Summary:
Basis Dc Pcs is the only high school in the Basis Dc Pcs district, serving grades 5 through 12 in Washington, DC, with 692 students enrolled. Despite being a single school, it competes as its own district against all other DC schools—and it dominates, holding the #1 ranking in the District of Columbia out of 46 ranked districts with a 5-star rating for 2025–2026. Its three-year rank history is remarkably consistent: 1st in 2023–2024, 2nd in 2024–2025, and back to 1st in 2025–2026, never falling below second-best in the city.
Academically, Basis Dc Pcs produces results that are multiples of state averages. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency reached 78.6% versus 39.6% statewide, while math proficiency hit 70.8% versus 28.2% statewide—2.5 times the state rate. End-of-course exams were even more striking: English I and II proficiency were 90.9% and 89.1%, and Algebra I was 87.2% versus just 12.0% statewide, a 7.3× gap. Science proficiency was equally impressive at 49.81% versus 13.4% statewide. Proficiency also climbs by grade level: 5th graders scored 68.4% in ELA and 61.8% in math, but by 8th grade those numbers jump to 90.5% and 82.1%, showing a clear upward trajectory.
The school achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 and per-student spending of $17,412—not unusual for DC, yet outcomes are unrivaled. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported, but the scores are objectively impressive regardless. The 5–12 grade span creates a seamless eight-year pathway that likely contributes to sustained excellence, allowing students to master foundational skills early and accelerate into advanced coursework. For parents, the data points to an elite academic environment with exceptional math and science instruction, consistent top-tier rankings, and a proven record of preparing students well before high school-level exams.
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