Summary:
There is one elementary school in the Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS area of Washington, DC: Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS, a PK–8 charter/LEA school serving 522 students. As the only school in this data set, it stands out on its own merits — ranking 18th out of 124 DC schools (85th percentile, 4 stars) for the 2025–2026 school year. Its district/LEA, also called Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS, ranks even higher, placing 3rd out of 46 DC districts (93rd percentile, 5 stars).
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS consistently outperforms DC state averages by wide margins. On the 2025–2026 DC CAPE tests, ELA proficiency reached 63.3% versus the statewide 39.6%, while math proficiency reached 52.4% versus 28.2%. Science proficiency was 28.7% versus 13.4% statewide. Grade-level results show strong ELA performance across all grades, with 4th, 7th, and 8th grades near or above 70% proficiency, while 3rd grade is the lowest at 48.9% — still far above the state average of 31.1%. Math is strongest in 5th grade at 60.7%, but declines through middle school to 43.9% in 8th grade, widening the ELA–math gap to 24.4 points by 8th grade.
Year over year, the school improved by 7.6 points in ELA and 6.3 points in math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, showing a positive trajectory. With a student-teacher ratio of only 10.4 and per-student spending of $26,800, the school is exceptionally well-resourced, which supports small class sizes and individualized attention. The main opportunities for growth are middle-school math and science, which remain below the school's otherwise high academic bar. Overall, parents can expect a stable top-20 DC school with five-star district ratings, outstanding literacy instruction, and strong early math, paired with targeted improvement needs in middle-school math and science.
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