I Dream PCS

Set in Washington, District of Columbia, I Dream PCS is a minimally staffed K-5 school, part of I Dream PCS. It works with 99 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 348 students per school, that is 72% leaner than typical.

I Dream PCS sits inside I Dream PCS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, I Dream PCS shows that nearly all students (91%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, I Dream PCS logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting I Dream PCS tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) logs that 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%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which I Dream PCS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Beers ES, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

I Dream PCS operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, I Dream PCS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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