Global Citizens PCS

Global Citizens PCS is a modestly sized elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within Global Citizens PCS. The school teaches 198 students in grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 348.

Global Citizens PCS is the operating authority for Global Citizens PCS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Global Citizens PCS reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, Global Citizens PCS shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household earnings sit near $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Global Citizens PCS 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 - Collegiate Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Global Citizens PCS.

Global Citizens PCS operates from a city-core location. Global Citizens PCS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.