KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS

KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS is a small elementary school with an address in Washington, District of Columbia. The school counts 224 students across pre-K through kindergarten. The school's enrollment is 36% smaller than the 348 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

The KIPP DC PCS system has 20 schools and 7,372 students.

Federal enrollment data show KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS is 97% Black. Among all residents of District of Columbia, the Black share is about 42%. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reported 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

County data help place the school in context: in District of Columbia, the median household income is $109,870, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, District of Columbia has 247 public schools and roughly 94,385 students.

The closest public school to KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS is KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS holds a charter, making it a public charter school.

Federal data show a 28% enrollment decrease, from 311 in 2020-21 to 224 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.9:1, from 16.4:1.

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