Eastern High School (Washington, D.C.)
Eastern High School is a public high school in Washington, D.C. The school is located on the eastern edge of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, at the intersection of 17th Street and East Capital Street Northeast. Eastern was a part of the District of Columbia Public Schools restructuring project, reopening in 2011 to incoming first-year students and growing by a grade level each year. It graduated its first class in 2015. In addition, Eastern was designated an International Baccalaureate school in 2013 and awarded its first IB diploma in 2015. As of the 2022–2023 school year, it educates 766 students in grades 9 through 12.
| Eastern High School | |
|---|---|
Eastern High School in 2011 | |
| Address | |
1700 East Capitol Street NE Washington , D.C. 20003 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′26″N 76°58′49″W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Capitol Hill High School |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | The Pride of Capitol Hill |
| Established | 1890 |
| Status | Open |
| School board | District of Columbia State Board of Education |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 7 |
| NCES District ID | 1100030 |
| School code | DC-001-457 |
| CEEB code | 090060 |
| NCES School ID | 110003000078 |
| Principal | Steven Miller |
| Faculty | 56.00 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 766 (2022–2023) |
| • Grade 9 | 338 |
| • Grade 10 | 190 |
| • Grade 11 | 133 |
| • Grade 12 | 105 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.45 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Mascot | Ramblers |
| USNWR ranking | 11,029 |
| Information | Metro Stop: Stadium-Armory |
| Website | easternhighschooldcps |
Eastern High School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Built | 1923, 1938 |
| Architect | Snowden Ashford, Albert L. Harris |
| Architectural style | Collegiate Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 100009489 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 2023 |
| Designated DCIHS | August 3, 2023 |
Eastern is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. It was founded in 1890 as the Capitol Hill High School. It was later relocated and rebuilt in the Collegiate Gothic style and renamed Eastern Senior High School. It is one of the oldest continuously operating high schools in the District of Columbia. The campus is listed on The National Register Of Historic Places.