KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS

As a mid-tier primary school in Washington, District of Columbia, KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS enrolls 371 students from grades 1 through 4, run under KIPP DC PCS.

KIPP DC PCS comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 7,372 students; KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS is among them.

Demographically, KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS reports that nearly all students (96%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) reports that median household earnings sit near $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 - Spring Academy PCS is one campus in the mix.

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

KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS operates from a city-core location. KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 410 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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