KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS

Located at 421 P STREET NW, in Washington, District of Columbia, KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS is a mid-sized middle-grades school that educates 341 students (grades 5 through 8), operated by KIPP DC PCS.

Across the 20 schools in KIPP DC PCS (7,372 students total), KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS records that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 10.8:1, 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, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site. KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 321 (now 341).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.