Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill

Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill operates as a tight-knit secondary school in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within Digital Pioneers Academy PCS. Current enrollment sits at 387 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 553.

Digital Pioneers Academy PCS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 684 students; Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill is among them.

On the student-mix side, Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill shows that nearly all students (98%) are Black. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for District of Columbia shows median household income runs about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shirley Chisholm ES, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill.

The school occupies a downtown site. Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.