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Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle

Q: Is Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle a good school?

Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle ranks 18 th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 4-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 74% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle is a public charter middle school in Washington, DC, serving 237 students in grades 4-8. As part of the Friendship PCS district, which is ranked 19 out of 46 districts in DC and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, the school has shown strong academic performance, ranking 19 out of 69 DC middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 4-star rating.

Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle's performance is particularly noteworthy in English Language Arts (ELA), with 40.9% of students proficient or better, compared to the District of Columbia Public Schools average of 32.1% and the state average of 37.6%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 28.1% is higher than the Friendship PCS district average of 17.7% but lower than the state average of 26.4%. The school also stands out for its strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 11 and 10 out of DC middle schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle outperforms some nearby schools, such as Sousa Middle School and Kramer Middle School, it lags behind the high-performing Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster), which has significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and mathematics. Additionally, the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, suggesting challenges in maintaining consistent academic achievement, and its support for special education and at-risk students could be an area for improvement.

238

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,693

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 19th Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 572-1070

District: Friendship PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.7%

Pacific Islander:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg25%

District Of Columbia avg32%

Elementary school

41^st of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

18^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of District Of Columbia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	41 of 128	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	49 of 126	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	61 of 128	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	69 of 97	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	95 of 122	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	78 of 120	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	63 of 108	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	49 of 99	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	27.2	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	20 of 108	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	54 of 100	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	38.3	58 of 91	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	38 of 90	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	95 of 117	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	3 of 92	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	70.0	8 of 55	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.7	79 of 113	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	82 of 113	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	32.2	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	17 of 70	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	19 of 69	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	34.2	37 of 59	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	28 of 75	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.6	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	32.4	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	11 of 68	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	19 of 55	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	28 of 55	49.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	64.9	15 of 50	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	12 of 46	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	48.1	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	10 of 64	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	55.9	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.7	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2019)36th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2019)30th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2019)29th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2019)19th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2019)70th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2019)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2019)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2019)31st percentile-31 vs school

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

English Language Arts41%+3 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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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)						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 5th Grade	DC Science Science 8th Grade	DC Science Science All Grades	DC CAPE English Language Arts 4th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	238	28	8.6		0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63.4	18^th of 69 public middle schools	73.9%		63.9	17^th of 70 public middle schools	75.7%	1				42.5	34.1	31.7	53.2	47.0	40.9	31.9	20.9	36.7	23.4	23.5	28.1	$32,693	$4,903	$27,790
Monument Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	500 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Monument Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-3180	131	18	7.2		0 (0.0%)	126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)							10.3		4.5							$93,665	$16,482	$77,183
Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	830 26th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1360	224	26	8.6		12 (5.4%)	179 (79.9%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	30.4	44^th of 69 public middle schools	36.2%		51.7	26^th of 70 public middle schools	62.9%	18						12.3	33.3	27.6	25.4			9.4	13.3		10.4	$26,168	$1,400	$24,768
Eliot-Hine Middle School	Public	6-8	1830 Constitution Ave. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5380	432	33	13.0		64 (14.8%)	321 (74.3%)	26 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	57.5	23^rd of 69 public middle schools	66.7%		57.4	22^nd of 70 public middle schools	68.6%	1		13.7				43.5	34.9	40.6	39.7			26.4	13.7		21.5	$24,747	$4,651	$20,096
KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-5477	345	27	12.6		0 (0.0%)	339 (98.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	52^nd of 69 public middle schools	24.6%		26.9	58^th of 70 public middle schools	17.1%	6					7.6	13.2	29.8	16.3	16.9		8.6	5.4	21.7	8.0	11.2	$27,018	$4,340	$22,679
Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	6-8	410 E St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6010	460	34	13.5		89 (19.3%)	323 (70.2%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	79.9	10^th of 69 public middle schools	85.5%		74.5	14^th of 70 public middle schools	80.0%	4		12.1				54.0	63.6	63.0	59.9			31.1	33.1		31.8	$26,421	$4,307	$22,114
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	1345 Potomac Avenue SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-5800	282	27	10.6		2 (0.7%)	271 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	51.4	25^th of 69 public middle schools	63.8%		61.5	18^th of 70 public middle schools	74.3%	7		6.3		27.5	18.9	32.1	41.3	59.2	35.7	27.5	5.7	26.8	12.9	26.5	19.6	$32,715	$4,887	$27,828
Sousa Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 Ely Pl. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3260	223	24	9.2		1 (0.4%)	201 (90.1%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	17.3	65^th of 69 public middle schools	5.8%		18.4	64^th of 70 public middle schools	8.6%	1						22.5	13.3	13.2	16.4			17.6	9.7		10.9	$35,468	$4,897	$30,571
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	100 41st Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-3780	318	31	10.2		0 (0.0%)	293 (92.1%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	65.6	15^th of 69 public middle schools	78.3%		59.6	21^st of 70 public middle schools	70.0%	6	9.4		7.1	30.7	29.2	44.6	43.1	43.1	37.5	17.3	29.2	25.4	36.0		24.5	$26,762	$4,555	$22,206
Kramer Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Q St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3150	213	25	8.5		0 (0.0%)	198 (93.0%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13.1	68^th of 69 public middle schools	1.4%		9.9	70^th of 70 public middle schools	0.0%	2						10.8	13.8	16.7	13.5				5.9		3.4	$37,947	$5,020	$32,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle

Is Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle a good school?

Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle ranks 18^th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle?

Students at Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle.

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