Summary:
Paul PCS is home to a single middle school—Paul PCS - Middle School—located at 5800 8th Street NW in Washington, DC, serving grades 5 through 8 with an enrollment of 328 students. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks 31st out of 67 DC middle schools, placing it at the 54th percentile—slightly above the midpoint of all middle schools in the city. Within its own district, Paul PCS, it ranks 22nd out of 46 schools, which is also around the middle of the pack.
Academically, the school shows a clear split between ELA and math. In English Language Arts, 37.0% of students are proficient, which is only 2.6 points below the DC state average of 39.6% and above the district's 33.5% rate. Math is a much bigger challenge, with just 15.3% of students proficient—about half the statewide rate of 28.2%, though still better than the district's 10.8%. Fifth-grade science proficiency sits at 17.65%. On a positive note, the school improved slightly year over year, gaining 1.7 points in ELA and 1.9 points in math.
The most interesting trend is how performance shifts by grade. ELA proficiency rises sharply from 32.7% in 6th grade to 43.7% in 8th grade, nearly matching the state average of 45.4%. Math follows the opposite path, dropping from 18.9% in 6th grade to just 12.4% in 8th grade, a 12.3-point gap compared with the state. The school enjoys strong resources—an 11.1:1 student-teacher ratio and $32,812 per-pupil spending—yet math achievement in the upper grades remains a significant weakness. Parents may want to pay close attention to math support for 7th and 8th graders.
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