Summary:
Ingenuity Prep PCS is a single PK–8 charter elementary school in Washington, D.C., serving 797 students and functioning as its own charter LEA, placing it in the bottom half of D.C. schools with a 2025–2026 rank of 86th out of 124. Ingenuity Prep PCS is the only school in the Ingenuity Prep PCS district, so this summary focuses entirely on that school’s performance, spending, and test results.
The school’s biggest academic challenge is mathematics. Overall math proficiency is just 11.5% compared to the 28.2% state average, and every tested grade is far below the state. Fifth and sixth grades are especially weak at 7.4% and 7.2% proficient, respectively. Science proficiency is critically low, with only 2.1% of students proficient in 2024–2025 versus 13.4% statewide. English Language Arts shows a striking grade-level pattern: 3rd and 4th grade proficiency is extremely low (6.2% and 13.2%), but by 5th through 8th grade proficiency jumps to the mid-30s, nearly matching the state average in 5th grade (37.3% vs. 39.9%). This suggests upper-grade reading instruction may be more effective, or that early-grade literacy needs major intervention. The school earned 2 stars in 2023–2024 and 2025–2026 but dropped to 1 star in 2024–2025, and its district rank is 31st out of 46.
Notably, Ingenuity Prep PCS spends $31,208 per student and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 8.3, yet these resources do not translate into strong test scores. The gap between investment and outcomes points to instructional effectiveness or curriculum alignment rather than a lack of funding. The school serves a wide PK–8 grade span despite being categorized as elementary, which may explain some of the differences between lower and upper grade results. No free/reduced-price lunch data was reported, limiting socioeconomic context. Overall, this is a school with a bright spot in upper-grade ELA but severe weaknesses in math, science, and early-grade reading; while it improved from its 2024–2025 low point, it remains well below D.C. averages in most subjects.
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