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Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle

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Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle ranks 20 th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 4-8

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 71% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle is a public charter middle school located in Washington, DC, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 172 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.

Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle has seen fluctuations in its academic performance over the past few years, with its ranking among DC middle schools ranging from 20th to 54th. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.8%) and Mathematics (20.5%) were below the district average. However, the school has performed well in serving its African American and low-socioeconomic status student populations, ranking 17th and 16th, respectively, among DC middle schools in 2024-2025. The school's per-student spending has increased over the years, from $24,839 in 2021-2022 to $32,742 in 2023-2024, but the student-teacher ratio has fluctuated.

When compared to nearby schools, Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle's performance is mixed. It outperforms some lower-performing schools, such as Brookland Middle School and E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School, but lags behind higher-performing charter schools like Washington Latin PCS - Middle School and The Sojourner Truth School PCS. This suggests the need for Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle to identify and implement best practices from these higher-performing schools to improve its overall academic outcomes.

172

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,742

Per pupil spending ?

6130 North Capitol Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 518-3928

District: Friendship PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.9%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 63 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (71st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

District Of Columbia avg29%

Elementary school

61^st of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 38 pts since 2022

From bottom 14% (2022) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

20^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 63 pts since 2022

From bottom 8% (2022) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	40.1	61 of 128	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	45 of 126	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	57 of 128	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.0	83 of 97	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	40 of 92	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	20 of 69	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	26 of 69	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.5	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	17 of 68	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	16 of 64	75.0%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

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

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics20%-6 vs state

Science8%-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)						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 - Ideal Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	172	14	12.2		0 (0.0%)	158 (91.9%)	13 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.1	20^th of 69 public middle schools	71.0%		60.2	20^th of 70 public middle schools	71.4%		14.8		8.5	19.0	28.6	45.5	42.9	57.6	37.8	16.7	25.0	29.4	7.1	23.5	20.5	$32,742	$4,884	$27,859
Capital City PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	344	40	8.6		18 (5.2%)	61 (17.7%)	250 (72.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	30.5	43^rd of 69 public middle schools	37.7%		36.7	46^th of 70 public middle schools	34.3%	3	13.6		9.3		16.0	17.4	25.9	23.2	20.6		7.5	9.3	22.6		11.4	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
Ida B. Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Sheridan St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-0693	521	51	10.2		10 (1.9%)	262 (50.3%)	236 (45.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	36.8	38^th of 69 public middle schools	44.9%		43	35^th of 70 public middle schools	50.0%	3		1.3				38.7	38.3	31.4	36.1			20.1	16.7	2.3	16.5	$26,104	$4,919	$21,185
Washington Latin PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	389	26	15.0		194 (49.9%)	99 (25.4%)	57 (14.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	92.1	4^th of 69 public middle schools	94.2%		97.8	3^rd of 70 public middle schools	95.7%	1	40.6	18.4	29.4		67.7	74.2	83.7	72.4	74.5		41.7	57.7	61.3		58.4	$23,849	$838	$23,011
Social Justice PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	333 Kennedy Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Social Justice PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 968-5380	97	16	6.2		0 (0.0%)	80 (82.5%)	15 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	49	27^th of 69 public middle schools	60.9%		39.5	41^st of 70 public middle schools	41.4%	14						30.4	25.0	54.8	35.2				9.7	29.0	14.4	$35,598	$7,315	$28,283
Paul PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	328	30	11.1		0 (0.0%)	132 (40.2%)	191 (58.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46.1	29^th of 69 public middle schools	58.0%		48.1	28^th of 70 public middle schools	60.0%	1	17.7				52.9	28.4	45.5	27.2	35.3		23.5	13.4	19.4		13.4	$32,812	$4,765	$28,048
MacFarland Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Iowa Ave. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6033	486	55	8.8		13 (2.7%)	190 (39.1%)	270 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	37	37^th of 69 public middle schools	46.4%		42.4	36^th of 70 public middle schools	48.6%	1		4.6				24.1	36.1	37.6	32.6			16.8	17.8	17.0	26.6	$29,496	$4,524	$24,972
Brookland Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 Michigan Ave NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 759-1999	381	36	10.5		5 (1.3%)	291 (76.4%)	79 (20.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24.6	50^th of 69 public middle schools	27.5%		27.2	56^th of 70 public middle schools	20.0%	6		1.6				28.0	29.2	27.7	28.3			8.4	8.3	6.3	8.4	$25,193	$4,628	$20,564
E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 Georgia Avenue NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	329	36	9.1		7 (2.1%)	77 (23.4%)	243 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.6	55^th of 69 public middle schools	20.3%		36.7	48^th of 70 public middle schools	31.4%	7		2.9				24.3	25.4	16.7	22.1			13.5	22.9		17.4	$31,522	$3,520	$28,002
Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	711 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 223-1111	384	30	12.9		165 (43.0%)	132 (34.4%)	38 (9.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.7%)	91.7	5^th of 69 public middle schools	92.8%					(n/a)	43.5	20.0	31.6		54.7	77.1	78.7	66.0	69.1		40.0	63.0	48.0		49.6	$23,849	$838	$23,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle

What district is Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle in?

Friendship PCS

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

Students at Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle are 92% African American, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle.

Is Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle a good school?

Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle ranks 20^th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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