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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DC PREP PCS·NCES 110004800501
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School
1409 V STREET SE, Washington, DC 20020 · (202) 729-3500 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- B-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
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 106 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
20.0%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #71 of 127 | #71 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #62 of 131 | #62 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #47 of 156 | #47 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #98 of 135 | #98 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #111 of 135 | #111 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.5% | #13 of 51 | #13 of 51 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
409
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 32 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 34 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 30 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 18 | 7.8:1 | 81% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School.
About DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School
Washington, District of Columbia, is home to DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 3 attend the school, which enrolls 409 students.
DC Prep PCS is the district for DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School. It has 6 schools and 2,181 students.
Black students make up 95% of enrollment at DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of District of Columbia's population at about 42%. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.8:1 comes from the school's 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
Measured against District of Columbia public elementary schools, DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
District of Columbia census figures show that the median household income is $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 247 public schools in District of Columbia, enrolling about 94,385 students in all.
The closest other public school is Ketcham Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 409, an 11% decrease from 461 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.9 to 12.8 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
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- DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
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- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Ketcham Elementary School0.1 mi · 244
- Anacostia High School0.4 mi · 246
- Savoy Elementary School0.5 mi · 233
- Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS0.5 mi · 373
- Kramer Middle School0.5 mi · 213
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School0.6 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School?
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-03.
Is DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School?
At DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School public or private?
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by DC Prep PCS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.