Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 345
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DC PREP PCS·NCES 110004800474
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School
100 41ST STREET NE, Washington, DC 20019 · (202) 396-3780 · District of Columbia
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of District of Columbia public middle schools
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 78 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 16% |
Student demographics
15%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
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DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
24.5%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #12 of 39 | #12 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #12 of 40 | #12 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #21 of 42 | #21 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #13 of 37 | #13 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #19 of 37 | #19 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #5 of 9 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
318
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 318 | 31 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 30 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 27 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 34 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 32 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 21 | 10.6:1 | 70% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School.
About DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School
At 100 41ST STREET NE in Washington, District of Columbia, DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school. It enrolled 318 students in grades 4 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
DC Prep PCS has 2,181 students spread across 6 schools.
Black students make up 92% of enrollment at DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all District of Columbia residents. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School total 31 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in District of Columbia average 10.8:1.
The allk12 Grade for DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School is A-. Compared with District of Columbia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census estimates describe District of Columbia this way: the median household income is $109,870, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, District of Columbia has 247 public schools and roughly 94,385 students.
The next-closest public school is DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School as a charter school.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School had 352 students, to 2024-25, when it had 318.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School. 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
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- DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
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- 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 Elementary School0.0 mi · 430
- The SEED PCS of Washington DC0.3 mi · 245
- Plummer Elementary School0.4 mi · 233
- Smothers Elementary School0.4 mi · 250
- Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy0.5 mi · 745
- Global Citizens PCS0.5 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle SchoolHow many students attend DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School serve?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School serves grades 04-08.
How many teachers does DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School have?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School reports a student body of 6% Hispanic, 92% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School?
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School is overseen by DC Prep PCS in District of Columbia.
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