Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 345
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP DC PCS·NCES 110003100486
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS
5300 BLAINE STREET NE, Washington, DC 20019 · (202) 398-6811 · District of Columbia
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of District of Columbia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 24% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
7.7%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #34 of 39 | #34 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #35 of 40 | #35 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #17 of 42 | #17 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #25 of 37 | #25 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #31 of 37 | #31 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #11 of 17 | #11 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
340
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 340 | 28.4 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 29.6 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 27.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 28 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 84% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS.
About KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS runs as a medium-sized middle school in Washington, District of Columbia. Its 340 students are spread across grades 5 through 8.
KIPP DC PCS has a total of 20 schools and 7,372 students, KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS among them.
Federal enrollment data show KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS is 98% Black. District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS total 28.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.8:1 average for middle schools in District of Columbia.
allk12 grades KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS a D. The grade compares the school only with District of Columbia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for District of Columbia show that the median household income is $109,870, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS, District of Columbia has 246 other public schools.
KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS is located less than a tenth of a mile from KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS. The five-mile area around KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS holds at least 8 other public schools.
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment at KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 331 to 340 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students
Quick facts
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- KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS0.0 mi · 388
- KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS0.0 mi · 244
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- DC Scholars PCS0.3 mi · 478
- H.D. Woodson High School0.4 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCSWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS?
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS serve?
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS is approximately 12.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS?
At KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black.
Is KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS public or private?
KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by KIPP DC PCS.
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