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KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS

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KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS ranks 80 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 1-4

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS is an elementary public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 370 students in grades 1-4. The school is part of the KIPP DC Public Charter Schools district, which is ranked 39 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS has consistently underperformed compared to the District of Columbia average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 18.1%, compared to the district average of 37.6%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 27.4%, compared to the district average of 26.4%. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from the top 20 elementary schools in DC in 2015-2016 to the bottom half in recent years.

While KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS has shown strong performance for its African American and "At Risk" student subgroups, ranking among the top 5-15 schools in DC in these categories, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, has been relatively weaker, with rankings in the bottom half of DC schools. The school's fluctuating per-student spending and relatively consistent student-teacher ratio suggest that the school may be facing resource challenges or changes in its funding and staffing over the years.

343

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,417

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

421 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

(202) 469-3300

District: KIPP Dc Pcs

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (23% vs 32% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg16%

District Of Columbia avg32%

80^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary 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	32.4	80 of 128	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	96 of 126	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	99 of 128	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.2	20 of 122	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	17 of 120	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	19 of 108	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	16 of 99	83.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	52 of 108	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.6	5 of 106	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	2 of 100	98.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	83.3	6 of 91	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	3 of 90	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	81.6	16 of 117	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	17 of 110	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	50 of 92	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	45 of 53	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	70.8	25 of 113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	17 of 113	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	54.9	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2019)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2019)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)78th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2019)67th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

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

Mathematics27%~ state avg

English Language Arts18%-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 Science Science All Grades	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
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
Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	111 O Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	239	23	10.3		0 (0.0%)	230 (96.2%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			26.7						26.7	13.3						13.3	$33,146	$5,355	$27,792
Center City PCS - Shaw	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	711 N Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 234-1093	202	25	8.2		2 (1.0%)	133 (65.8%)	61 (30.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	23.6	98^th of 128 public elementary schools	23.4%		48.9	53^rd of 126 public elementary schools	57.9%	45	8.7	7.0	16.7	17.6	13.0	17.4	41.7	33.3	23.5	13.0	29.4	13.0	17.4	29.2	14.3	19.1	$29,970	$4,846	$25,124
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
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	30 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 750-7060	563	49	11.4		142 (25.2%)	166 (29.5%)	203 (36.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	57.6	38^th of 128 public elementary schools	70.3%		60.1	36^th of 126 public elementary schools	71.4%	2	18.8		35.2	45.5	23.3				37.3	44.4	37.9	31.3				38.8	$27,285	$1,455	$25,830
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
Walker-Jones Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	1125 New Jersey Ave. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5934	292	36	8.1		1 (0.3%)	275 (94.2%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28	89^th of 128 public elementary schools	30.5%		29.1	89^th of 126 public elementary schools	29.4%				10.3	13.8	22.2	40.0	46.1	30.4	26.8				6.7	7.7		3.7	$30,490	$4,676	$25,815
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
Thomson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 L St. NW	Washington	20005	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 898-4660	259	32	8.2		23 (8.9%)	78 (30.1%)	129 (49.8%)	11 (4.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	50.2	45^th of 128 public elementary schools	64.8%		34	75^th of 126 public elementary schools	40.5%	30	22.2		27.3	48.5	44.4				39.3	30.3	27.3	22.2				27.4	$30,791	$4,471	$26,320

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS

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KIPP Dc Pcs

Is KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS a good school?

KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS ranks 80^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Students at KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS.

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