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Capital City PCS - Middle School

Q: Is Capital City PCS - Middle School a good school?

Capital City PCS - Middle School ranks 43 rd of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Capital City PCS - Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Capital City PCS - Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Capital City PCS - Middle School?

Students at Capital City PCS - Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 38% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Capital City PCS - Middle School is a public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 336 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Capital City PCS district, which is ranked 41 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 11th to 46th out of DC middle schools, with a current ranking of 43rd out of 69 schools and a 2-star rating.

Capital City PCS - Middle School consistently underperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 20.6% compared to the district average of 37.6%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 11.4% compared to the district average of 26.4%. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 20% of DC middle schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school's rankings for different student subgroups vary significantly, with female students performing better than male students.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of around $32,700, which is higher than the district average, the school's student-teacher ratio of 8.1 is lower than the district average, suggesting that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning. Furthermore, several higher-performing charter schools, such as The Sojourner Truth School PCS, Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School, and Washington Latin PCS - Middle School, are located within a 2-mile radius of Capital City PCS - Middle School, which could contribute to the declining enrollment and performance at the school.

344

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,709

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Peabody Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 808-9800

District: Capital City PCS

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

African American:

17.7%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg12%

District Of Columbia avg29%

43^rd of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 46Capital City 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	30.5	43 of 69	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	45 of 69	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	34 of 75	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	32 of 72	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.5	17 of 56	69.6%	★★★★☆
2016	61.5	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	56.0	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	36 of 68	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	33 of 55	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	41.1	29 of 50	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	29 of 46	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2018	17.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	52.5	26 of 52	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	43 of 64	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	38.0	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2019)50th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2019)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Male (2019)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)<1st percentile-56 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-38 vs school

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

English Language Arts21%-17 vs state

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

Science9%-4 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
Capital City PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	344	40	8.6		18 (5.2%)	61 (17.7%)	250 (72.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	30.5	43^rd of 69 public middle schools	37.7%		36.7	46^th of 70 public middle schools	34.3%	3	13.6		9.3		16.0	17.4	25.9	23.2	20.6		7.5	9.3	22.6		11.4	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle	Public, Charter	4-8	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	172	14	12.2		0 (0.0%)	158 (91.9%)	13 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.1	20^th of 69 public middle schools	71.0%		60.2	20^th of 70 public middle schools	71.4%		14.8		8.5	19.0	28.6	45.5	42.9	57.6	37.8	16.7	25.0	29.4	7.1	23.5	20.5	$32,742	$4,884	$27,859
Ida B. Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Sheridan St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-0693	521	51	10.2		10 (1.9%)	262 (50.3%)	236 (45.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	36.8	38^th of 69 public middle schools	44.9%		43	35^th of 70 public middle schools	50.0%	3		1.3				38.7	38.3	31.4	36.1			20.1	16.7	2.3	16.5	$26,104	$4,919	$21,185
Washington Latin PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	389	26	15.0		194 (49.9%)	99 (25.4%)	57 (14.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	92.1	4^th of 69 public middle schools	94.2%		97.8	3^rd of 70 public middle schools	95.7%	1	40.6	18.4	29.4		67.7	74.2	83.7	72.4	74.5		41.7	57.7	61.3		58.4	$23,849	$838	$23,011
Paul PCS - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	328	30	11.1		0 (0.0%)	132 (40.2%)	191 (58.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46.1	29^th of 69 public middle schools	58.0%		48.1	28^th of 70 public middle schools	60.0%	1	17.7				52.9	28.4	45.5	27.2	35.3		23.5	13.4	19.4		13.4	$32,812	$4,765	$28,048
Social Justice PCS	Public, Charter	5-8	333 Kennedy Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Social Justice PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 968-5380	97	16	6.2		0 (0.0%)	80 (82.5%)	15 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	49	27^th of 69 public middle schools	60.9%		39.5	41^st of 70 public middle schools	41.4%	14						30.4	25.0	54.8	35.2				9.7	29.0	14.4	$35,598	$7,315	$28,283
MacFarland Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Iowa Ave. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6033	486	55	8.8		13 (2.7%)	190 (39.1%)	270 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	37	37^th of 69 public middle schools	46.4%		42.4	36^th of 70 public middle schools	48.6%	1		4.6				24.1	36.1	37.6	32.6			16.8	17.8	17.0	26.6	$29,496	$4,524	$24,972
Brookland Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 Michigan Ave NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 759-1999	381	36	10.5		5 (1.3%)	291 (76.4%)	79 (20.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24.6	50^th of 69 public middle schools	27.5%		27.2	56^th of 70 public middle schools	20.0%	6		1.6				28.0	29.2	27.7	28.3			8.4	8.3	6.3	8.4	$25,193	$4,628	$20,564
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital City PCS - Middle School

How many students attend Capital City PCS - Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Capital City PCS - Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Capital City PCS - Middle School?

Students at Capital City PCS - Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Capital City PCS - Middle School in?

Capital City PCS

Is Capital City PCS - Middle School a good school?

Capital City PCS - Middle School ranks 43^rd of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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