The Children's Guild DC PCS

The Children's Guild DC PCS is one of the tight-knit primary schools in Washington, District of Columbia, run under The Children's Guild DC PCS, with 246 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 348 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

The Children's Guild DC PCS sits inside The Children's Guild DC PCS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, The Children's Guild DC PCS shows that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 9% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) logs that median household earnings sit near $109,870, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which The Children's Guild DC PCS is one.

The closest other public school is Langdon ES, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. The Children's Guild DC PCS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. The Children's Guild DC PCS's enrollment has fell 34% since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 246). Black enrollment moved from 98% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.