John R. Thompson Jr. High School is the newest comprehensive high school to open within the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in nearly 50 years. Located in Washington, DC's Palisades community, bordering Georgetown, the school opened its doors in August 2023, initially welcoming ninth-grade students and a cohort of tenth-grade students from public and private schools throughout the District. Today, John R. Thompson Jr. High School serves students in grades 9-12.

Advanced Placement
Career and Technical Education
Dual College Enrollment
Interscholastic Sports
JROTC

Student Government Association, Art Club, Chess

• Students who enroll at John Thompson HS in its founding years will have the chance to pursue leadership opportunities as founding members of the school's clubs, sports, and extracurriculars.
• The school has a spacious black box theatre ideal for performing arts and theatre. In future construction phases, John Thompson HS will continue to develop its facilities to accommodate expended course opportunities.
• The school is equipped with a high school sized gymnasium, soccer practice field and lots of breakout spaces for individualized learning.