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Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 37 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 30% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy in Washington, DC serves 367 students in grades 6–12 in the 20019 zip code, a configuration that makes it unusual among nearby high schools that begin at grade 9.

The school was once a top performer, ranking 9th of 30 DC high schools with 4 stars in 2021–2022. By 2025–2026, it had fallen to 24th of 36 with 2 stars, and its district, Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy, carries a 1-star rating. The most urgent issue is mathematics: only 1.4% of students scored proficient on the 2025–2026 DC CAPE math assessment, the lowest among nearby schools and far below the 28.2% state average. Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School (10.5%), Idea Pcs (7.1%), and Eastern High School (1.8%) all posted higher rates.

Reading performance is a relative bright spot. Cesar Chavez's 22.1% ELA proficiency rate is below the state's 39.6%, but it is second-highest among nearby schools after Phelps ACE (41.7%). The 21-point gap between ELA and math is unusually wide. However, the graduation rate is a serious concern: 67.6%, down from 78.3% the prior year and well below the 78.7% state rate. Only Kingsman Academy PCS (36.7%) is lower nearby. This is striking given the school's low student–teacher ratio of 8.9 and per-student spending of $36,042. Nearby Idea Pcs, with nearly identical spending, graduates 87.5% of its students, and Ron Brown College Preparatory High School reaches 92.7%. The school's historic strength in serving low-income students has also faded, with those students now scoring in the 19th percentile.

367

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,869

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 Hayes Street NE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 398-2230

District: Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.2%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (42% vs 28% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the District Of Columbia average (68% vs 79%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English I scores 18 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

District Of Columbia avg28%

Middle school

63^rd of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2022

From bottom 15% (2022) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

26^th of 37

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 46Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy among District Of Columbia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	59 of 69	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	15 of 34	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.4	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	34.8	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.8	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.5	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.1	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.5	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	44.8	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	27.1	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2018	40.7	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2018	34.8	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Male (2018)55th percentile~ school

At Risk (2019)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)46th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2018)35th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics140%+112 vs state

English II24%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

English I19%-18 vs state

Geometry2%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)				DC CAPE English II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2026)	DC CAPE Geometry (2026)	DC CAPE English I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC CAPE English Language Arts 6th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 7th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 8th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra I End of Course	DC CAPE Geometry End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Public, Charter	6-12	3701 Hayes Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-2230	367	41	8.9	72.5%	1 (0.3%)	320 (87.2%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	28.6	26^th of 37 public high schools	29.7%		35	20^th of 35 public high schools	42.9%	6	20.7	15.9		22.1			3.0	1.4	24.5			2.5	18.9	$34,869	$6,802	$28,067
Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4095 Minnesota Avenue NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-5500	745	68	10.9	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	712 (95.6%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	28.6	25^th of 37 public high schools	32.4%		32.6	24^th of 35 public high schools	31.4%	1				18.6				4.2	20.5		6.1	2.4	17.1	$30,488	$3,084	$27,404
Idea Pcs	Public, Charter	9-12	1027 45th Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Idea Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 399-4750	350	36	9.7	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	330 (94.3%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29.5	23^rd of 37 public high schools	37.8%		31.2	26^th of 35 public high schools	25.7%	3				14.9				7.1	14.3		11.8	2.7	15.7	$30,261	$2,815	$27,446
Ron Brown College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	4800 Meade St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4343	196	29	6.7		0 (0.0%)	183 (93.4%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27	32^nd of 37 public high schools	13.5%		31.5	25^th of 35 public high schools	28.6%	7				12.4				6.3	13.3		6.9	6.0	10.4	$43,340	$3,130	$40,210
The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Public, Charter	9-12	4300 C Street SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Seed Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 248-7773	245	14	17.1	64.8%	0 (0.0%)	227 (92.7%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24.3	36^th of 37 public high schools	2.7%		11.9	35^th of 35 public high schools	0.0%	1				4.4				3.1	8.5		3.3	3.0		$84,936	$5,213	$79,722
Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School	Public	9-12	704 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-4360	350	33	10.6	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	310 (88.6%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	53.3	10^th of 37 public high schools	73.0%		43.2	13^th of 35 public high schools	62.9%	3				41.7				10.5	41.5		12.0	9.2	41.8	$30,994	$2,462	$28,532
H.D. Woodson High School	Public	9-12	540 55th St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-2030	579	62	9.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	533 (92.1%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.6	35^th of 37 public high schools	5.4%		28.4	28^th of 35 public high schools	20.0%	7				16.0				1.8	12.1		1.4	2.1	20.3	$34,502	$2,970	$31,532
Maya Angelou PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5600 East Capitol Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Maya Angelou PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 379-4335	218	22	9.9	98.7%	1 (0.5%)	215 (98.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$54,609	$1,969	$52,640
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Capitol St. NE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-4500	909	85	10.7	100.0%	26 (2.9%)	807 (88.8%)	56 (6.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	26.9	33^rd of 37 public high schools	10.8%		32.9	23^rd of 35 public high schools	34.3%	10				19.9				1.8	24.6		2.5	1.0	15.1	$28,663	$2,830	$25,833
Maya Angelou Academy at DC DoC	Public	9-12	1901 D Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	DC Department of Corrections as the State Public Agency (SPA	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 698-4932	45	15	3.0		0 (0.0%)	42 (93.3%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy ranks 26^th of 37 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy.

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Students at Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy are 87% African American, 11% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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