Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPITAL CITY PCS·NCES 110003500253
Capital City PCS - Lower School
100 PEABODY STREET NW, Washington, DC 20011 · (202) 808-9800 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 79 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Capital City PCS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
11.2%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
13.3%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Capital City PCS - Lower School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #95 of 127 | #95 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #121 of 131 | #121 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #83 of 156 | #83 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #87 of 135 | #87 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #69 of 135 | #69 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #73 of 73 | #73 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+32% since 2010-11, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 323 | 26.7 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 28.5 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 41.3 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 30 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 29 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 32 | 10.1:1 | 65% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 36% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capital City PCS - Lower School.
About Capital City PCS - Lower School
Capital City PCS - Lower School, located in Washington, District of Columbia, is a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 323 students.
Capital City PCS counts 3 schools and 1,015 students, including Capital City PCS - Lower School.
About 72% of the student body at Capital City PCS - Lower School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 19% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 12% of District of Columbia residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
For every teacher at Capital City PCS - Lower School, there are about 12.1 students; the school has 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in District of Columbia, 11.0:1, is lower.
Among District of Columbia public elementary schools, Capital City PCS - Lower School outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In District of Columbia, home to about 681,294 people, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Public schools in District of Columbia number 247, with about 94,385 students.
Capital City PCS - Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Capital City PCS - Lower School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Capital City PCS - Lower School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. Capital City PCS - Lower School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 324 to 323, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
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District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Capital City PCS
- Capital City PCS - High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Capital City PCS - Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Capital City PCS - Middle School0.0 mi · 344
- Capital City PCS - High School0.0 mi · 348
- Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle School0.2 mi · 172
- Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary0.2 mi · 212
- Sela PCS0.3 mi · 302
- Roots PCS0.4 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Capital City PCS - Lower SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Capital City PCS - Lower School?
Capital City PCS - Lower School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Capital City PCS - Lower School serve?
Capital City PCS - Lower School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Capital City PCS - Lower School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Capital City PCS - Lower School is approximately 12.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Capital City PCS - Lower School?
Student demographics at Capital City PCS - Lower School are roughly 6% White, 72% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Capital City PCS - Lower School?
Capital City PCS - Lower School is overseen by Capital City PCS in District of Columbia.
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