Two Rivers PCS - Young ES

Two Rivers PCS - Young ES is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Washington, District of Columbia, part of Two Rivers PCS. The school educates 407 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in Two Rivers PCS (1,022 students total), Two Rivers PCS - Young ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Two Rivers PCS - Young ES lists that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 23% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (District of Columbia) reports that median household earnings sit near $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Two Rivers PCS - Young ES is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

Two Rivers PCS - Young MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, Two Rivers PCS - Young ES runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Two Rivers PCS - Young ES has rose 43%, going from 284 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 29% to 23%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.