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What's one thing DC Prep PCS - Benning ES gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DC PREP PCS·NCES 110004800387
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School
100 41ST STREET NE, Washington, DC 20019 · (202) 398-2838 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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
13.4:1
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 | 125 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
Student demographics
18%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
39.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
31.2%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 - Benning Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #43 of 127 | #43 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #39 of 131 | #39 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #39 of 156 | #39 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #114 of 135 | #114 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #88 of 135 | #88 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #60 of 73 | #60 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 2024-25Enrollment
430
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
+67% since 2010-11, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 430 | 32 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 34 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 30 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 44.5 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 42 | 10.6:1 | 83% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 86% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School.
About DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, administered by DC Prep PCS. The school counts 430 students across pre-K through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in District of Columbia is about 348 students.
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School is a school in DC Prep PCS. The district has 6 schools and 2,181 students.
Black students are the large majority at DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School, with 90% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in District of Columbia, the Black share is about 42%. DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in District of Columbia is 11.0:1, lower than at this school.
The allk12 Grade for DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School is B+. Compared with District of Columbia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
District of Columbia has about 681,294 residents, and median household income is about $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of District of Columbia number 247 and enroll about 94,385.
The nearest other public school, DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. Federal records list DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School as a charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 430 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 469.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Other schools in DC Prep PCS
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- 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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- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School0.0 mi · 318
- The SEED PCS of Washington DC0.3 mi · 245
- Plummer Elementary School0.4 mi · 233
- Smothers Elementary School0.4 mi · 250
- Global Citizens PCS0.5 mi · 198
- Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy0.5 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary SchoolHow large is DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-03.
Is DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School have?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School reports a student body of 6% Hispanic, 90% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School is overseen by DC Prep PCS in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.