Specialized High Schools 

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A specialized high school is a citywide high school with no boundary that has specific admissions requirements and selection criteria. 

All students applying to the specialized schools for grades 9 and 10 must use the high school online, no paper applications will be accepted. Applications were due on December 14, 2012. 

Results are now available.

DCPS currently has six specialized high schools. Please explore the links below to learn more about each individual school.

• Banneker Senior High School
  School profile: Banneker Senior High School
  School website: benjaminbanneker.org
  
  
• Columbia Heights Education Campus
  School profile: Columbia Heights Education Campus
  School website: checdc.org
  
  
• Duke Ellington School of the Arts
  School profile: Duke Ellington School of the Arts
  School website: ellingtonschool.org
  
  
• McKinley Technology High School
  School profile: McKinley Technology High School
  School website: mckinleytech.org
  
  
• Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering High School
  School profile: Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering High School
  
  
• School Without Walls Senior High School
  School profile: School Without Walls Senior High School
  School website: swwhs.org