High Schools in Idea Pcs

Summary:

The Idea Pcs high school is the only public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in the Idea Pcs district of Washington, DC. With a total enrollment of 309 students, the school is struggling academically, performing significantly below the district average on standardized tests and seeing a decline in its statewide ranking.

Idea Pcs has a district rank of 38 out of 46 and is rated just 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate of 76.1% is below the district average, and its students have performed poorly on DC CAPE/English Language Arts, DC CAPE/Mathematics, and DC CAPE/English I and II assessments. Despite higher spending per student at $36,038, the school's academic performance has not improved, and its student-teacher ratio of 11:1 has not translated into better outcomes.

Overall, the data indicates that Idea Pcs is a struggling high school within the District of Columbia's education system. Addressing the school's academic deficiencies and identifying ways to improve student outcomes should be a priority for the district and school leadership. The school's declining statewide ranking and low overall rating suggest that it is not keeping pace with other high schools in the district, and further investigation and intervention may be necessary to help the school improve its performance.

District Detail

1027 45th Street NE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 399-4750

SchoolDigger Rank:
39^th of 46 District Of Columbia districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 350

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)	DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)	DC CAPE English II (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 CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II 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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
District of Columbia Public Schools	0.28 mi	122	23^rd
Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	0.68 mi	1	35^th
Global Citizens PCS	0.68 mi	1
Friendship PCS	0.7 mi	15	20^th
DC Wildflower PCS	0.93 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

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