KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS

KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS is an elementary campus of substantial scale in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within KIPP DC PCS, teacheing 614 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 348 students each, so KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS sits 76% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS lists that nearly all students (95%) are Black. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) logs that 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%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS is one.

The closest other public school is KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a public charter, KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS's enrollment has rose 18% since 2018, when it stood at 520 (now 614).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.