Summary:
Capital City PCS - Middle School is the only middle school in the Capital City PCS district, located in Washington, DC, serving grades 5 through 8 with an enrollment of 344 students.
Since this is the only middle school in the area, the focus is on how Capital City PCS - Middle School performs against the Capital City PCS district and DC state averages. The school has improved its statewide rank every year, jumping from 46th place in 2023-2024 to 35th place in 2025-2026, and its star rating moved from 2 stars to 3 stars. Across every subject and grade level, the school scores at or above its district average, and its student-teacher ratio of 8.6 is low, with a high per-student spending of $32,709.
In English Language Arts, the school made a dramatic improvement, rising from 20.6% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 36.2% in 2025-2026, nearly matching the state average. ELA proficiency also rises with grade level, with 8th graders at 47% compared to the state average of 45.4%. Math, however, remains a major concern: all-grade math proficiency is 12.8% versus the state's 28.2%, and 7th grade math is especially low at 7.3%. Science proficiency is also below the state average at 9.26% versus 13.4%. Overall, this is a school on an upward trajectory with strong resources, but closing the math gap will be critical for continued growth.
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