The 2023 District of Columbia Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was administered between September 2023 and January 2024 in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocols. Upon completing data collection from DC public and public charter middle and high schools, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) submitted raw data, answer sheets and electronic data to the CDC for final cleaning, weighting and high-level analysis. In late-spring 2024, OSSE received the summary data files and graphs below from the CDC. These files describe survey results for every variable in the 2023 survey as well as initial trend analysis. YRBS data offer an important lens into student health, experiences, and well-being, and can inform District efforts to support the physical, mental and social-emotional health of students.
In order to provide timely, actionable data to local education agencies and community partners, OSSE is releasing the initial CDC-generated files before the OSSE-produced 2023 YRBS Report becomes available. The 2023 DC YRBS Report will be available in late-fall 2024 and will include deeper analysis of subgroup results and trends around youth risk behaviors and experiences.
The files can be downloaded below and contain tabulations, graphs and technical documentation to understand the survey results, create new materials and conduct secondary data analyses.
Middle School
- 2023 DC Middle School Academic Achievement
- 2023 DC Middle School Codebook
- 2023 DC Middle School Demographic Table
- 2023 DC Middle School Detail Tables
- 2023 DC Middle School Graphs
- 2023 DC Middle School Map Form
- 2023 DC Middle School Sample Description
- 2023 DC Middle School Sample Statistics
- 2023 DC Middle School Sexual Identity
- 2023 DC Middle School Sexual Identity Summary
- 2023 DC Middle School Summary Graphs
- 2023 DC Middle School Summary Tables
- 2023 DC Middle School Survey Summary
- 2023 DC Middle School Trend Report
- 2023 DC Middle School Trend Report 10 Years
HighSchool
- 2023 DC High School Academic Achievement
- 2023 DC High School Codebook
- 2023 DC High School Demographic Tables
- 2023 DC High School Detail Tables
- 2023 DC High School Graphs
- 2023 DC High School Map Form
- 2023 DC High School Sample Description
- 2023 DC High School Sample Statistics
- 2023 DC High School Sexual Contacts Summary
- 2023 DC High School Sexual Contacts
- 2023 DC High School Sexual Identity
- 2023 DC High School Survey Summary
- 2023 DC High School Summary Graphs
- 2023 DC High School Summary Tables
- 2023 DC High School Survey Summary
- 2023 DC High School Trend Report
- 2023 DC High School Trend Report 10 Years