Benjamin Banneker Academic High School will be moved to a vacant space in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. Council members made the decision in a 7-to-6 vote on Tuesday. The top-performing high school serves mostly black and Hispanic students. The news comes after residents in the Shaw area were fighting to reserve the space to resurrect a stand-alone middle school. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the move will allow the Banneker’s enrollment to increase by 300 students.
New Home For Top DC School
One of the District’s top schools will have a new home. Benjamin Banneker High School will now move to a vacant space in DC’s Shaw neighborhood.