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KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS

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KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS ranks 85 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 1-4

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS is a public charter elementary school at 5300 Blaine Street NE in Washington, DC, serving 388 students in grades 1 through 4 as part of the KIPP DC PCS network. The school ranks 85th out of 124 DC schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 31st percentile with 2 stars—a substantial rebound from the previous year, when it ranked 117th with 0 stars. Quest shares its campus with KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS, which serves PK through Kindergarten, creating a single-site K-4 pathway for neighborhood families.

Math is Quest's clearest strength. Proficiency jumped from 11.6% to 23.8% between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, close to the state average of 28.2%. Quest outperformed every nearby DCPS elementary school in math, including Burrville Elementary School (16.8%), Drew Elementary School (8.3%), and Smothers Elementary School (7.4%), and also surpassed DC Scholars PCS (20.5%). Reading remains the bigger challenge: ELA proficiency sits at 14.8%, well below the state average of 39.6%. This creates a distinct math-over-ELA pattern that is the opposite of the typical DC trend, where reading usually outperforms math.

Subgroup results improved dramatically: African American students moved from the 10th to the 57th percentile in school rankings, and low-income students jumped from the 4th to the 60th percentile. Quest spends $26,514 per student—less than every nearby DCPS elementary school—and has a higher student-teacher ratio (14.2) than most neighbors, suggesting operational efficiency but also fewer supports per child. While pre-pandemic performance was stronger (61st to 69th percentile from 2016-2019), the current recovery is encouraging. Families weighing options should consider Quest's math edge and improving subgroup outcomes against its still-wide ELA gap, and note that nearby charters like Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End (54th percentile) and DC Scholars PCS (38th percentile) currently rank higher overall.

388

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,805

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5300 Blaine Street NE
Washington, DC 20019

(202) 398-6811

District: KIPP Dc Pcs

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.6%

Hispanic:

2.6%

American Indian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2017 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (19% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2017

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

District Of Columbia avg34%

85^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 34 pts since 2017

From top 34% (2017) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the KIPP Dc Pcs

33^rd 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
2026	25.7	85 of 124	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.1	117 of 128	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	106 of 126	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	92 of 128	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	92 of 97	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	48 of 122	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	37 of 120	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	41 of 96	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.2	97 of 108	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	49 of 63	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.2	22 of 106	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	18 of 100	82.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	82.4	7 of 91	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	17 of 90	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	59.3	41 of 117	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	42 of 110	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	32 of 80	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	12.6	88 of 92	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	42 of 55	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	51.6	48 of 113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Female (2019)65th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2019)58th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+26 vs school

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

Mathematics24%-4 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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
KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	5300 Blaine Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-6811	388	27	14.2	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	375 (96.6%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	85^th of 124 public elementary schools	31.5%		17.1	117^th of 128 public elementary schools	8.6%	32	14.5	15.0					14.8	24.5	23.2					23.8	$27,805	$3,914	$23,891
KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	5300 Blaine Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 398-6811	244	18	13.3	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	238 (97.5%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$31,311	$3,097	$28,214
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5600 East Capitol Street NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 975-2100	353	28	12.6		22 (6.2%)	263 (74.5%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	41.1	57^th of 124 public elementary schools	54.0%		29.3	85^th of 128 public elementary schools	33.6%	28	26.8	27.3					28.2	36.7	36.4	14.7				30.3	$30,363	$936	$29,428
DC Scholars PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5601 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Scholars PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 559-6138	478	35	13.6	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	455 (95.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	28.7	77^th of 124 public elementary schools	37.9%		30.7	83^rd of 128 public elementary schools	35.2%	6	9.1	15.6		31.2	29.9	34.0	24.1		9.4	8.5	23.9	23.8		20.5	$29,029	$2,867	$26,162
Drew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Eads St. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6040	223	26	8.7	100.0%	3 (1.3%)	206 (92.4%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	111^th of 124 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.8	113^th of 128 public elementary schools	11.7%	2	8.7	19.2	12.0				13.5	8.7	12.0	4.0				8.3	$35,085	$2,561	$32,524
Nalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 50th St. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6280	287	34	8.5	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	226 (78.7%)	51 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)		27.3					23.0			12.5					$32,864	$2,810	$30,054
Lorraine H. Whitlock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	533 48th Pl NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6060	162	19	8.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	144 (88.9%)	16 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15.5	113^th of 124 public elementary schools	8.9%		31.8	81^st of 128 public elementary schools	36.7%	32	4.6	10.5							10.5	6.7				16.9	$40,847	$5,139	$35,708
C.W. Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 53rd St. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3188	251	30	8.5	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	230 (91.6%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	14.7	116^th of 124 public elementary schools	6.5%		25.4	92^nd of 128 public elementary schools	28.1%	24	11.1	5.8	8.8				8.4	14.9		5.9				13.8	$35,480	$2,828	$32,652
Burrville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Division Ave. NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6020	232	20	11.6	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	217 (93.5%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.2	60^th of 124 public elementary schools	51.6%		31.3	82^nd of 128 public elementary schools	35.9%	22		52.4					31.1	42.8	9.5	5.7				16.8	$31,900	$2,742	$29,158
DC Wildflower PCS - The Riverseed School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	913 55th St NE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	DC Wildflower PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 350-1335	45	3	15.0		0 (0.0%)	44 (97.8%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$49,230	$2,842	$46,388

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS

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How many students attend KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS.

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KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS ranks 85^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Students at KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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