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Capital City PCS School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in District Of Columbia for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 336 students in Capital City PCS School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in District Of Columbia.
Public Middle School in Capital City PCS School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the District Of Columbia public middle school average of 18%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the District Of Columbia public middle school average of 90% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DC)
# Schools
3 Schools
77 Schools
# Students
1,012 Students
29,644 Students
# Teachers
113 Teachers
2,772 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Capital City PCS School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 57 school districts in District Of Columbia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#28 out of 57 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
19%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
31%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
10%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
76%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.53
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
67%
20%
% Black
24%
66%
% White
4%
10%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,392 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,299. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,969 is less than the state median of $31,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$2,873 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,392
$31,299
Spending / Student
$25,969
$31,192
Best Capital City PCS School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Capital City Pcs - Middle School
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
100 Peabody Street Nw
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 808-9800
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 808-9800
Grades: 5-8
| 336 students
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