KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS

KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS is an elementary school located in Washington, District of Columbia, in District of Columbia. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 614 students. That is 76% above the average of about 348 students for elementary schools in District of Columbia.

KIPP DC PCS counts 7,372 students in its 20 schools, and KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS is one of them.

At KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS, 95% of students are Black. Other students are 4% Hispanic. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all District of Columbia residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.

Staffing at KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS comes to 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in District of Columbia is 11.0:1.

KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.

For District of Columbia, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $109,870 a year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS, District of Columbia has 247 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS is closest to KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES assigns KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS as a charter school.

Enrollment increased 15% over 4 years, reaching 614 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.3:1 to 14.3:1.

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