Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 345
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP PCS·NCES 110000800483
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School
1345 POTOMAC AVENUE SE, Washington, DC 20003 · (202) 547-5800 · District of Columbia
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of District of Columbia public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
27 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 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 18% |
Student demographics
8%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
35.7%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
19.6%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 - Chamberlain Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #17 of 39 | #17 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #14 of 40 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #30 of 42 | #30 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #16 of 37 | #16 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #26 of 37 | #26 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #2 of 9 | #2 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
282
-34 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 282 | 26.6 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 27.2 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 29.7 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 7 | 46.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 99% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School.
About Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School
Washington, District of Columbia, is home to Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School, a small middle school. The school covers grades 4 through 8 and reported 282 students in 2024-25.
Friendship PCS includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 4,378 students.
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School is 96% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 42% Black among all District of Columbia residents. The diversity index for Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. The 10.8:1 average for middle schools in District of Columbia is close to this figure.
Among District of Columbia public middle schools, Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In District of Columbia, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $109,870, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 247 public schools in the county, enrolling about 94,385, Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School among them.
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.6 to 10.6 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
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 - Blow Pierce ElementaryElementary · 271 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 - Chamberlain Elementary0.0 mi · 256
- Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill0.2 mi · 387
- Shirley Chisholm Elementary School0.3 mi · 542
- Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)0.3 mi · 415
- Payne Elementary School0.4 mi · 398
- DC Department of Corrections0.6 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle SchoolHow large is Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School?
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School serve?
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School is approximately 10.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School?
At Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School?
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle School is overseen by Friendship PCS in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.