Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS

Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS, an intimate primary school in Washington, District of Columbia, overseen by Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS, caters to 199 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 348 students each, so Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS answers to Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS lists that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) logs that median household earnings sit near $109,870, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brookland MS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS has shrank 27%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 199 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 44% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.