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What's the vibe like in the hallways at KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS right now?
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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
3
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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
10.1%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
10.5%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 →
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.