Washington contains 84 schools. One of the best schools is Murch Elementary School, which has a rating of 10. Murch Elementary School has 577 children. The public schools in Washington are in District of Columbia Public Schools. Capital City PCS is close by and is rated more highly than District of Columbia Public Schools. Nearby Washington Yu Ying PCS is better, with a rating of 9. Washington's population is 605,158. District of Columbia Public Schools enrolls 7% of the population of Washington.