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Meridian PCS

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Meridian PCS is a Washington, DC, school serving 578 students in prekindergarten through grade 8, in an area with nearby elementary and charter schools. Its most important challenge is low proficiency: in 2025–26, 19% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 9% in math, both well below state results.

The school’s ELA results compare more favorably than its math results with nearby schools, but both subjects trail local and state averages. Among nearby schools with scores, the average was 36% in ELA and 37% in math, putting Meridian 17 and 28 percentage points lower, respectively. Statewide, proficiency was 40% in ELA and 28% in math; the gaps were 20 and 19 points. The supplied figures for the Meridian PCS district match the school’s results. One relative bright spot is middle-grade ELA: the school scored higher than Center City PCS – Shaw in grades 6, 7, and 8, though it remained below state results. Nearby all-grades averages are not fully like-for-like because some schools serve only PK–5.

Recent results are mixed, while SchoolDigger’s overall standing has fallen: its percentile went from 43 in 2023–24 to 27 in 2024–25 and 13 in 2025–26, and its rating moved from 2 stars to 1. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell by 3 percentage points, while math rose by 2; the supplied two-year record is too short to establish a long-term trend. For context, the school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 9.3, around the middle of nearby schools, and 68% of students were directly certified for free meals that year—the highest reported nearby share. SchoolDigger’s statewide group rankings also show sharp differences: English Language Learner Students ranked at the 94th percentile in 2023–24, compared with 43 overall, while the Hispanic Students ranking fell from the 57th percentile in 2023–24 to the 6th in 2024–25, compared with 27 overall that year.

578

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,666

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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 — 27th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (14% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

108^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

51^st of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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
2026	17.2	108 of 124	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.1	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.3	67 of 80	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.6	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.9	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.5	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Male (2019)25th percentile-7 vs school

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

African American (2026)21st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+3 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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)							DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
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	67.8%	2 (0.3%)	397 (68.7%)	171 (29.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	17.2	108^th of 124 public elementary schools	12.9%		25	93^rd of 128 public elementary schools	27.3%	15	10.6	10.0	13.6	25.0	19.5	34.0	19.2	8.7	5.0	11.9	2.5	10.8	14.0	9.0	$34,666	$6,129	$28,537
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	36.5%	99 (25.1%)	186 (47.1%)	80 (20.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	69.3	29^th of 124 public elementary schools	76.6%		67.4	29^th of 128 public elementary schools	77.3%		47.7	46.6	44.4				46.2	61.4	42.2	40.0				47.8	$29,606	$2,426	$27,180
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	51.2%	12 (4.0%)	152 (50.5%)	127 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	27.3	80^th of 124 public elementary schools	35.5%		36.6	69^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.1%	11		20.0	41.4				25.5	17.1	6.7					17.0	$32,257	$2,543	$29,714
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	57.3%	27 (6.5%)	163 (39.3%)	215 (51.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	47.1	54^th of 124 public elementary schools	56.5%		40.5	58^th of 128 public elementary schools	54.7%	4	22.2	28.5	43.5				31.4		30.7	34.8				29.3	$36,542	$2,871	$33,671
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	29.1%	98 (21.3%)	99 (21.5%)	201 (43.6%)	35 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	69.5	28^th of 124 public elementary schools	77.4%		68.9	25^th of 128 public elementary schools	80.5%	3	35.8	63.8	51.0				49.4	43.9	50.0	41.1				45.2	$30,347	$2,367	$27,979
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	61.1%	18 (4.4%)	133 (32.8%)	239 (58.9%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	33.5	71^st of 124 public elementary schools	42.7%		19.8	107^th of 128 public elementary schools	16.4%	36		41.7	9.2				24.2	31.2		15.9				24.3	$29,668	$2,551	$27,117
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	40.0%	88 (22.6%)	121 (31.0%)	147 (37.7%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	60.6	40^th of 124 public elementary schools	67.7%		41.7	53^rd of 128 public elementary schools	58.6%	13	45.4	43.8	27.7				40.0	65.9	40.7	27.5				47.6	$30,570	$2,365	$28,205
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	5.3%	105 (61.4%)	17 (9.9%)	20 (11.7%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	98.1	1^st of 124 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.9	3^rd of 128 public elementary schools	97.7%	2	86.2	81.8	84.6				84.4	89.6	90.9	80.7				87.1	$28,793	$2,088	$26,705
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	64.3%	2 (0.9%)	217 (96.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$31,753	$3,216	$28,537
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	67.1%	1 (0.3%)	327 (95.3%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.7	95^th of 124 public elementary schools	23.4%		32.4	80^th of 128 public elementary schools	37.5%	15	14.4	12.8					13.7	18.0						19.4	$29,080	$3,900	$25,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridian PCS

How many students attend Meridian PCS?

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

Is Meridian PCS a good school?

Meridian PCS ranks in the bottom 12.9% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Meridian PCS?

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

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