Several D.C.-area campuses are among the best elementary and middle schools in their respective states, according to the latest set of U.S. News and World Report rankings released this week.

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The rankings, which are at the district and state levels and not national, are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education. The publication used state assessment information from the federal agency and applied equal weight to four areas — reading proficiency, reading performance, math

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