KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS

Located at 3301 WHEELER ROAD SE, in Washington, District of Columbia, KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS is a compact elementary school that instructs 212 students (grades pre-K through K), part of KIPP DC PCS. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 348 students each, so KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS sits 39% below that benchmark.

Within KIPP DC PCS, which oversees 20 schools and 7,372 students, KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS lists that nearly all students (94%) are Black. The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for District of Columbia put median household earnings sit near $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 - Pride Academy PCS is one campus in the mix.

KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting. KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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