Enrollment
271
Middle
STATE 345
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD UNIVERSITY MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PCS·NCES 110005800308
Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS
405 HOWARD ROAD PLACE NW, Washington, DC 20059 · (202) 806-7725 · District of Columbia
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of District of Columbia public middle schools
- B-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 35% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
14.5%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #23 of 39 | #23 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #20 of 40 | #20 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #31 of 42 | #31 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #1 of 37 | #1 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #22 of 37 | #22 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #6 of 9 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
271
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 271 | 32 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 34 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 28.5 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 24 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 70% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 57% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS.
About Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS
Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS, a small middle-grades school, is located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school counts 271 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in District of Columbia is about 345 students.
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS is responsible for Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS.
The student body at Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS is 94% Black. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 42% of District of Columbia residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.5:1, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 10.8:1 average for middle schools in District of Columbia.
Measured against District of Columbia public middle schools, Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
District of Columbia has about 681,294 residents, and the median household income is $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS, District of Columbia has 246 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Tubman Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The federal government classifies Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS's location as City: Large. Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment has fallen by 17 students since 2020-21, to 271. By 2024-25, the school had 8.5 students per teacher, compared with 18.0 in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCSHow large is Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS?
Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS serve?
Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS.
What is the student diversity at Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS?
Student demographics at Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS are roughly 5% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS in?
Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS is part of Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS.
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