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Capital City PCS - High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 3% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Capital City PCS - High School is a public charter high school located in Washington, DC, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 350 students. 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.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending of $32,709 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 8:1, Capital City PCS - High School has seen a steady decline in its academic performance. The school's statewide ranking has dropped from 8th out of 29 DC high schools in 2014-2015 to 32nd out of 33 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger star rating has decreased from 4 stars to 0 stars during this period. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates well below 50% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels and end-of-course exams.

Interestingly, Capital City PCS - High School is located in close proximity to several high-performing charter schools, such as Washington Latin PCS - Upper School and District of Columbia International School, which consistently rank among the top high schools in the district. Compared to the nearby District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) high schools, such as Columbia Heights Education Campus and Cardozo Education Campus, Capital City PCS - High School generally underperforms in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and overall school rankings.

348

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,709

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Peabody Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 808-9800

District: Capital City PCS

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

African American:

25.9%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (79%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (10% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 69 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg13%

District Of Columbia avg33%

34^th of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 70 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of District Of Columbia High Schools →

★★★★★

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	17.9	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	13 of 34	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	49.2	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆
2016	56.0	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	56.4	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	41.9	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	19.3	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	13 of 33	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	40.7	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.7	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	68.5	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2019)80th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2023)74th percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2019)55th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2019)41st percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)30th percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

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

English II17%-21 vs state

English Language Arts13%-25 vs state

English I9%-29 vs state

Mathematics4%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Capital City PCS - High School

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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)				DC CAPE English II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2025)	DC CAPE Geometry (2025)	DC CAPE English I (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 8th Grade	DC Science Science End of Course	DC Science Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra I End of Course	DC CAPE Geometry End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capital City PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	348	42	8.2		6 (1.7%)	90 (25.9%)	235 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	17.9	34^th of 35 public high schools	2.9%		25.9	24^th of 34 public high schools	29.4%	10							12.9				3.8	16.9				9.1	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	6315 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6080	1,029	81	12.6		7 (0.7%)	568 (55.2%)	439 (42.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	30	27^th of 35 public high schools	22.9%		29.4	18^th of 34 public high schools	47.1%	9		4.9					22.9				8.1	18.6		9.4	6.3	28.5	$36,856	$4,282	$32,574
Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	357	43	8.2		157 (44.0%)	109 (30.5%)	51 (14.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	86	4^th of 35 public high schools	88.6%		74.9	4^th of 34 public high schools	88.2%			48.3					80.1				38.2	74.7	94.1		14.1	85.1	$23,849	$838	$23,011
Paul PCS - International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	439	48	9.1		1 (0.2%)	206 (46.9%)	224 (51.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41.9	15^th of 35 public high schools	57.1%		42.7	10^th of 34 public high schools	70.6%	5		4.4					33.8				7.0	37.2			8.3	29.8	$32,812	$4,765	$28,048
E.L. Haynes PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	446	50	8.8		2 (0.4%)	121 (27.1%)	315 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	42.3	14^th of 35 public high schools	60.0%		47.1	8^th of 34 public high schools	76.5%	6							22.0				20.5	25.7		12.2	26.8	16.4	$32,628	$3,208	$29,420
District of Columbia International School	Public, Charter	6-12	1400 Main Drive NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9033	1,654	160	10.3		348 (21.0%)	428 (25.9%)	662 (40.0%)	46 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	164 (9.9%)	62.3	8^th of 35 public high schools	77.1%		46.9	9^th of 34 public high schools	73.5%	1	18.7	7.1	13.2	64.4	63.4	58.1	56.8	37.6	44.3	41.0	33.8	51.1		33.2		45.0	$22,716	$2,330	$20,386
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	4301 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6130	943	80	11.7		8 (0.8%)	460 (48.8%)	458 (48.6%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	26.5	29^th of 35 public high schools	17.1%		20.4	31^st of 34 public high schools	8.8%	2		1.7					21.6				2.6	23.3			2.5	19.4	$31,697	$4,826	$26,871
Luke C. Moore High School	Public	9-12	1001 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3600	275	23	11.9		2 (0.7%)	258 (93.8%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$30,336	$4,694	$25,642
Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3015 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(240) 580-3371	386	48	8.0		5 (1.3%)	312 (80.8%)	61 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	33.5	22^nd of 35 public high schools	37.1%		31.8	16^th of 34 public high schools	52.9%	6							24.2				10.0	23.3		17.0		25.0	$33,946	$4,804	$29,142
Columbia Heights Education Campus	Public	6-12	3101 16th St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-7700	1,563	149	10.4		14 (0.9%)	445 (28.5%)	1,070 (68.5%)	21 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	38.2	17^th of 35 public high schools	51.4%		28.9	21^st of 34 public high schools	38.2%	4	1.7	1.2	1.4	31.6	36.6	33.9	33.0	29.3	12.3		11.2	32.5			3.6	31.5	$31,052	$4,969	$26,083

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Capital City PCS - High School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of District Of Columbia high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Capital City PCS - High School.

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Students at Capital City PCS - High School are 68% Hispanic, 26% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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