schools it approves for placements, from its layer on DC GIS, last edited in April 2024: schools that opened or closed since aren’t reflected. NCES’s survey counted 79 private schools in the District of Columbia in 2021-22.

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  1. Washington 80

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Source:

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), on DC GIS, Independent Schools. Released Apr 18, 2024. Updated monthly.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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