Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary

Located at 111 O STREET NW, in Washington, District of Columbia, Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary is a compact primary school that works with 239 students (grades pre-K through 3), run under Friendship PCS. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 348.

Friendship PCS comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 4,378 students; Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary records that nearly all students (96%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) shows that median household earnings sit near $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary has declined 39%, going from 395 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 43.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.