Enrollment
373
High
STATE 553
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY PCS·NCES 110003400249
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS
2427 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE, Washington, DC 20020 · (202) 563-6862 · District of Columbia
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of District of Columbia public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 120 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 18% |
Student demographics
1%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
24.9%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
3.4%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.4% | #31 of 34 | #31 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #20 of 36 | #20 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #27 of 45 | #27 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #26 of 41 | #26 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.5% | #39 of 39 | #39 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #9 of 9 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
373
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 373 | 34 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 35 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 37 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 38 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 32.8 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 71% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 80% (311) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS.
About Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS is a public high school run by Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS in Washington, District of Columbia. Enrolled students number 373 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in District of Columbia average about 553 students each.
Federal records list Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS as its own district.
Black students make up 100% of enrollment at Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all District of Columbia residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.0 students per teacher and 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 11.2:1 average for high schools in District of Columbia fairly closely.
Measured against District of Columbia public high schools, Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Within District of Columbia, the median household income is $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS, District of Columbia has 246 other public schools.
Savoy Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS as a charter school.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 367 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 373. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Thurgood Marshall Academy PCSHow many students attend Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS?
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS enrolls approximately 373 students in grades 09-12.
Is Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS?
At Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS, the student body is approximately 0% Hispanic, 100% Black.
Who oversees Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS?
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS is overseen by Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS in District of Columbia.
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