Summary:
Sela PCS is the only school in this area group: a public charter elementary school located in Washington, DC, serving grades PK through 5 with 302 students. Because Sela PCS operates as both the school and the district (a charter LEA), Sela PCS district scores are identical to its school scores, making DC state averages the more meaningful benchmark for comparison.
Mathematics is a clear strength at Sela PCS. In 2025–2026, 55% of all students scored proficient in math — nearly double the DC state average of 28.2% and a 17-point improvement from the prior year. Third-grade math proficiency was especially strong at 66.7% versus 40.5% statewide. English Language Arts proficiency is also above average at 46.3% overall, but grade-level results are uneven: 3rd-grade ELA reaches 63.3% (+32.2 points above the state), while 4th-grade ELA falls to 23.8% (−15.3 points below the state), before rebounding to 44.5% in 5th grade. Science proficiency lags, with 5th graders at 18.75% versus the state average of 20.41%.
Sela PCS has maintained a 4-star rating for three straight years and, as a district, ranks 10th out of 46 DC districts (78th percentile). Its rank percentile has slipped from 83rd in 2023–2024 to 73rd in the two most recent years, suggesting that other schools have also improved. With per-student spending of $28,298 and a 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio, the school is exceptionally well resourced. These investments appear to support strong math achievement, yet the 4th-grade reading dip and below-average science scores show that outcomes are not uniformly strong across subjects. Free/reduced lunch data was not reported, which limits deeper equity analysis.
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