KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS

Federal records list KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS as an elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia. Students in pre-K through kindergarten make up the school's enrollment of 282 students.

KIPP DC PCS is made up of 20 schools with 7,372 students in all.

By race and ethnicity, KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS is 97% Black. District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.

Teacher count: 21.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.2:1. The average for elementary schools in District of Columbia, 11.0:1, is lower.

For the population of District of Columbia, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across District of Columbia, 247 public schools serve about 94,385 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Charter status: KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS is a public charter school.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 282, compared with 364 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.6:1 to 13.2:1.

KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.