Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP PCS·NCES 110000800497
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary
111 O STREET NW, Washington, DC 20001 · (202) 518-3928 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- C+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
10.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 71 | 30% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 19% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
26.7%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
13.3%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #94 of 127 | #94 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #66 of 131 | #66 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #117 of 156 | #117 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #60 of 135 | #60 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.3% | #119 of 135 | #119 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #7 of 73 | #7 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
239
-69 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 21.6 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 24.1 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 26 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 9 | 43.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 95% (411) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary.
About Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary is an elementary school located in Washington, District of Columbia, in District of Columbia. The grade span is pre-K through 3, and enrollment is 239 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in District of Columbia) has about 348 students.
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary is in Friendship PCS, a district with 4,378 students across 15 schools.
At Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary, Black students make up 96% of the student body. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 42% of District of Columbia residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary's 23 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.4:1. Elementary schools in District of Columbia have a similar average ratio of 11.0:1.
Measured against District of Columbia public elementary schools, Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
District of Columbia has about 681,294 residents, and median household income is about $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of District of Columbia number 247 and enroll about 94,385.
The nearest public school is Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary is run as a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 239, 22% below the 308 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 11.8 in 2020-21 to 10.4 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Friendship PCS - Collegiate AcademyHigh · 745 students
- Friendship PCS - Online AcademyElementary · 366 students
- Friendship PCS - Southeast ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 307 students
- Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
- Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 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
- Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle School0.0 mi · 199
- Dunbar High School0.1 mi · 892
- Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook0.2 mi · 563
- KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS0.3 mi · 341
- KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS0.3 mi · 224
- KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS0.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Friendship PCS - Armstrong ElementaryHow many students attend Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary?
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary serve?
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary have?
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary?
Student demographics at Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary are roughly 4% Hispanic, 96% Black.
Who oversees Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary?
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary is overseen by Friendship PCS in District of Columbia.
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