District of Columbia Public Schools

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government agency public school district school district

District of Columbia Public Schools is the public school district responsible for providing K–12 education in Washington, D.C.

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Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Public Schools canonical	51
public school system of Washington, D.C.	3
DC Public Schools service area	1
DCPS	1
District of Columbia Public Schools (historically)	1
District of Columbia Public Schools system	1
District of Columbia public schools	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253946 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia Public Schools
Context triple: [Government of the District of Columbia, hasAgency, District of Columbia Public Schools]

A. Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools is a large public school district in Northern Virginia serving students in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax, known for its academic rigor and extensive educational programs.
B. Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria City Public Schools is the public school district serving students in the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia.
C. Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is an elite private Quaker day school in Washington, D.C., known for educating the children of U.S. presidents and other prominent figures.
D. Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a renowned Dallas magnet high school known for its rigorous arts-focused curriculum and notable alumni in music, theater, dance, and visual arts.
E. Newton Public Schools
Newton Public Schools is the public school district serving the city of Newton, Massachusetts, known for its strong academic performance and well-regarded schools.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia Public Schools
Target entity description: District of Columbia Public Schools is the public school district responsible for providing K–12 education in Washington, D.C.

A. Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools is a large public school district in Northern Virginia serving students in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax, known for its academic rigor and extensive educational programs.
B. Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria City Public Schools is the public school district serving students in the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia.
C. Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is an elite private Quaker day school in Washington, D.C., known for educating the children of U.S. presidents and other prominent figures.
D. Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a renowned Dallas magnet high school known for its rigorous arts-focused curriculum and notable alumni in music, theater, dance, and visual arts.
E. Newton Public Schools
Newton Public Schools is the public school district serving the city of Newton, Massachusetts, known for its strong academic performance and well-regarded schools.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ public school district ⓘ school district ⓘ
abbreviation	DCPS ⓘ linked to: District of Columbia Public Schools
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educationSystem	K–12 ⓘ
employs	school administrators ⓘ support staff ⓘ teachers ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
governingBody	District of Columbia government ⓘ linked to: Government of the District of Columbia
governs	public schools in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasSchoolLevel	elementary school ⓘ high school ⓘ middle school ⓘ pre-kindergarten ⓘ
hasType	urban school district ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
offersProgram	English language learner programs ⓘ after-school programs ⓘ career and technical education ⓘ early childhood education ⓘ gifted and talented programs ⓘ special education services ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
operates	alternative schools in Washington, D.C. ⓘ public elementary schools in Washington, D.C. ⓘ public high schools in Washington, D.C. ⓘ public middle schools in Washington, D.C. ⓘ special education schools in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
operatesIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oversees	principals of DCPS schools ⓘ
partOf	public education system of the District of Columbia ⓘ
regulates	public school operations in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
responsibleFor	curriculum standards for DCPS schools ⓘ hiring teachers for DCPS schools ⓘ school administration in DCPS ⓘ school facilities management in DCPS ⓘ student assessment in DCPS ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
serviceType	K–12 education ⓘ public education ⓘ
subjectOf	education policy debates in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
uses	standards-based curriculum ⓘ
website	https://dcps.dc.gov ⓘ

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Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of the District of Columbia → hasAgency → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

District of Columbia Public Schools → abbreviation → DCPS ⓘ

linked to: District of Columbia Public Schools

District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education → appliesToJurisdiction → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education → coordinatesWith → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation → collaboratesWith → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Duke Ellington School of the Arts → operatedBy → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

President of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia → appliesTo → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Deanwood → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education → coordinatesWith → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

OSSE → coordinatesWith → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

DPR → collaboratesWith → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Fort Dupont neighborhood → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Board of Education of the District of Columbia → hasPart → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Board of Education of the District of Columbia → appliesToJurisdiction → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Board of Education of the District of Columbia → hasAuthorityOver → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Board of Education of the District of Columbia → governs → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Powell Elementary School → governingBody → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Powell Elementary School → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Barnard Elementary School → governingBody → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Roosevelt High School → governedBy → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Roosevelt High School → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Roosevelt High School → isPartOf → public school system of Washington, D.C. ⓘ

linked to: District of Columbia Public Schools

Roosevelt High School → operatedBy → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Wilson High School → district → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Stoddert Elementary School → governingBody → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Stoddert Elementary School → partOf → District of Columbia Public Schools system ⓘ

linked to: District of Columbia Public Schools

Shaw Junior High School, Washington, D.C. → governingBody → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Glover Park, Washington, D.C. → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Ward 7 (Washington, D.C.) → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

subject linked to: Ward 7

Benning Ridge → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Fort Dupont → hasJurisdiction → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Houston Elementary School → governingBody → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Houston Elementary School → educationSystem → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Houston Elementary School → isPartOf → public school system of Washington, D.C. ⓘ

linked to: District of Columbia Public Schools

Browne Education Campus → governingBody → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Browne Education Campus → educationSystem → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

River Terrace Education Campus → operatedBy → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services → collaboratesWith → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Deborah Gist → employer → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Office of the State Superintendent of Education → appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Office of the State Superintendent of Education → collaboratesWith → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Roscoe C. Bruce → employer → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Family Court Social Services Division → worksWith → District of Columbia public schools ⓘ

linked to: District of Columbia Public Schools

DC PCSB → isIndependentOf → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Park View → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

subject linked to: Park View neighborhood

Kramer Middle School → governingBody → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Kramer Middle School → schoolDistrict → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Kramer Middle School → operatedBy → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

Anacostia High School → operatedBy → District of Columbia Public Schools ⓘ

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