Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle

Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle is an intermediate school of cozy scale in Washington, District of Columbia, part of Friendship PCS, serveing 282 students in grades 4 through 8.

Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle is one of 15 schools operated by Friendship PCS, a district that teaches 4,378 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle logs that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest looks like 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages about 10.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, District of Columbia reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

The closest other public school is Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 46.1:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.