Center City PCS - Shaw

Center City PCS - Shaw is one of the small K-5 schools in Washington, District of Columbia, part of Center City PCS, with 202 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 348 students each, so Center City PCS - Shaw sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

Center City PCS runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,446 students. Center City PCS - Shaw is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Center City PCS - Shaw records that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for District of Columbia put median household earnings sit near $109,870, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Center City PCS - Shaw is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Seaton ES, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site. Center City PCS - Shaw operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Center City PCS - Shaw's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 236 (now 202). Black enrollment moved from 61% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.