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What tradition at KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS should never be changed?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP DC PCS·NCES 110003100452
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS
2600 DOUGLASS ROAD SE, Washington, DC 20020 · (202) 610-5323 · District of Columbia
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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What do students at KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS actually talk about outside of class?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
10.1%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
10.5%
DC avg 27.5%
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
-53 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.2:1
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
98%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS is one of the mid-tier elementary schools in Washington, District of Columbia, overseen by KIPP DC PCS, with 408 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 4.
KIPP DC PCS comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 7,372 students; KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS is among them.
In terms of who attends, KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS shows that nearly all students (98%) are Black. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS higher than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) reports that median household earnings sit near $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).
KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS.
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS operates from an inner-city location. KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS has fell 11%, going from 461 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 KIPP DC PCS
- KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCSHigh · 646 students
- KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCSHigh · 643 students
- KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCSElementary · 614 students
- KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCSMiddle · 435 students
- KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCSMiddle · 422 students
- KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCSElementary · 388 students
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed HSHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal MSMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge HSHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt HSHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS0.0 mi · 435
- KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS0.0 mi · 282
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia MS0.2 mi · 315
- Moten ES0.3 mi · 216
- Excel Academy0.4 mi · 363
- Johnson MS0.4 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCSHow many students attend KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS?
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS serve?
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS serves grades 01-04.
How many students per teacher at KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS.
How diverse is KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS?
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS reports a student body of 1% Hispanic, 98% Black.
What district is KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS in?
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS is part of KIPP DC PCS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.