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KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS

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KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS ranks 46 th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 33% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS is a public charter middle school located in Washington, DC, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 323 students. The school is part of the KIPP DC district, which is ranked 39 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS has seen a steady decline in its academic performance, dropping from a high of 9th out of 48 DC middle schools in 2015-2016 to 46th out of 69 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the DC CAPE, are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (18.4%) and Mathematics (17.2%) were well below the DC averages (37.6% and 26.4%, respectively). Compared to nearby schools like Washington Global PCS and E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School, KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS performs similarly or slightly better in English Language Arts, but significantly worse in Mathematics.

The school's performance for different student subgroups has been mixed. KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS has performed relatively well for male students and African American students, but has struggled with its performance for female students, low-socioeconomic status students, and special education students. The school's per-student spending has increased significantly, from $20,780 in 2020-2021 to $28,088 in 2023-2024, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet clear. Addressing these challenges through data-driven decision-making, targeted interventions, and collaboration with higher-performing schools in the area could help KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS better serve its students and community.

341

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,088

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

421 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

(202) 328-9455

District: KIPP Dc Pcs

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

Hispanic:

1.8%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2014 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (15% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg30%

District Of Columbia avg29%

46^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the KIPP Dc Pcs

38^th of 46KIPP Dc 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	46 of 69	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	46 of 69	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	26 of 72	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2016	63.4	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.2	11 of 57	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	91.9	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	43 of 68	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	10 of 55	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	19 of 55	65.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	41.2	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	11 of 50	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	56.7	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	67.6	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	54.4	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2019)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2019)65th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)62nd percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

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

English Language Arts18%-19 vs state

Mathematics17%-9 vs state

Science2%-11 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
KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	421 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 328-9455	341	28	12.0		2 (0.6%)	330 (96.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	46^th of 69 public middle schools	33.3%		30.6	53^rd of 70 public middle schools	24.3%	7			2.3		17.3	11.6	22.2	23.1	18.4		14.1	10.2	18.5	26.9	17.2	$28,088	$4,644	$23,444
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	111 O Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	199	25	7.9		0 (0.0%)	193 (97.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.6	17^th of 69 public middle schools	75.4%		61.2	19^th of 70 public middle schools	72.9%	2				30.8	14.3	38.1	31.3	67.6	35.4	28.2	7.1	23.8	25.0	47.0	25.4	$33,146	$5,355	$27,792
McKinley Middle School	Public	6-8	151 T. St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3950	286	24	12.1		0 (0.0%)	232 (81.1%)	48 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39.6	35^th of 69 public middle schools	49.3%		26.2	60^th of 70 public middle schools	14.3%	25						24.4	28.0	40.0	30.2			9.3	7.8		7.6	$28,425	$4,767	$23,658
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	405 Howard Road Place NW	Washington	20059	District Of Columbia	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 806-7725	271	32	8.4		0 (0.0%)	255 (94.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	40^th of 69 public middle schools	42.0%		41.9	37^th of 70 public middle schools	47.1%	3						31.5	34.5	25.6	30.4			25.0	11.8	8.8	14.5	$37,402	$4,726	$32,677
Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster)	Public	6-8	410 E St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6010	460	34	13.5		89 (19.3%)	323 (70.2%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	79.9	10^th of 69 public middle schools	85.5%		74.5	14^th of 70 public middle schools	80.0%	4		12.1				54.0	63.6	63.0	59.9			31.1	33.1		31.8	$26,421	$4,307	$22,114
Capital Village PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	705 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Capital Village PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 938-1416	91	8	11.0		0 (0.0%)	77 (84.6%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	15.7	67^th of 69 public middle schools	2.9%		40	39^th of 70 public middle schools	44.3%	28						13.3	10.3	8.3	10.0			18.8	12.0	5.7	10.5	$42,563	$5,574	$36,989
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	701 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 832-5700	308	32	9.6		0 (0.0%)	261 (84.7%)	37 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	77.8	11^th of 69 public middle schools	84.1%		84.4	7^th of 70 public middle schools	90.0%	4	8.2		6.0	36.9	23.1	39.6	50.0	51.0	39.2	15.4	26.1	41.4	43.1		31.4	$32,184	$4,515	$27,669
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
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 Global PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	525 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Washington Global PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 796-2415	227	19	12.2		2 (0.9%)	220 (96.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	28^th of 69 public middle schools	59.4%		55.8	24^th of 70 public middle schools	65.7%	4						32.8	37.9	29.5	33.0			33.3	8.9	23.7	22.2	$28,260	$5,293	$22,967

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS

Is KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS a good school?

KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS ranks 46^th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS?

Students at KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What district is KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS in?

KIPP Dc Pcs

How many students attend KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS.

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