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Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle

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Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle ranks 22 nd of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 4-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 68% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle is a public charter middle school in Washington, DC, serving 326 students in grades 4-8. 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 - Southeast Middle has shown strong performance in English Language Arts (ELA) for certain grade levels, with 7th graders achieving 65.1% proficiency in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district average of 42.5%. However, the school's math performance lags behind, with only 18.7% of all grades proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the district average of 26.4%. The school's performance is particularly low in 8th grade math, with only 7.4% proficient or better, compared to the district average of 16.3%. Interestingly, the school has performed exceptionally well for its African American and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups, ranking 18th and 9th, respectively, out of DC middle schools in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle has performed similarly to Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle in both ELA and math, while Jefferson Middle School Academy, a District of Columbia Public School (DCPS), has generally lower proficiency rates. Additionally, KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS and KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS, both KIPP charter schools, have lower proficiency rates than Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle in both ELA and math.

293

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,822

Per pupil spending ?

645 Milwaukee Place SE
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 562-1980

District: Friendship PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.0%

Hispanic:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Friendship PCS's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

District Of Columbia avg29%

Elementary school

59^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 33% (2019) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

22^nd of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 22 pts since 2022

From bottom 46% (2022) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	40.4	59 of 128	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	55 of 126	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	80 of 128	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	82 of 122	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	39 of 108	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	65 of 106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	40.0	54 of 91	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	30.4	84 of 117	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	36 of 92	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	9 of 55	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	29.9	76 of 113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	25.9	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	22 of 69	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	28 of 69	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	32 of 59	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	60.3	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	9 of 64	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	17 of 49	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	13 of 44	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)67th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2019)41st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2019)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2019)28th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

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

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

Science6%-7 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 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 - Southeast Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	645 Milwaukee Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	293	25	11.8		0 (0.0%)	290 (99.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58.4	22^nd of 69 public middle schools	68.1%		44.7	32^nd of 70 public middle schools	54.3%	10	12.7		6.4	10.3	43.6	45.6	65.1	31.5	39.7	12.1	18.2	29.1	25.8	7.4	18.7	$31,822	$4,887	$26,935
KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	328	28	11.5		1 (0.3%)	322 (98.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18.9	62^nd of 69 public middle schools	10.1%		35.7	51^st of 70 public middle schools	27.1%	11					11.5	6.5	17.7	21.9	14.1		10.2	6.5	8.9	17.8	10.6	$26,844	$4,003	$22,840
Hart Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6426	374	36	10.3		0 (0.0%)	358 (95.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	19.1	61^st of 69 public middle schools	11.6%		17.3	65^th of 70 public middle schools	7.1%	4		1.6				21.8	18.3	20.2	20.1			17.6	2.6		8.7	$31,120	$4,531	$26,589
KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-5477	435	37	11.6		0 (0.0%)	427 (98.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	54^th of 69 public middle schools	21.7%		31	52^nd of 70 public middle schools	25.7%	2			1.1		9.6	21.7	18.5	16.7	16.8		8.2	10.8	13.6	12.8	11.3	$27,740	$5,092	$22,648
Johnson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Bruce Pl. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3140	307	26	11.8		1 (0.3%)	301 (98.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.9	66^th of 69 public middle schools	4.3%		15.7	67^th of 70 public middle schools	4.3%	1						18.6	13.9	14.9	15.8			9.3			5.8	$26,102	$4,744	$21,358
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	2330 Pomeroy Rd SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 519-3955	315	27	11.6		0 (0.0%)	301 (95.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	51.1	26^th of 69 public middle schools	62.3%		73.3	15^th of 70 public middle schools	78.6%	11	14.1		8.3	23.2	34.4	31.3	37.3	33.3	31.6	16.9	35.4	32.8	20.3		25.0	$32,907	$4,956	$27,951
Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning	Public, Charter	6-8	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7862	297	31	9.5		0 (0.0%)	293 (98.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	41^st of 69 public middle schools	40.6%		38	42^nd of 70 public middle schools	40.0%	1						24.4	27.8	24.2	25.4			7.1	25.3	14.0	15.5	$32,602	$3,566	$29,036
Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Public, Charter	4-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 830-2810	311	27	11.5		1 (0.3%)	299 (96.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	22	57^th of 69 public middle schools	17.4%		21.4	62^nd of 70 public middle schools	11.4%	5				8.3	18.4	21.9	24.6	15.4	19.2	8.3		8.5	11.1		7.2	$34,470	$4,775	$29,696
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
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

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Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle ranks 22^nd of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle?

Students at Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle are 99% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle.

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