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Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy

Q: Is Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy a good school?

Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy ranks 24 th of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy?

Students at Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 31% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy is a public charter high school in Washington, DC, serving 715 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Friendship PCS district, which is ranked 19 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy has seen inconsistent academic performance, typically ranking between 14th and 22nd out of 30-34 DC high schools in recent years. The school's standardized test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the district and state averages. However, the school has made steady improvements in its four-year graduation rate, which increased from 67.1% in 2023-2024 to 76.1% in 2023-2024, though it remains below the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, performing better than the overall school, while others, like female students, male students, and students with special needs, have performed worse.

Compared to nearby schools, Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy generally performs better than Idea PCS and The SEED PCS of Washington DC, but worse than Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering High School and Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy. The school has seen a significant increase in its per-student spending, from $25,380 in 2021-2022 to $33,815 in 2023-2024, but it's unclear whether this has translated into improved academic outcomes.

745

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,815

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4095 Minnesota Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 396-5500

District: Friendship PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.6%

Hispanic:

2.7%

American Indian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (16% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

District Of Columbia avg31%

24^th of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Friendship PCS

20^th of 46Friendship PCS 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	21 of 34	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.9	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.9	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	35.6	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	31.3	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	26.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.6	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2019)42nd percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2019)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)30th percentile-29 vs school

Male (2019)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2023)<1st percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

English II26%-12 vs state

English Language Arts24%-13 vs state

English I22%-16 vs state

Geometry9%-5 vs state

Mathematics8%-18 vs state

Algebra I7%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC Science Science (2025)	DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)		DC CAPE English II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2025)	DC CAPE Geometry (2025)	DC CAPE English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC Science Science End of Course	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 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English 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
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		2 (0.3%)	712 (95.6%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32.6	24^th of 35 public high schools	31.4%		38.3	14^th of 34 public high schools	58.8%	10					24.1		8.3	26.3	7.4	9.3	22.3	$33,815	$4,912	$28,903
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		1 (0.3%)	320 (87.2%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35	20^th of 35 public high schools	42.9%		36.7	15^th of 34 public high schools	55.9%	5		25.0	24.3	20.0	24.5	9.4	4.7	29.4	7.0		24.1	$36,042	$7,046	$28,996
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		0 (0.0%)	330 (94.3%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.2	26^th of 35 public high schools	25.7%		29.2	19^th of 34 public high schools	44.1%	7					22.5		3.8	18.2			25.3	$36,038	$3,204	$32,834
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		0 (0.0%)	227 (92.7%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11.9	35^th of 35 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)					7.5		4.8	8.8		5.3	6.1	$67,610	$4,795	$62,815
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%)	31.5	25^th of 35 public high schools	28.6%		26.5	23^rd of 34 public high schools	32.4%	2					15.6		13.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	11.1	$50,320	$7,740	$42,580
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		2 (0.3%)	533 (92.1%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.4	28^th of 35 public high schools	20.0%		24.9	26^th of 34 public high schools	23.5%	2					24.1		3.3	21.0		2.5	26.0	$34,310	$4,744	$29,566
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		3 (0.9%)	310 (88.6%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	43.2	13^th of 35 public high schools	62.9%		41.1	11^th of 34 public high schools	67.6%	2	2.9				37.4		11.6	44.8	13.8	8.9	31.9	$31,347	$4,632	$26,715
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		1 (0.5%)	215 (98.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											9.1	$49,993	$2,910	$47,083
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		26 (2.9%)	807 (88.8%)	56 (6.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	32.9	23^rd of 35 public high schools	34.3%		23.6	28^th of 34 public high schools	17.6%	5					25.2		5.0	25.2		3.4	22.3	$27,944	$4,720	$23,225
DC Department of Corrections	Public	9-12	1901 D Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	DC Jail Education Program	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)												$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy

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What is the racial makeup of Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy?

Students at Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy a good school?

Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy ranks 24^th of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy.

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