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The SEED PCS of Washington DC

Q: Is The SEED PCS of Washington DC a good school?

The SEED PCS of Washington DC ranks in the bottom 0.0% of District Of Columbia high schools.

Q: How many students attend The SEED PCS of Washington DC?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended The SEED PCS of Washington DC.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The SEED PCS of Washington DC?

Students at The SEED PCS of Washington DC are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 0% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

The SEED PCS of Washington DC is a public charter high school serving 252 students in grades 9-12 in Washington, DC. The school is part of the Seed Pcs district, which is ranked 46 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The SEED PCS of Washington DC has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 6th out of 35 DC high schools in 2013-2014 to 33rd out of 33 in 2024-2025, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for its female, African American, and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of DC high schools for these groups. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 73% and 82.7% over the past few years, which is below the district average.

Academically, the SEED PCS of Washington DC has extremely low proficiency rates, with only 7.5% and 4.8% of students scoring proficient or better on the DC CAPE assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics, respectively, in 2024-2025. These rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages. Interestingly, the school has the highest spending per student among nearby schools like Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy, Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy, and Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School, which have higher rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency levels.

245

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$67,610

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 C Street SE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 248-7773

District: Seed Pcs

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.7%

Hispanic:

6.1%

American Indian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2010 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (7% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 67 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg7%

District Of Columbia avg32%

35^th of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 29 pts since 2017

From bottom 29% (2017) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 46Seed Pcs among District Of Columbia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.5	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	36 of 57	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	80.2	12 of 57	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	12 of 57	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.8	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	21 of 34	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	86.5	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.5	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	62.2	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	26 of 34	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	41.2	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	25.1	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	35.9	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	27.9	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

At Risk (2019)48th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2019)40th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)38th percentile~ school

Female (2019)13th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

English II9%-29 vs state

English Language Arts8%-30 vs state

English I6%-32 vs state

Geometry5%-9 vs state

Mathematics5%-22 vs state

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Schools Near The SEED PCS of Washington DC

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC Science Science (2025)	DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)		DC CAPE English II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2025)	DC CAPE Geometry (2025)	DC CAPE English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC Science Science End of Course	DC CAPE English Language Arts 6th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 7th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 8th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra I End of Course	DC CAPE Geometry End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Public, Charter	9-12	4300 C Street SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Seed Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 248-7773	245	14	17.1		0 (0.0%)	227 (92.7%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11.9	35^th of 35 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)					7.5		4.8	8.8		5.3	6.1	$67,610	$4,795	$62,815
Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4095 Minnesota Avenue NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-5500	745	68	10.9		2 (0.3%)	712 (95.6%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32.6	24^th of 35 public high schools	31.4%		38.3	14^th of 34 public high schools	58.8%	10					24.1		8.3	26.3	7.4	9.3	22.3	$33,815	$4,912	$28,903
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Public, Charter	6-12	3701 Hayes Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-2230	367	41	8.9		1 (0.3%)	320 (87.2%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35	20^th of 35 public high schools	42.9%		36.7	15^th of 34 public high schools	55.9%	5		25.0	24.3	20.0	24.5	9.4	4.7	29.4	7.0		24.1	$36,042	$7,046	$28,996
Idea Pcs	Public, Charter	9-12	1027 45th Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Idea Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 399-4750	350	36	9.7		0 (0.0%)	330 (94.3%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.2	26^th of 35 public high schools	25.7%		29.2	19^th of 34 public high schools	44.1%	7					22.5		3.8	18.2			25.3	$36,038	$3,204	$32,834
Maya Angelou PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5600 East Capitol Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Maya Angelou PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 379-4335	218	22	9.9		1 (0.5%)	215 (98.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											9.1	$49,993	$2,910	$47,083
H.D. Woodson High School	Public	9-12	540 55th St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-2030	579	62	9.2		2 (0.3%)	533 (92.1%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.4	28^th of 35 public high schools	20.0%		24.9	26^th of 34 public high schools	23.5%	2					24.1		3.3	21.0		2.5	26.0	$34,310	$4,744	$29,566
Ron Brown College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	4800 Meade St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4343	196	29	6.7		0 (0.0%)	183 (93.4%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	31.5	25^th of 35 public high schools	28.6%		26.5	23^rd of 34 public high schools	32.4%	2					15.6		13.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	11.1	$50,320	$7,740	$42,580
DC Department of Corrections	Public	9-12	1901 D Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	DC Jail Education Program	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 698-4932	45	15	3.0		0 (0.0%)	42 (93.3%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00	$00	$00
Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School	Public	9-12	704 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4360	350	33	10.6		3 (0.9%)	310 (88.6%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	43.2	13^th of 35 public high schools	62.9%		41.1	11^th of 34 public high schools	67.6%	2	2.9				37.4		11.6	44.8	13.8	8.9	31.9	$31,347	$4,632	$26,715
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Capitol St. NE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-4500	909	85	10.7		26 (2.9%)	807 (88.8%)	56 (6.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	32.9	23^rd of 35 public high schools	34.3%		23.6	28^th of 34 public high schools	17.6%	5					25.2		5.0	25.2		3.4	22.3	$27,944	$4,720	$23,225

Frequently Asked Questions about The SEED PCS of Washington DC

How many students attend The SEED PCS of Washington DC?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended The SEED PCS of Washington DC.

Is The SEED PCS of Washington DC a good school?

The SEED PCS of Washington DC ranks in the bottom 0.0% of District Of Columbia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of The SEED PCS of Washington DC?

Students at The SEED PCS of Washington DC are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic.

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