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What's the one class at Ingenuity Prep PCS every student should take?
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Enrollment
797
Elementary
STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INGENUITY PREP PCS·NCES 110009000460
Ingenuity Prep PCS
4600 LIVINGSTON ROAD SE, Washington, DC 20032 · (202) 562-0391 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
96 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 114 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
3%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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
12.1%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 Ingenuity Prep PCS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #99 of 127 | #99 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #70 of 131 | #70 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #3 of 156 | #3 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #13 of 135 | #13 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #134 of 135 | #134 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.7% | #2 of 51 | #2 of 51 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
797
+41 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 797 | 96 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 97 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 91.5 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 75 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 43 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 28 | 10.3:1 | 99% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ingenuity Prep PCS.
About Ingenuity Prep PCS
Ingenuity Prep PCS is a large elementary school with an address in Washington, District of Columbia. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 797 students. The school's enrollment is 129% above the 348 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
In federal data, the district for Ingenuity Prep PCS is the school itself.
About 98% of the student body at Ingenuity Prep PCS is Black. Among people living in District of Columbia, the Black share is about 42%. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% 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 8.3:1, with 96 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.
Measured against District of Columbia public elementary schools, Ingenuity Prep PCS receives a C. 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 these Census figures: the median household income is $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. District of Columbia is home to 247 public schools and about 94,385 public school students.
The shortest distance from Ingenuity Prep PCS to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within 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. Ingenuity Prep PCS operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school enrolled 797 students in 2024-25, 41 more than the 756 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.1:1 to 8.3:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS0.0 mi · 311
- Patterson Elementary School0.3 mi · 238
- Hendley Elementary School0.4 mi · 276
- Forest Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 215
- Leckie Education Campus0.6 mi · 453
- KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS0.7 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Ingenuity Prep PCSWhat is the total enrollment at Ingenuity Prep PCS?
Ingenuity Prep PCS enrolls approximately 797 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Ingenuity Prep PCS serve?
Ingenuity Prep PCS serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ingenuity Prep PCS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ingenuity Prep PCS is approximately 8.3:1 (96 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ingenuity Prep PCS?
At Ingenuity Prep PCS, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Ingenuity Prep PCS public or private?
Ingenuity Prep PCS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Ingenuity Prep PCS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.