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Perry Street Preparatory PCS

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Perry Street Preparatory PCS is a public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 455 students in grades PK-8. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending and small class sizes, its academic performance has consistently lagged behind the district average, ranking 27th out of 46 schools in the district with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district's, and its performance has remained stagnant over the years, ranking between 51st and 100th out of 128 DC elementary schools. Compared to nearby schools like Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland and Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho, Perry Street Preparatory PCS generally performs worse, but better than lower-ranked schools like Hope Community PCS - Tolson and Noyes Elementary School.

While the school performs relatively well in supporting homeless students, it struggles to address the significant performance gaps between different student subgroups, particularly for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite the school's high spending and small class sizes, these disparities suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and implement more targeted interventions to better support the diverse needs of its student population.

437

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,751

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Perry Street NE
Washington, DC 20018

(202) 529-4400

District: Perry Street Preparatory PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.7%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (19% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

District Of Columbia avg32%

Elementary school

99^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

24^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 51 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 46Perry Street Preparatory 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	22.4	99 of 128	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	68 of 126	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	73 of 128	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	75 of 122	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	93 of 120	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	97 of 108	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.5	51 of 99	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.7	82 of 97	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.9	68 of 109	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	63 of 112	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.7	86 of 111	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	67 of 111	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	94 of 108	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	71 of 106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	75 of 100	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	43.9	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	68 of 91	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	75 of 90	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	86 of 117	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	81 of 92	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	25 of 55	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	35.4	70 of 113	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	35 of 75	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	46 of 72	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.5	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.6	34 of 57	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.4	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.9	34 of 57	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.3	40 of 56	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	20 of 42	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	35 of 55	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	15 of 64	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	3 of 44	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	52.1	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2019)38th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2019)26th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2019)57th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile-7 vs school

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

English Language Arts26%-11 vs state

Mathematics12%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Perry Street Preparatory PCS

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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 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 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
Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 Perry Street NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-4400	437	43	10.1		4 (0.9%)	370 (84.7%)	52 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	22.4	99^th of 128 public elementary schools	22.7%		36.6	68^th of 126 public elementary schools	46.0%	31			20.6	17.4	22.2	50.0	41.7	26.1	10.0	8.8	8.7	21.3	20.0	12.1	$30,751	$3,236	$27,516
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6150	331	30	11.2		89 (26.9%)	190 (57.4%)	42 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	72.1	22^nd of 128 public elementary schools	82.8%		63.7	31^st of 126 public elementary schools	75.4%	9	14.3	45.0	60.5	50.0				52.0	45.0	44.7	41.7			44.1	$28,094	$4,575	$23,519
Bunker Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Michigan Ave NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6095	219	21	10.4		47 (21.5%)	142 (64.8%)	24 (11.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.9	72^nd of 128 public elementary schools	43.8%		36.6	69^th of 126 public elementary schools	45.2%	3		17.4	34.8	33.3				28.4	30.4	13.0	19.0			20.9	$30,063	$4,898	$25,165
Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1240 Randolph Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 723-1467	199	20	10.2		20 (10.1%)	132 (66.3%)	37 (18.6%)	7 (3.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			29.4					14.6		11.8				6.4	$27,722	$2,267	$25,455
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Oakview Terrace NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 265-7237	354	30	12.0		140 (39.5%)	101 (28.5%)	59 (16.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.3%)	81.2	19^th of 128 public elementary schools	85.2%		79.6	19^th of 126 public elementary schools	84.9%		46.0	43.2	72.3	64.1				60.0	50.0	42.5	41.0			44.6	$24,668	$1,337	$23,331
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1404 Jackson Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 459-4710	310	46	6.7		17 (5.5%)	205 (66.1%)	75 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	40.3	60^th of 128 public elementary schools	53.1%		24.5	102^nd of 126 public elementary schools	19.0%	42		23.7	20.7		27.8	27.3	20.0	19.7	26.3					10.9	$34,581	$5,423	$29,158
Langdon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Evarts St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6048	377	37	10.1		16 (4.2%)	243 (64.5%)	104 (27.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	40.7	57^th of 128 public elementary schools	55.5%		41.3	62^nd of 126 public elementary schools	50.8%	5	6.3	24.3	33.3	35.3				31.4	27.0	48.5	17.6			28.9	$25,829	$4,521	$21,307
Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2959 Carlton Avenue NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-6500	218	21	10.6		1 (0.5%)	211 (96.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)		24.4						24.4	17.1					17.1	$32,770	$4,889	$27,881
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4401 8th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 803-8967	504	39	12.9		162 (32.1%)	100 (19.8%)	160 (31.7%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (13.9%)	79.2	21^st of 128 public elementary schools	83.6%		66	29^th of 126 public elementary schools	77.0%	8	28.0	48.6	62.5	52.0				54.3	59.7	51.6	38.0			51.1	$31,458	$1,677	$29,781
Noyes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 10th St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-2580	293	30	9.7		8 (2.7%)	213 (72.7%)	67 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	41.3	55^th of 128 public elementary schools	57.0%		27.1	95^th of 126 public elementary schools	24.6%	40		34.9	33.3	7.3				24.6	34.9	36.7	14.6			28.1	$26,982	$4,661	$22,321

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry Street Preparatory PCS

What is the racial makeup of Perry Street Preparatory PCS?

Students at Perry Street Preparatory PCS are 85% African American, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Perry Street Preparatory PCS a good school?

Perry Street Preparatory PCS ranks in the bottom 22.7% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

How many students attend Perry Street Preparatory PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Perry Street Preparatory PCS.

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