Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy

Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy is one of the middle-of-the-pack secondary schools in Washington, District of Columbia, overseen by Friendship PCS, with 745 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 553 students each, so Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy sits 35% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 15 schools in Friendship PCS (4,378 students total), Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy lists that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for District of Columbia put median household income runs about $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Global Citizens PCS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 685 students in 2018 compared to 745 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 36.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.