Capital City PCS - Lower School

Located at 100 PEABODY STREET NW, in Washington, District of Columbia, Capital City PCS - Lower School is an average-sized elementary school that enrolls 323 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of Capital City PCS.

Within Capital City PCS, which oversees 3 schools and 1,015 students, Capital City PCS - Lower School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Capital City PCS - Lower School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 19% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for District of Columbia shows median household income runs about $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which Capital City PCS - Lower School is one.

Capital City PCS - MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Capital City PCS - Lower School operates from a city-core location. As a public charter, Capital City PCS - Lower School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 324 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 45% to 72% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.