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Potomac Preparatory PCS

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Public, Charter Grades
427
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4401 8th Street NE
       Washington, DC  20017

(202) 526-6003

District: Potomac Preparatory PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:
97.0%
American Indian:
2.1%
Hispanic:
0.9%
 See top rated District Of Columbia public schools

At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2016
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2016) from a 3rd-percentile low (2016)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (8% vs 28% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the District Of Columbia average
Students meeting standards (2015-2016) ?
This school8%
District avg7%
District Of Columbia avg28%
Not ranked this year
Potomac Preparatory PCS did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
201613.596 of 993.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201522.080 of 9717.5%★☆☆☆☆
201434.171 of 10934.9%★★☆☆☆
201254.744 of 11260.7%★★★☆☆
201179.224 of 11178.4%★★★★☆
201045.359 of 11146.8%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
201635.129 of 4839.6%★★☆☆☆
201527.734 of 4930.6%★★☆☆☆
201457.725 of 5756.1%★★★☆☆
By subject vs District Of Columbia (2015-2016) ?
Mathematics8%-20 vs state
English Language Arts7%-21 vs state

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Students at Potomac Preparatory PCS are 97% African American, 2% American Indian.

In the 2015-16 school year, 427 students attended Potomac Preparatory PCS.


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