Enrollment
310
Elementary
STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE DAY ACADEMY PCS·NCES 110004400275
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS
1404 JACKSON STREET NE, Washington, DC 20017 · (202) 459-4710 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
46 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 52% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
19.7%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
10.9%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #106 of 127 | #106 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #90 of 131 | #90 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #87 of 156 | #87 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.7:1 | #2 of 135 | #2 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #60 of 135 | #60 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #16 of 73 | #16 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
310
-62 (-17%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 7.8:1
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 | 310 | 46 | 6.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 45 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 32 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 48 | 7.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 51 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 45 | 9.3:1 | 97% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 99% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS.
About Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS is a mid-sized elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools in Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 310 students.
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS is its own local education agency in federal data.
Of every 100 students at Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS, about 66 are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 42%. The diversity index for Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. The average for elementary schools in District of Columbia is 11.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, District of Columbia, the median household earns about $109,870 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS, District of Columbia has 247 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS is closest to Luke C. Moore High School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 310, from 372 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 7.8 to 6.7 over 4 years.
People who know Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCSHow large is Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS?
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS serve?
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS?
Approximately 6.7:1 students per teacher at Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS.
How diverse is Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS?
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS reports a student body of 5% White, 24% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS?
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS is overseen by Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.