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Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School

2705 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE, Washington, DC 20032 · (202) 562-1681 · District of Columbia
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of District of Columbia public high 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 high schools

Enrollment
307
High
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 553
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98929%
Grade 107725%
Grade 117424%
Grade 126722%
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
30298%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 62% · US 15%
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
Male
15550%
Female
15250%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
31.7%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
10.6%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 - Technology Preparatory High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
10.6%#16 of 34#16 of 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.7%#14 of 36#14 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
307#35 of 45#35 of 45
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
7.7:1#1 of 41#1 of 41
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
3.2%#35 of 39#35 of 39
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+21.3%#12 of 26#12 of 26
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
307
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25307407.7:1N/A
2023-24327427.8:1N/A
2022-23357428.5:1N/A
2020-21344389.1:1N/A
2017-18253550.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School.

About Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School

Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School is a public high school in Washington, District of Columbia. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 307 students enrolled. It has 44% fewer students than the average for high schools in District of Columbia (about 553).

Friendship PCS enrolls 4,378 students, and its 15 schools include Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School.

The share of students at Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School who are Black is 98%. Among people living in District of Columbia, the Black share is about 42%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 3, compared with 70 nationally.

The school's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. High schools in District of Columbia have an average ratio of 11.2:1.

Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of District of Columbia public high schools.

For District of Columbia, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 247 public schools and about 94,385 students.

The closest school to Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School is Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.1:1 to 7.7:1 over the same years.

Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

District of Columbia at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School
District
Friendship PCS
Address
2705 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE, Washington, DC 20032
Phone
(202) 562-1681
County
District of Columbia
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
307
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
7.7:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110000800496
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School
What is the total enrollment at Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School?
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School serve?
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School have?
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School?
Student demographics at Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School are roughly 2% Hispanic, 98% Black.
Who oversees Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School?
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School is overseen by Friendship PCS in District of Columbia.
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