Washington contains 62 primary and secondary schools. One of the highest rated schools is School Without Walls High School, which has a rating of 10. The school has 555 children. The public schools in Washington are part of District of Columbia Public Schools. Capital City PCS is close and is rated more highly than District of Columbia Public Schools. Nearby Washington Yu Ying PCS is better, with a rating of 9. The population of Washington is 605,158. District of Columbia Public Schools enrolls 7% of the population of Washington.