DC Prep PCS - Benning ES

DC Prep PCS - Benning ES is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Washington, District of Columbia, overseen by DC Prep PCS, with 430 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 24% bigger than the state mean of about 348.

DC Prep PCS runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,181 students. DC Prep PCS - Benning ES is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, DC Prep PCS - Benning ES lists that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DC Prep PCS - Benning ES has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household income runs about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which DC Prep PCS - Benning ES is one.

DC Prep PCS - Benning MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. DC Prep PCS - Benning ES operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 453 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On allk12, members of the DC Prep PCS - Benning ES community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.