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Meridian PCS

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Meridian PCS ranks 93 rd of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Meridian PCS is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Washington, DC, with an enrollment of 621 students. While the school is part of the Meridian PCS district, which is ranked 40 out of 46 districts in DC, Meridian PCS itself is ranked 93 out of 128 DC elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meridian PCS consistently underperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 22.6% compared to the district's 37.6%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 7.5% compared to the district's 26.4%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 30% of DC elementary schools in their respective categories. Despite spending significantly more per student, ranging from $25,173 to $32,575 over the past few years, than nearby public schools, Meridian PCS is not achieving better academic outcomes.

In contrast, the nearby public schools, such as Marie Reed Elementary School, H.D. Cooke Elementary School, Seaton Elementary School, and Garrison Elementary School, generally outperform Meridian PCS in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools also have lower student-teacher ratios and lower per-student spending compared to Meridian PCS, suggesting that Meridian PCS may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies, resource allocation, and support for struggling student populations to improve academic outcomes.

578

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,542

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 13th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

(202) 387-9830

District: Meridian PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.7%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (15% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

District Of Columbia avg32%

Elementary school

93^rd of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

56^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 46Meridian 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	25.0	93 of 128	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	72 of 126	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	75 of 128	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	83 of 122	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	76 of 120	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	77 of 108	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	65 of 99	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	71 of 97	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.0	63 of 109	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	72.9	28 of 112	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	22 of 111	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	81 of 108	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	40 of 63	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	77 of 91	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	51 of 90	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	81.9	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	30.7	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	32.6	75 of 117	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	65 of 110	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	75 of 92	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	33 of 55	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	41 of 53	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	26.5	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	86 of 113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	56 of 69	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	30 of 70	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	35 of 69	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	44 of 59	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	39 of 75	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	35 of 72	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.1	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	30.7	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.8	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.5	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.6	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	13 of 56	76.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	29 of 55	47.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	33.6	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	24 of 46	47.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	83.8	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	57.1	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	49.5	29 of 52	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.7	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	31.8	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+52 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile+38 vs school

Female (2019)36th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2019)25th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)86th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2019)44th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2019)30th percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2019)30th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

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

English Language Arts23%-15 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 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 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
Meridian PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2120 13th Street NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	Meridian PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 387-9830	578	62	9.3		2 (0.3%)	397 (68.7%)	171 (29.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	25	93^rd of 128 public elementary schools	27.3%		34.8	72^nd of 126 public elementary schools	42.9%	21		13.3	18.9	33.3	15.2	31.7	17.1	22.6	11.1	13.2		5.1	9.3	7.5	$32,542	$5,466	$27,077
Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7263	395	41	9.6		99 (25.1%)	186 (47.1%)	80 (20.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	67.4	29^th of 128 public elementary schools	77.3%		71.4	26^th of 126 public elementary schools	79.4%	3	22.5	44.2	36.4	56.1				44.6	46.1	38.2	51.2			44.6	$27,364	$4,225	$23,138
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 8th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4380	301	35	8.6		12 (4.0%)	152 (50.5%)	127 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	36.6	69^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.1%		49.2	52^nd of 126 public elementary schools	58.7%	17	9.4	5.9	38.9	30.3				25.2		11.1	33.3			15.5	$28,438	$4,545	$23,893
Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Euclid St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7285	415	70	5.9		27 (6.5%)	163 (39.3%)	215 (51.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	40.5	58^th of 128 public elementary schools	54.7%		34.2	74^th of 126 public elementary schools	41.3%	16	9.3	22.2	35.3	33.9				30.0	28.6	31.4	25.0			28.2	$28,067	$4,593	$23,475
Marie Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 18th St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7308	461	45	10.2		98 (21.3%)	99 (21.5%)	201 (43.6%)	35 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	68.9	25^th of 128 public elementary schools	80.5%		79.6	20^th of 126 public elementary schools	84.1%	5	26.0	43.5	59.3	42.0				48.2	45.2	48.1	30.0			41.6	$30,534	$4,096	$26,438
H.D. Cooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 17th St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5390	406	44	9.2		18 (4.4%)	133 (32.8%)	239 (58.9%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	19.8	107^th of 128 public elementary schools	16.4%		27.9	93^rd of 126 public elementary schools	26.2%	14	6.7	16.7	13.3	14.9				14.9	14.3	15.6	15.2			15.0	$29,316	$5,009	$24,308
Seaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 10th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7215	390	43	9.1		88 (22.6%)	121 (31.0%)	147 (37.7%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	41.7	53^rd of 128 public elementary schools	58.6%		53	46^th of 126 public elementary schools	63.5%	7	6.5	36.1	33.3	15.6				28.8	45.7	27.8	18.8			31.1	$28,778	$4,227	$24,551
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 R St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 673-7200	171	19	9.0		105 (61.4%)	17 (9.9%)	20 (11.7%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	98.9	3^rd of 128 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.9	5^th of 126 public elementary schools	96.0%	2	70.0	80.8	92.6	76.2				83.8	80.8	85.2	71.4			79.7	$25,648	$4,281	$21,367
KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 986-4769	224	17	12.8		2 (0.9%)	217 (96.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$29,986	$4,863	$25,123
KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 469-3300	343	29	11.6		1 (0.3%)	327 (95.3%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.4	80^th of 128 public elementary schools	37.5%		27.1	96^th of 126 public elementary schools	23.8%	16		13.9	22.5					18.1	25.0	30.0				27.4	$27,417	$4,052	$23,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridian PCS

Is Meridian PCS a good school?

Meridian PCS ranks 93^rd of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Meridian PCS?

Students at Meridian PCS are 69% African American, 30% Hispanic.

How many students attend Meridian PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Meridian PCS.

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