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What's the most underrated thing about Friendship PCS - Online Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP PCS·NCES 110000800495
Friendship PCS - Online Academy
1351 NICHOLSON STREET NW, Washington, DC 20011 · (202) 729-8287 · District of Columbia
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
26%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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
14.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
4.0%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+69 (+23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 366 | 15 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 19.7 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 11 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 7 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 4 | 33.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship PCS - Online Academy.
About Friendship PCS - Online Academy
Friendship PCS - Online Academy is an elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, and it is part of Friendship PCS. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 366 students.
Friendship PCS - Online Academy is part of Friendship PCS, where 15 schools serve 4,378 students.
Friendship PCS - Online Academy's enrollment is 86% Black. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show District of Columbia is about 42% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 15 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 24.4:1. This ratio sits 13.4 above the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
Federal survey data for District of Columbia show that the median household income is $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 247 public schools in District of Columbia, enrolling about 94,385 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Brightwood Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Friendship PCS - Online Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES assigns Friendship PCS - Online Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Friendship PCS - Online Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school. Federal records classify Friendship PCS - Online Academy as a virtual school.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 69 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 24.4 students per teacher, compared with 27.0 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 - 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
- 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
- Brightwood Elementary School0.1 mi · 646
- Military Road Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 70
- Center City PCS - Brightwood0.3 mi · 269
- Paul PCS - International High School0.4 mi · 439
- Paul PCS - Middle School0.4 mi · 328
- John Lewis Elementary School0.6 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Friendship PCS - Online AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Friendship PCS - Online Academy?
Friendship PCS - Online Academy enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Friendship PCS - Online Academy serve?
Friendship PCS - Online Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship PCS - Online Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Friendship PCS - Online Academy is approximately 24.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Friendship PCS - Online Academy?
Friendship PCS - Online Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Friendship PCS - Online Academy?
Friendship PCS - Online Academy 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.