Ida B. Wells MS

Ida B. Wells MS is a 6-8 campus of big scale in Washington, District of Columbia, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools, serveing 521 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in District of Columbia, which averages around 345 students.

Ida B. Wells MS is one of 117 schools operated by District of Columbia Public Schools, a district that hosts 52,030 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ida B. Wells MS shows that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 45% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, Ida B. Wells MS records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages about 10.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Ida B. Wells MS is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

The closest other public school is Coolidge HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

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