Schools in Logan Circle / Shaw

Logan Circle and Shaw form a connected urban neighborhood in Ward 2, one of DC's most historic African-American communities and now one of its most rapidly gentrifying. Three DCPS schools serve the Logan/Shaw area, with the broader neighborhood putting dozens of Ward 1, 2, and 5 charter schools within easy commuting distance via the Green and Yellow lines. The DCPS schools in Logan/Shaw span elementary grades, with families typically looking toward citywide options for middle and high school. The Shaw-Howard University Metro station serves this neighborhood directly, and the U Street-African American Civil War Memorial station (Green/Yellow lines) provides additional access points. Logan Circle's namesake park is one of DC's most active neighborhood gathering spaces, and the 14th Street NW and U Street NW corridors anchor a restaurant and retail district that has transformed the neighborhood over the past decade. Shaw's historic significance — home to Howard Theatre, Ben's Chili Bowl, and the Howard University campus — gives the area a cultural depth that extends into school programming and extracurricular life. Ward 2 families receive a priority point for Ward 2 schools. The small number of schools in the immediate Logan/Shaw area means most families look broadly across Wards 1, 2, and 5 when building their DC lottery application lists.