District of Columbia · Pipeline Atlas

Every District of Columbia high school feeding college sport.

99 schools tracked. 39 feeders.

Football is the engine, accounting for 63.3% of all college placements.

Source · 1,900+ NCAA rosters/NCES verified/5yr rolling window

Schools tracked

99

Top sport

Football

How feeder tiers work

Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.

Elite

Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.

Strong

Top 10% (excluding elite schools).

Rising

Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).

Emerging

At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.

Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier.

The Leaderboard

Top 25 District of Columbia feeders.

The top 25 out of 39 District of Columbia feeders, ranked by college roster volume over the last 5 years. Schools whose roster links we are still checking are left out. Visit the national index to search all 39 by name.

Frequently asked

District of Columbia recruiting, answered.

01

Which District of Columbia high schools send the most athletes to college?

The leaderboard above shows the top 25 by volume. RawRecruit tracks 39 District of Columbia feeders. Search the national index to find any school in the database.

02

What sports drive District of Columbia's college pipeline?

Football leads with 63.3% of all placements, followed by Men's basketball at 13.3%. These numbers reflect verified roster placements at all college divisions, from FBS through JUCO, over a rolling 5-year window.

03

How are District of Columbia high schools ranked on RawRecruit?

Rankings are based on verified college roster placements. RawRecruit scrapes rosters from 1,900+ schools, cross-references each athlete's high school against the NCES federal database, and counts placements per school over a rolling 5-year window. Tier assignments (Elite, Strong, Rising, Emerging) are percentile-based within each sport and college division.

04

How do I get recruited from a District of Columbia high school?

Start by understanding which colleges already recruit from your area. The leaderboard above shows where District of Columbia athletes have landed. Then build your athletic profile, get your academic metrics in order, and reach out to coaches at programs that match your size, speed, and grades. RawRecruit's Fit Score matches you with programs based on 135+ data points per school.

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Data sourced from first-party scraping of 1,900+ college athletic rosters.