Summary:
The Sojourner Truth School PCS is the only school in this Washington, DC area dataset—a single high school serving 292 students in grades 6 through 12 at 1800 Perry Street NE. Because The Sojourner Truth School PCS operates as its own district, the district and school figures in this analysis are nearly identical. The school is exceptionally well-resourced, with $28,011 per-pupil spending and a favorable 9.4:1 student-teacher ratio.
The school's most defining pattern is the disconnect between middle school and high school performance. In grades 6 through 8, English Language Arts proficiency ranges from 53.3% to 57.1%, beating the state by 7 to nearly 14 points, and 8th-grade math reaches 34.3%, almost 10 points above the state. However, those gains evaporate in high school: English I and English II proficiency falls to roughly 29%, below state averages. Algebra I sits at 15% (barely above the state), while Geometry plummets to just 3.5% proficiency, a stunning 11.2-point deficit. Science is the lowest subject overall, with only 7.04% proficiency, roughly half the state's 13.4%.
These results translate into a 3-star rating and a rank of 14th out of 36 schools, slipping from 9th place and a 4-star rating the prior year. All-grades ELA dipped from 50.0% to 47.8%, while math improved only marginally from 24.6% to 25.5%, indicating that other DC schools are advancing faster. The takeaway for parents is that the middle school serves as the engine, delivering strong literacy and solid 8th-grade math, while high school math, science, and English remain serious concerns. Given its ample funding and small class sizes, there is clear opportunity for The Sojourner Truth School PCS to extend its middle-school success into the upper grades and become a top-tier school.
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