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KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 13% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS is a public charter middle school in Washington, DC's Ward 8 that serves 328 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the KIPP Dc Pcs network. The school's state ranking has fallen dramatically over the past several years, dropping from the 45th percentile in 2022–23 to the 13th percentile in 2025–26, placing it near the bottom of DC middle schools with a 1-star rating. On the most recent DC CAPE assessments, only 18.5% of students scored proficient in English Language Arts and 8.1% in mathematics, well below the DC state averages of 39.6% and 28.2%.

Academic performance at KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS is markedly lower than several nearby schools serving similar communities. Just half a mile away, Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle posts more than double the ELA proficiency (44.9% versus 18.5%) and has improved to the 78th percentile in state rankings, while Honor Academy has moved in the opposite direction. Other nearby charters like Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning (36% ELA) and DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School (37.3% ELA, 27.8% math) also significantly outperform Honor Academy. The school's math results are especially concerning, with only 8.1% of students proficient overall and just 2.2% of 7th graders reaching proficiency, the lowest among all nearby middle schools.

There are some notable bright spots within the school. Eighth-grade ELA proficiency reaches 30.5%, suggesting that strong instruction is possible and that targeted interventions in 7th-grade math could yield real gains. The school also spends roughly $26,800 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, similar to peer schools, which raises questions about how resources are being allocated. A comparison within the KIPP Dc Pcs network reinforces this: KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS, just a mile away, has remained relatively stable in state rankings while Honor Academy has declined sharply, indicating the challenges at Honor Academy are school-specific rather than inevitable.

328

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,165

Per pupil spending ?

3301 Wheeler Road SE
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 562-9101

District: KIPP Dc Pcs

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.2%

Hispanic:

1.2%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (13% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg19%

District Of Columbia avg34%

59^th of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2022

From bottom 34% (2022) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	59 of 68	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	62 of 69	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	51 of 70	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	38 of 69	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	21 of 42	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	16 of 36	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	59 of 64	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	18 of 44	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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

At Risk (2022)19th percentile~ school

African American (2022)11th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)50th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 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 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 - Honor Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	328	28	11.5		1 (0.3%)	322 (98.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	59^th of 68 public middle schools	13.2%		18.9	62^nd of 69 public middle schools	10.1%	3		17.2	17.3	11.4	30.5	18.5		11.0	13.7	2.2	6.9	8.1	$29,165	$4,211	$24,954
Hart Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6426	374	36	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	358 (95.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	19.4	60^th of 68 public middle schools	11.8%		19.1	61^st of 69 public middle schools	11.6%	1			11.4	24.2	27.2	21.7			6.8	10.0		5.7	$33,034	$2,694	$30,340
Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	2715 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	293	25	11.8		0 (0.0%)	290 (99.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65.1	15^th of 68 public middle schools	77.9%		58.4	22^nd of 69 public middle schools	68.1%	7		26.2	58.4	54.9	56.2	44.9	2.0	10.9	21.8		11.1	13.7	$31,769	$2,921	$28,848
Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning	Public, Charter	6-8	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7862	297	31	9.5		0 (0.0%)	293 (98.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	37^th of 68 public middle schools	45.6%		31.8	41^st of 69 public middle schools	40.6%	4			35.0	31.1	42.0	36.0			8.8	13.8	18.7	13.9	$30,935	$2,629	$28,306
Johnson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Bruce Pl. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3140	307	26	11.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	301 (98.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	67^th of 68 public middle schools	1.5%		15.9	66^th of 69 public middle schools	4.3%	1			13.9	14.5	7.9	11.8			4.8	2.8	3.6	3.6	$29,002	$2,654	$26,348
KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-5477	435	37	11.6	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	427 (98.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.6	55^th of 68 public middle schools	19.1%		22.7	54^th of 69 public middle schools	21.7%	1		13.1	14.7	28.8	23.9	20.0		7.1	7.1	12.9	9.3	9.0	$27,947	$3,559	$24,388
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	2330 Pomeroy Rd SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 519-3955	315	27	11.6		0 (0.0%)	301 (95.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	63.6	17^th of 68 public middle schools	75.0%		51.1	26^th of 69 public middle schools	62.3%	9	31.9	18.6	52.4	42.8	47.0	37.3			46.0	21.4	16.3	27.8	$29,742	$3,245	$26,497
Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Public, Charter	4-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 830-2810	311	27	11.5		1 (0.3%)	299 (96.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	24.1	52^nd of 68 public middle schools	23.5%		22	57^th of 69 public middle schools	17.4%	5	16.7	16.4	25.0	27.9	26.7	23.4	8.3	8.2	1.4	9.8	11.7	7.6	$33,762	$3,877	$29,884
Kramer Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Q St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-3150	213	25	8.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	198 (93.0%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12.5	68^th of 68 public middle schools	0.0%		13.1	68^th of 69 public middle schools	1.4%				17.4	14.0	13.9	15.0			3.9	2.0		1.9	$39,129	$2,670	$36,459
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	1345 Potomac Avenue SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-5800	282	27	10.6	99.1%	2 (0.7%)	271 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	52.9	23^rd of 68 public middle schools	66.2%		51.4	25^th of 69 public middle schools	63.8%	2	35.5	28.8	37.3	61.0	45.0	42.0	65.2	21.2		17.3	10.5	24.0	$33,612	$2,492	$31,120

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KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS ranks in the bottom 13.2% of District Of Columbia middle schools.

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Students at KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS.

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