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Friendship PCS - Online Academy

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

Friendship PCS - Online Academy ranks 82 nd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Friendship PCS - Online Academy.

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

Students at Friendship PCS - Online Academy are 86% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades K-8

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Friendship PCS - Online Academy is a public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 366 students in grades K-8 through a fully virtual format, and it's part of the Friendship PCS network. The school sits in a dense cluster of traditional and charter elementary schools, but it stands out both for its unique online-only model and for its unusually uneven academic profile.

The biggest concern for parents is math. Overall math proficiency sits at just 9.5%, far below the district average of 17.9% and the state's 28.2%. In the elementary grades, the numbers are especially alarming: only 3.5% of 3rd graders, 3.0% of 4th graders, and 2.8% of 5th graders are proficient in math. By comparison, Capital City PCS - Lower School, one of the closest underperforming peers, delivers 12% math proficiency. Reading tells a more complicated story. While elementary ELA scores are also low (14.3% in 4th grade and 10% in 5th grade), middle school students perform far better: 41.2% of 6th graders, 36.6% of 7th graders, and 45% of 8th graders are proficient in ELA, with 8th grade essentially matching the state average. This suggests the online format may work better for older, more independent learners.

There are also some head-scratching resource questions. The school spends roughly $39,525 per student — $10,000 to $17,000 more than neighbors like Brightwood Elementary School ($32,855) or Barnard Elementary School ($27,233) — yet it has a student-teacher ratio of 24.4, more than double the 9.0-12.1 range at nearby brick-and-mortar schools. That money appears to go toward technology and platform costs rather than more teachers, which is concerning for younger students. Interestingly, Friendship Online actually beats Brightwood in reading (27.6% vs. 20.8% ELA), but Brightwood's math scores are nearly triple. The school's ranking has also been volatile — solidly average before the pandemic, 0 stars in 2024-2025, and now a 2-star rebound. For parents, the takeaway is clear: this school may be worth considering for a self-directed middle schooler focused on reading, but the elementary program and math instruction show serious weaknesses.

366

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,610

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

6200 Kansas Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 729-8287

District: Friendship PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.8%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2025 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (19% vs 34% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

82^nd of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 23 pts since 2018

From top 43% (2018) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

27^th of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2018

From top 18% (2018) to top 40% (2026)

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

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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
2026	26.5	82 of 124	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.7	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	107 of 126	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	51 of 122	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	52 of 120	56.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	64 of 96	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.6	104 of 108	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	28 of 106	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	43 of 100	57.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	13.7	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	91.7	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	38.9	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	67.9	28 of 117	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	59 of 80	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	90 of 92	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	47.7	53 of 113	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	53 of 113	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	19.5	60 of 69	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	63 of 70	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	22 of 75	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.9	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	28 of 36	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	9 of 55	83.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	7 of 50	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	56.3	20 of 52	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	16 of 53	69.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	12 of 52	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	21.4	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	48 of 49	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	55.7	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2019)76th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2019)53rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)<1st percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2019)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2019)60th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

Mathematics10%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)							DC CAPE Mathematics (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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 - Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	6200 Kansas Avenue NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(202) 729-8287	366	15	24.4	72.4%	6 (1.6%)	314 (85.8%)	26 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	26.5	82^nd of 124 public elementary schools	33.9%		13.7	125^th of 128 public elementary schools	2.3%	43		14.3	10.0	41.2	36.6	45.0	27.6	3.5	3.0	2.8	25.0	10.3	12.5	9.5	$30,610	$1,704	$28,906
Brightwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Nicholson St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 722-5670	646	71	9.0	59.1%	12 (1.9%)	185 (28.6%)	446 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.5	73^rd of 124 public elementary schools	41.1%		24.1	97^th of 128 public elementary schools	24.2%	24	18.1	22.6	21.1				20.8	35.9	24.7	15.3				25.5	$32,246	$2,458	$29,788
Center City PCS - Brightwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6008 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-3322	269	29	9.4	28.3%	1 (0.4%)	157 (58.4%)	103 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)					82.6	55.6	43.0	53.9	45.9				33.4	38.0	$28,502	$2,177	$26,325
John Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Farragut St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6226	509	48	10.6	31.8%	136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	66.2	34^th of 124 public elementary schools	72.6%		57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%	5	50.0	47.5	33.3				44.8	60.3	49.2	31.7				49.1	$25,945	$2,688	$23,257
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5000 14th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 726-6200	572	54	10.6	6.8%	243 (42.5%)	89 (15.6%)	164 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	77.1	23^rd of 124 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.3	20^th of 128 public elementary schools	84.4%	3		63.0	58.8				53.8	49.3		47.1				45.6	$23,687	$820	$22,867
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6156	450	45	9.9	38.9%	64 (14.2%)	251 (55.8%)	108 (24.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	92.5	14^th of 124 public elementary schools	88.7%		72	23^rd of 128 public elementary schools	82.0%	9	51.3	83.0	72.9				69.3	77.0	76.2	64.8				72.9	$28,710	$2,421	$26,289
Capital City PCS - Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	323	27	12.1	39.6%	18 (5.6%)	61 (18.9%)	232 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	17	109^th of 124 public elementary schools	12.1%		19.3	108^th of 128 public elementary schools	15.6%	1	7.7	16.6					12.0	11.5	12.5					12.0	$36,666	$2,087	$34,578
Takoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7010 Piney Branch Rd. NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6050	483	49	9.8	39.1%	53 (11.0%)	253 (52.4%)	153 (31.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	35.7	67^th of 124 public elementary schools	46.0%		47.2	47^th of 128 public elementary schools	63.3%	20	32.8	25.0	22.2				27.0	36.2	15.6	20.0				24.0	$30,205	$2,455	$27,750
Dorothy I. Height Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Allison St NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-4100	400	43	9.4	50.0%	38 (9.5%)	207 (51.8%)	134 (33.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	50.1	50^th of 124 public elementary schools	59.7%		49.1	46^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.1%	4	25.0	61.4	38.3				43.7	32.2	36.4	19.1				28.5	$38,190	$2,550	$35,639
Barnard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Decatur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-1100	573	57	10.0	40.7%	61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	74.4	25^th of 124 public elementary schools	79.8%		61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%	7	42.5	50.7	46.3				46.6	59.1	64.2					53.5	$29,584	$2,480	$27,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendship PCS - Online Academy

How many students attend Friendship PCS - Online Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Friendship PCS - Online Academy.

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

Students at Friendship PCS - Online Academy are 86% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Friendship PCS - Online Academy in?

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Friendship PCS - Online Academy ranks 82^nd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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