Excel Academy

Excel Academy, a mid-tier primary school in Washington, District of Columbia, part of District of Columbia Public Schools, educates 363 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

District of Columbia Public Schools comprises 117 schools with combined enrollment of 52,030 students; Excel Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Excel Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%); the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, District of Columbia reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Excel Academy is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.