Center City PCS - Trinidad

Center City PCS - Trinidad operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, run under Center City PCS. Current enrollment sits at 212 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 348 students each, so Center City PCS - Trinidad sits 39% below that benchmark.

Center City PCS comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,446 students; Center City PCS - Trinidad is among them.

On the student-mix side, Center City PCS - Trinidad shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black; the rest consists of 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Center City PCS - Trinidad records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for District of Columbia shows the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Center City PCS - Trinidad is one campus in the mix.

Wheatley Education Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Center City PCS - Trinidad runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Center City PCS - Trinidad has edged up 5%, going from 202 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.