Dunbar High School
101 North St Nw Washington DC, 20001, District Of Columbia County Phone: 202-698-3762 Ranking:  (18 out of 26, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: District of Columbia Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 42 | 39 | 47 | 51 | 66 | 64 | 116 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 628 | 504 | 593 | 766 | 837 | 921 | 913 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 206 | 32.8% | 128 | 25.4% | 198 | 33.4% | 300 | 39.2% | 315 | 37.6% | 302 | 32.8% | 301 | 33.0% |
| Grade 10: | 134 | 21.3% | 120 | 23.8% | 148 | 25.0% | 171 | 22.3% | 198 | 23.7% | 236 | 25.6% | 227 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 148 | 23.6% | 139 | 27.6% | 129 | 21.8% | 160 | 20.9% | 176 | 21.0% | 178 | 19.3% | 205 | 22.5% |
| Grade 12: | 140 | 22.3% | 117 | 23.2% | 118 | 19.9% | 135 | 17.6% | 148 | 17.7% | 202 | 21.9% | 105 | 11.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.3% | 75 | 8.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 324 | 51.6% | 270 | 53.6% | 302 | 50.9% | 397 | 51.8% | 411 | 49.1% | 460 | 49.9% | 482 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 304 | 48.4% | 234 | 46.4% | 291 | 49.1% | 369 | 48.2% | 418 | 49.9% | 453 | 49.2% | 427 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.4% | 18 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 612 | 97.5% | 489 | 97.0% | 572 | 96.5% | 745 | 97.3% | 822 | 98.2% | 900 | 97.7% | 888 | 97.3% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 625 | 99.5% | 334 | 66.3% | 375 | 63.2% | 728 | 95.0% | 733 | 87.6% | 598 | 64.9% | 532 | 58.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 5.2% | 35 | 4.6% | 35 | 4.2% | 64 | 6.9% | 44 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.13 | 13.09 | 12.62 | 15.02 | 12.68 | 14.40 | 7.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DC CAS | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.78% | N/A | 42.93% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.82% | N/A | 42.48% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.91% | N/A | 43.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.41% | N/A | 45.54% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dunbar High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.