Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 345
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP PCS·NCES 110000800478
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School
725 19TH STREET NE, Washington, DC 20002 · (202) 572-1070 · District of Columbia
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of District of Columbia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 14% |
Student demographics
5%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
40.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
28.1%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #8 of 39 | #8 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #7 of 40 | #7 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #32 of 42 | #32 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #5 of 37 | #5 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #30 of 37 | #30 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #8 of 9 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
238
-34 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 238 | 27.5 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 30.5 | 7.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 25 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 2 | 121.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 98% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School.
About Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School is the name of a small middle school in Washington, District of Columbia. The school serves 238 students in grades 4 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in District of Columbia average about 345 students.
Friendship PCS enrolls 4,378 students, and its 15 schools include Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School.
The student body at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School is 97% Black. Among people living in District of Columbia, the Black share is about 42%. Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.7:1, with 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 10.8:1 average for middle schools in District of Columbia.
The allk12 Grade for Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School is A-. Compared with District of Columbia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in District of Columbia, the median household income is $109,870, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. District of Columbia is home to 247 public schools and about 94,385 public school students.
The shortest distance from Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School is a public charter school.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School had 272 students, to 2024-25, when it had 238. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 8.7:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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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Other schools in Friendship PCS
- 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 - Blow Pierce Elementary0.0 mi · 271
- 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 Middle SchoolHow large is Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School?
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 04-08.
Is Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School?
At Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% Hispanic, 97% Black.
What district is Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School in?
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle School is part of Friendship PCS.
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