Capital City PCS - MS

Set in Washington, District of Columbia, Capital City PCS - MS is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, one of the schools within Capital City PCS. It teaches 344 students across grades 5 through 8.

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

In terms of who attends, Capital City PCS - MS lists that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 18% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the income-and-resources front, Capital City PCS - MS lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.8:1, putting Capital City PCS - MS tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for District of Columbia put median household earnings sit near $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Capital City PCS - MS is one campus in the mix.

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

The school occupies an urban site. Capital City PCS - MS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Capital City PCS - MS has climbed 3%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 344 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 50% to 73% over that span.

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