KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS

Located at 4801 BENNING ROAD SE, in Washington, District of Columbia, KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS is a compact K-5 school that serves 221 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within KIPP DC PCS. Compared to the state average of about 348 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

KIPP DC PCS runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 7,372 students. KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%). Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, 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 roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 198 (now 221). Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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