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KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS

Public, Charter Grades 1-4

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS is a small elementary charter school in Ward 8 of Washington, DC, serving 314 students in grades 1 through 4 as part of the KIPP DC PCS network. The school has posted consistently low statewide rankings, coming in at 101st out of 124 DC schools (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2025-2026, with a volatile pattern of improvement and decline rather than a clear trend.

English Language Arts is Inspire's biggest challenge. Only 12.6% of students scored proficient on DC CAPE ELA in 2025-2026, compared to 21.9% for the KIPP DC PCS district and 39.6% statewide, and the gap has widened over the past year. Math is comparatively less severe, with 14.8% proficiency nearly matching the network average and outpacing nearby schools like Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School (11.1%) and Turner Elementary School (5.3%). The student-teacher ratio has risen every year to 14.0, among the highest in the area, while spending of $28,555 per student is moderate compared to neighbors.

The most striking comparison is Center City PCS - Congress Heights, just 0.55 miles away, which posts dramatically higher proficiency rates of 54.3% in ELA and 36.2% in math, proving that strong outcomes are possible in the same neighborhood. There is some encouraging news, however: subgroup rankings improved notably in 2025-2026, with low socioeconomic status students jumping from the 9th to the 45th percentile. Within the KIPP network, Inspire is actually the stronger ELA school compared to KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS (12.6% vs 9.7%). Families should weigh Inspire's serious literacy challenges against its comparatively stronger math performance and the unique two-campus model shared with KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS.

314

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,581

Per pupil spending ?

3301 Wheeler Road SE
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 562-9101

District: KIPP Dc Pcs

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Pacific Islander:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

District Of Columbia avg34%

101^st of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 15% (2023) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	18.3	101 of 124	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	110 of 128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	87 of 126	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	109 of 128	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	68 of 96	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.1	89 of 108	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	39 of 63	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	42 of 60	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	44 of 80	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.4	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	29 of 55	47.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+11 vs school

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

Mathematics15%-13 vs state

English Language Arts13%-27 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 - Pride Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	212	16	12.9		0 (0.0%)	200 (94.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$31,156	$3,123	$28,034
KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	314	22	14.0		0 (0.0%)	306 (97.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18.3	101^st of 124 public elementary schools	18.5%		18.6	110^th of 128 public elementary schools	14.1%	9		14.1					12.6	17.0	13.4					14.8	$28,581	$4,840	$23,741
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Wheeler Rd SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4900	193	25	7.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	192 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.3	97^th of 124 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.3	115^th of 128 public elementary schools	10.2%	18		12.5						20.0		10.0				15.6	$35,103	$2,745	$32,358
Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2715 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1980	357	30	11.8	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	354 (99.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	14.5							14.3							$32,946	$2,921	$30,025
Simon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3360	231	26	8.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (90.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12.8	119^th of 124 public elementary schools	4.0%		18.3	112^th of 128 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	6.7	6.5	8.8				7.3	13.3	6.4					6.4	$31,661	$2,607	$29,054
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	409	32	12.7	64.5%	0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	26.1	83^rd of 124 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.5	87^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.0%	4	13.0	20.1		35.5	44.9		23.5		4.5	2.1	12.9	13.8		11.1	$33,671	$8,973	$24,698
Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 Highview Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-7070	251	20	12.4	88.9%	5 (2.0%)	223 (88.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)								(n/a)							54.3							36.2	$25,999	$2,163	$23,835
Early Childhood Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	885 Barnaby Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0035	281	17	16.5	0.0%	0 (0.0%)	260 (92.5%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)	34.4							18.7							$33,844	$2,329	$31,515
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3264 Stanton Rd. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3470	461	38	12.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	441 (95.7%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.9	122^nd of 124 public elementary schools	1.6%					(n/a)	3.7	9.7	7.8				7.4	5.6	5.7	4.5				5.3	$29,354	$2,705	$26,649
Hendley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Chesapeake St. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3450	276	29	9.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	249 (90.2%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21	92^nd of 124 public elementary schools	25.8%		15.1	122^nd of 128 public elementary schools	4.7%	30		14.3	21.0				17.7	20.0	14.3	10.5				14.6	$34,023	$2,627	$31,396

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In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS.

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

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KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS ranks in the bottom 18.5% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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