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What advice would you give to incoming students at DC Prep PCS - Edgewood ES?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DC PREP PCS·NCES 110004800388
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School
707 EDGEWOOD STREET NE, Washington, DC 20017 · (202) 635-4411 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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
10.6:1
38 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 | 128 | 32% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
Student demographics
34%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
20.6%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
27.0%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 - Edgewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #57 of 127 | #57 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #89 of 131 | #89 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #53 of 156 | #53 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #64 of 135 | #64 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #78 of 135 | #78 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #47 of 73 | #47 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
401
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 401 | 38 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 37 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 36 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 36 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 45 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 43 | 10.3:1 | 75% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 84% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School.
About DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia. It enrolls 401 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 3.
DC Prep PCS has 6 schools and 2,181 students, and DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School is 80%. Next come 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 42% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School scores 34%.
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for District of Columbia show that median household income comes to about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 247, with about 94,385 students.
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
In 2020-21, DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School enrolled 453 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 401. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.6:1 to 10.6:1.
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 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
Other schools in Washington
- 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 - Edgewood Middle School0.0 mi · 308
- Capital Village PCS0.0 mi · 91
- Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School0.1 mi · 384
- Hope Community PCS - Tolson0.2 mi · 232
- Noyes Elementary School0.2 mi · 293
- Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland0.3 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School?
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-03.
Is DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School have?
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School?
At DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 80% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School public or private?
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood 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.