Summary:
Middle Schools located in Social Justice PCS consist of a single campus, Social Justice PCS, which serves grades 5 through 8 with 97 students in the Washington, DC area. Because this is the only middle school in the district, its performance is both the school-level and district-level story, and parents should focus on the school’s own results and trends rather than comparisons to nearby schools.
Academically, Social Justice PCS is struggling significantly, especially in mathematics. In the most recent school year, only 4.6% of students scored proficient in math, compared to 28.2% statewide. Sixth-grade math proficiency was 3.8% and seventh-grade math proficiency was 3.5%, meaning nearly all students are performing far below grade level. English Language Arts is better but still below the state average: 28.9% proficient versus 39.6% statewide. Both subjects saw sharp one-year declines — ELA dropped from 35.2% to 28.9%, and math collapsed from 14.4% to 4.6% — which explains the school’s drop from a 3-star to a 1-star rating.
Other factors stand out. The school spends $35,598 per student, a very high amount, yet academic outcomes are poor. It also has a low student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1, which suggests small classes, but this has not translated into strong test scores. The school’s ranking has also been unstable, falling from the 61st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 21st percentile in 2025–2026. No free or reduced-price lunch data is reported, limiting the ability to assess socioeconomic context. For parents, the key takeaway is that Social Justice PCS offers small class sizes and high per-student funding, but urgent intervention is needed in mathematics, and overall academic performance is well below state averages.
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