Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP PCS·NCES 110000800479
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary
725 19TH STREET NE, Washington, DC 20002 · (202) 572-1070 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- CTest 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
10.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 82 | 30% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 20% |
Student demographics
4%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
16.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
22.0%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 - Blow Pierce Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #67 of 127 | #67 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #103 of 131 | #103 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #101 of 156 | #101 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #70 of 135 | #70 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #133 of 135 | #133 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #19 of 73 | #19 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
271
-66 (-20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 271 | 25.2 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 24.5 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 25 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 13 | 29.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 99% (405) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary.
About Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary is a small elementary school based in Washington, District of Columbia. Students in pre-K through 3 make up the school's enrollment of 271 students. That compares with an average of about 348 students for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
Friendship PCS is the district for Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary. It has 15 schools and 4,378 students.
At Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary, 98% of students are Black. Census figures show District of Columbia is about 42% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary scores 4%.
There are 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary, giving a ratio of 10.8:1. That is in line with the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.
The school's county is District of Columbia. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $109,870, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. District of Columbia's 247 public schools enroll about 94,385 students and include Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary.
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary as a charter school.
Enrollment decreased 20% over 4 years, reaching 271 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 10.8:1.
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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
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- Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 307 students
- Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
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- 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 - Blow Pierce Middle School0.0 mi · 238
- Monument Academy PCS0.1 mi · 131
- AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Oklahoma Avenue0.3 mi · 84
- J.O. Wilson Elementary School0.3 mi · 477
- Miner Elementary School0.3 mi · 433
- Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School0.4 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce ElementaryHow many students attend Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary?
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-03.
Is Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary?
At Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black.
Is Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary public or private?
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Friendship PCS.
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