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Paul PCS - Middle School

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Paul PCS - Middle School ranks 29 th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 69 District Of Columbia Middle Schools

Better than 58% of District Of Columbia middle schools

Summary

Paul PCS - Middle School is a public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 313 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Paul PCS district, which is ranked 14 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paul PCS - Middle School has shown strong academic performance, ranking 10th out of 59 DC middle schools in 2021-2022 and 14th out of 69 in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (35.3%) and Mathematics (13.4%) are comparable to the district averages. It performs particularly well in 5th grade ELA, where 52.9% of students are proficient, compared to the district average of 34.8%. The school also ranks highly for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Paul PCS - Middle School outperforms Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS and Capital City PCS - Middle School, but lags behind high-performing schools like Deal Middle School and Washington Latin PCS - Middle School. The school's higher per-student spending, ranging from $24,200 to $32,812, may contribute to its smaller student-teacher ratio and strong performance for certain subgroups.

328

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,812

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 8th Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 291-7499

District: Paul PCS

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

African American:

40.2%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2012 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (24% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2012

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

District Of Columbia avg31%

29^th of 69

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 46Paul 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	46.1	29 of 69	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	28 of 70	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	14 of 69	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	45 of 75	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	39 of 72	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	23 of 48	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.6	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.9	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	33 of 68	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	12 of 36	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	34 of 55	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	76.8	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	45.4	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	23 of 46	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	71.5	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.6	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	32 of 64	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	23 of 49	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	47.4	24 of 53	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.2	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2019	32.7	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)94th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2019)55th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2019)23rd percentile-17 vs school

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

English Language Arts35%~ state avg

Science18%-3 vs state

Mathematics13%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS	Public, Charter	6-8	405 Howard Road Place NW	Washington	20059	District Of Columbia	Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 806-7725	271	32	8.4		0 (0.0%)	255 (94.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	40^th of 69 public middle schools	42.0%		41.9	37^th of 70 public middle schools	47.1%	3						31.5	34.5	25.6	30.4			25.0	11.8	8.8	14.5	$37,402	$4,726	$32,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul PCS - Middle School

How many students attend Paul PCS - Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Paul PCS - Middle School.

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Paul PCS - Middle School ranks 29^th of 69 District Of Columbia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Paul PCS - Middle School?

Students at Paul PCS - Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 40% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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