Enrollment
80
Elementary
STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROOTS PCS·NCES 110002000234
Roots PCS
15 KENNEDY STREET NW, Washington, DC 20011 · (202) 882-8073 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 27 | 34% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 10% |
Student demographics
0%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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
11.8%
DC avg 37.9%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The District of Columbia average is about 38 of 100.
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Roots PCS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #151 of 156 | #151 of 156 |
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
80
-37 (-32%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 102
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 80 | 7.5 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 8.5 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 8 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 8 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 9 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 9 | 11.8:1 | 97% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 102 | 4 | 25.5:1 | 85% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roots PCS.
About Roots PCS
At 15 KENNEDY STREET NW in Washington, District of Columbia, Roots PCS operates as a very small elementary school. Its enrollment is 80 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in District of Columbia, the average enrollment is about 348.
Roots PCS is its own local education agency in federal data.
Black students account for 100% of the school's enrollment. District of Columbia's residents are about 42% Black, 58 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 0% means there is a 0% chance two randomly chosen students at Roots PCS are from different groups.
Roots PCS has 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7:1. The average for elementary schools in District of Columbia is about 11.0:1.
For District of Columbia, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $109,870 a year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Roots PCS, District of Columbia has 247 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, DC Bilingual PCS, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. Roots PCS holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 37 students, from 117 to 80. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.7:1.
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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
Related schools
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- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- DC Bilingual PCS0.2 mi · 622
- Washington Latin PCS - Middle School0.3 mi · 389
- Washington Latin PCS - Upper School0.3 mi · 357
- Bridges PCS0.3 mi · 365
- Capital City PCS - Lower School0.4 mi · 323
- Capital City PCS - Middle School0.4 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Roots PCSHow large is Roots PCS?
Roots PCS enrolls approximately 80 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Roots PCS serve?
Roots PCS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roots PCS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roots PCS is approximately 10.7:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Roots PCS?
Student demographics at Roots PCS are roughly 100% Black.
Who oversees Roots PCS?
Roots PCS is overseen by Roots PCS in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.