KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS

KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS is an average-sized junior high in Washington, District of Columbia, part of KIPP DC PCS. The school serves 422 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 345 students each, so KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS sits 22% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 20 schools in KIPP DC PCS (7,372 students total), KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%); the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.8:1, putting KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for District of Columbia shows median household income runs about $109,870, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS's enrollment has edged up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 338 (now 422). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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