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Center City PCS - Capitol Hill

1503 EAST CAPITOL STREET SE, Washington, DC 20003 · (202) 547-7556 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
  • C-Test 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

Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 348
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3112%
Kindergarten2911%
Grade 1218%
Grade 2208%
Grade 32610%
Grade 4229%
Grade 52510%
Grade 62911%
Grade 72811%
Grade 82610%

This year's kindergarten class (29) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (26).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
23190%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Two+
187%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
13854%
Female
11946%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
15.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
13.5%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 Center City PCS - Capitol Hill ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.5%#93 of 127#93 of 127
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
15.9%#105 of 131#105 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
257#105 of 156#105 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.3:1#57 of 135#57 of 135
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.6%#86 of 135#86 of 135
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.2%#67 of 73#67 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 2024-25
Enrollment
257
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252572510.3:1N/A
2023-242151811.9:1N/A
2022-232491913.1:1N/A
2020-212612112.4:1N/A
2017-1826020.512.7:1N/A
2015-162441516.3:164% (157)
2010-112161712.7:174% (159)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center City PCS - Capitol Hill.

About Center City PCS - Capitol Hill

Center City PCS - Capitol Hill is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 257 students. Elementary schools in District of Columbia have about 348 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.

In Center City PCS, 6 schools enroll a combined 1,446 students.

Black students are 90% of those enrolled at Center City PCS - Capitol Hill. Next come 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 42% Black among all District of Columbia residents. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Center City PCS - Capitol Hill are from different groups.

With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.3:1. Elementary schools in District of Columbia average 11.0:1, 0.7 more students per teacher than here.

Center City PCS - Capitol Hill holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.

In District of Columbia, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $109,870, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 247 public schools in the county, enrolling about 94,385, Center City PCS - Capitol Hill among them.

Eastern High School sits about 0.2 miles from Center City PCS - Capitol Hill. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Center City PCS - Capitol Hill has an NCES locale of City: Large. Center City PCS - Capitol Hill is run as a public charter school.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 261 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 257. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.4:1 to 10.3:1.

This page is set up for the Center City PCS - Capitol Hill community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.

District of Columbia at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill
District
Center City PCS
Address
1503 EAST CAPITOL STREET SE, Washington, DC 20003
Phone
(202) 547-7556
County
District of Columbia
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
257
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110007300393
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Center City PCS - Capitol Hill
How large is Center City PCS - Capitol Hill?
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-08.
Is Center City PCS - Capitol Hill an elementary, middle, or high school?
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Center City PCS - Capitol Hill have?
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Center City PCS - Capitol Hill?
Student demographics at Center City PCS - Capitol Hill are roughly 3% Hispanic, 90% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Center City PCS - Capitol Hill?
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill is overseen by Center City PCS in District of Columbia.
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