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Friendship PCS - Online Academy

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

Friendship PCS - Online Academy ranks in the bottom 2.3% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Friendship PCS - Online Academy is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Washington, DC, with 397 students. 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.

Despite the school's significant increase in per-student spending, from $18,407 in 2020-2021 to $39,525 in 2023-2024, Friendship PCS - Online Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of DC elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 51 to 125 out of 122-128 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the District of Columbia Public Schools and state averages, with only 14.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 4% proficient in mathematics.

Interestingly, the nearby traditional public schools, such as Truesdell Elementary School, John Lewis Elementary School, and Whittier Elementary School, generally outperform Friendship PCS - Online Academy on academic measures, despite having lower per-student spending and student-teacher ratios. This suggests that the online charter school model may not be as effective as the traditional in-person model for this particular school and student population.

366

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,525

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1351 Nicholson Street NW
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: Declining — 57th percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (9% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg25%

District Of Columbia avg32%

Elementary school

125^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 54 pts since 2018

From top 43% (2018) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

60^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 69 pts since 2018

From top 18% (2018) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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

Middle school

Female (2019)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2019)60th percentile-10 vs school

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

African American (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts15%-23 vs state

Mathematics4%-22 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)							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 All Grades	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	1351 Nicholson Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(202) 729-8287	366	15	24.4		6 (1.6%)	314 (85.8%)	26 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	13.7	125^th of 128 public elementary schools	2.3%		22.6	107^th of 126 public elementary schools	15.1%	18			6.5		15.2	6.3	26.0	24.5	14.9			9.1		6.0		4.0	$39,525	$4,926	$34,599
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		12 (1.9%)	185 (28.6%)	446 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24.1	97^th of 128 public elementary schools	24.2%		33.1	77^th of 126 public elementary schools	38.9%	20	10.1		10.9	12.2	12.7				11.8	30.4	16.9	18.1				22.3	$32,855	$4,092	$28,762
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		1 (0.4%)	157 (58.4%)	103 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	54	42^nd of 128 public elementary schools	67.2%		56.6	40^th of 126 public elementary schools	68.3%	2	19.2	9.8	20.8	37.5	34.6	40.9	47.8	52.0	38.9	25.0	50.0	30.8	40.9	26.1	40.0	35.4	$27,658	$4,846	$22,812
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		136 (26.7%)	209 (41.1%)	130 (25.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	57.3	39^th of 128 public elementary schools	69.5%		54.5	43^rd of 126 public elementary schools	65.9%	4	21.6		26.9	38.0	43.4				35.3	44.8	38.0	35.8				40.0	$22,824	$4,080	$18,744
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		243 (42.5%)	89 (15.6%)	164 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	80.3	20^th of 128 public elementary schools	84.4%		74.4	25^th of 126 public elementary schools	80.2%	5	42.9		47.1	57.9	58.0				53.7	54.3	41.1	44.0				47.1	$22,955	$737	$22,218
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		64 (14.2%)	251 (55.8%)	108 (24.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	72	23^rd of 128 public elementary schools	82.0%		66.6	28^th of 126 public elementary schools	77.8%	5	18.4		58.3	52.4	34.7				48.2	58.3	66.7	40.8				54.7	$28,473	$4,532	$23,941
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		18 (5.6%)	61 (18.9%)	232 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	19.3	108^th of 128 public elementary schools	15.6%		27	97^th of 126 public elementary schools	23.0%	11				18.0					11.2	12.5	14.0					13.3	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
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		53 (11.0%)	253 (52.4%)	153 (31.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	47.2	47^th of 128 public elementary schools	63.3%		44.3	57^th of 126 public elementary schools	54.8%	10	31.3		25.4	30.9	35.4				30.0	25.4	29.1	35.4				29.4	$28,743	$4,206	$24,537
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		38 (9.5%)	207 (51.8%)	134 (33.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	49.1	46^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.1%		55	41^st of 126 public elementary schools	67.5%	5	18.2		20.0	52.1	40.4				37.2	34.0	27.1	27.6				29.6	$41,622	$4,447	$37,175
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		61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%		61	33^rd of 126 public elementary schools	73.8%	1	18.2		25.0	52.4	42.6				38.9	36.8	52.4	42.9				43.6	$27,233	$4,331	$22,902

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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