IDEA Pcs

IDEA Pcs is a small high school in Washington, District of Columbia, (ZIP code 20019). The school enrolls 350 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in District of Columbia enroll around 553, and this school is 37% below that mark.

IDEA Pcs operates as its own local education agency.

Of every 100 students at IDEA Pcs, about 94 are Black. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic. Census figures show District of Columbia is about 42% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.

The school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.7 students per teacher. High schools in District of Columbia have an average ratio of 11.2:1.

On the allk12 Grade, IDEA Pcs lands at C-, ahead of 19% of District of Columbia public high schools.

Looking at the county, District of Columbia, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting IDEA Pcs, District of Columbia has 247 public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Ron Brown College Preparatory High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, IDEA Pcs is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% increase, from 316 to 350. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.7:1 to 9.7:1.

On allk12, people connected to IDEA Pcs can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.