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DC Bilingual PCS

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DC Bilingual PCS ranks 31 st of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

DC Bilingual PCS is a PK–5 public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 622 students and operating as its own school district. The school holds a strong 4-star rating, and its district ranks 9th out of 46 DC districts (80th percentile). Statewide, the school ranks 31st out of 124 elementary schools — the 75th percentile — and has earned 4 stars every year since 2015–2016. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency reached 48.2% (vs. 39.6% statewide) and math proficiency hit 44.7% (vs. 28.2% statewide), all while maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 7.9.

Math and science are standout subjects. Math proficiency runs about 16 points above the state average, and 5th-grade science proficiency was 46.15% in 2024–2025 — more than double the statewide rate of 20.41%. The school also shows strong academic growth: ELA proficiency climbs from 35.2% in 3rd grade to 61.6% in 5th grade. Subgroup data show the school is especially effective for African American students — ranking 7th out of 108 schools statewide (94th percentile) in 2024–2025 — and for English Language Learners, who ranked 4th out of 21 schools in 2021–2022.

Compared with nearby schools, DC Bilingual PCS stands out. Within a half-mile, Bridges PCS (8.8% ELA), Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep (13.4%), and Capital City PCS - Lower School (12.0%) trail far behind the school's 48.2% ELA proficiency. The school is also efficient: several lower-performing neighbors spend more per pupil (Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep at $37,854 and Bridges PCS at $34,782) than DC Bilingual PCS's $30,073. Among stronger nearby schools, Washington Yu Ying PCS (53.4% ELA) and Sela PCS (46.3% ELA) are comparable, though DC Bilingual PCS's math scores (44.7%) sit slightly below Washington Yu Ying PCS (53.8%) and Sela PCS (55.0%). The school's statewide rank has eased modestly from 18th in 2023–2024 to 31st in 2025–2026 — still top-quartile, but worth watching.

622

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,431

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Riggs Road NE
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 750-6674

District: DC Bilingual PCS

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.0%

White:

32.2%

African American:

19.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (46% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

District Of Columbia avg34%

31^st of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 46DC Bilingual 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	68.7	31 of 124	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	24 of 128	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	18 of 126	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	19 of 128	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	53 of 122	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	57 of 120	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	41 of 108	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.0	26 of 99	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	58.8	26 of 97	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	28 of 109	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	61.8	35 of 112	68.8%	★★★★☆
2011	50.7	42 of 111	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.2	76 of 111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	7 of 108	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	47.3	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	68.3	19 of 91	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.3	44 of 90	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	60.3	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	49.9	53 of 117	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	54 of 110	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.3	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2019	41.5	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	48 of 92	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	53.2	43 of 113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	51 of 113	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.0	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.8	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)81st percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2019)79th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2019)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-67 vs school

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

English Language Arts48%+9 vs state

Mathematics45%+16 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
DC Bilingual PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	33 Riggs Road NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	DC Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 750-6674	622	78	7.9	0.0%	200 (32.2%)	122 (19.6%)	261 (42.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	68.7	31^st of 124 public elementary schools	75.0%		69.8	24^th of 128 public elementary schools	81.3%	7	35.2	50.0	61.6				48.2	45.0	42.9	46.7				44.7	$30,431	$1,837	$28,595
Bridges PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Gallatin Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Bridges PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 545-0515	365	40	9.2	99.1%	8 (2.2%)	155 (42.5%)	195 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	22.8	91^st of 124 public elementary schools	26.6%		15.1	123^rd of 128 public elementary schools	3.9%	32	6.4	5.4					8.8	38.4	16.3	6.7				22.8	$37,413	$2,947	$34,466
Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5450 3rd Street NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 627-2256	321	23	13.8		5 (1.6%)	223 (69.5%)	84 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	19.4	96^th of 124 public elementary schools	22.6%		21	105^th of 128 public elementary schools	18.0%	9	8.4	17.5	13.9				13.4	25.0	15.0	2.9				14.2	$41,930	$2,638	$39,292
Roots PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	15 Kennedy Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Roots PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 882-8073	80	8	10.6	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	80 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	9.1						23.5							17.7	$31,494	$7,618	$23,876
LaSalle-Backus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Riggs Rd. NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6340	279	35	7.9	100.0%	12 (4.3%)	142 (50.9%)	119 (42.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	48.7	52^nd of 124 public elementary schools	58.1%		44.2	49^th of 128 public elementary schools	61.7%	3		46.2	30.0				32.9	17.2	50.0	30.0				31.8	$39,027	$2,449	$36,578
Capital City PCS - Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	323	27	12.1	64.5%	18 (5.6%)	61 (18.9%)	232 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	17	109^th of 124 public elementary schools	12.1%		19.3	108^th of 128 public elementary schools	15.6%	1	7.7	16.6					12.0	11.5	12.5					12.0	$36,666	$2,087	$34,578
Sela PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6015 Chillum Place NE	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Sela PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 670-7352	302	43	7.0	57.5%	78 (25.8%)	170 (56.3%)	37 (12.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	67.1	33^rd of 124 public elementary schools	73.4%		58.8	35^th of 128 public elementary schools	72.7%	2	63.3	23.8	44.5				46.3	66.7						55.0	$27,035	$1,212	$25,823
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	6130 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 518-3928	212	17	12.4		1 (0.5%)	196 (92.5%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	19.0							38.0							$36,223	$2,479	$33,744
Barnard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Decatur St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-1100	573	57	10.0	100.0%	61 (10.6%)	224 (39.1%)	263 (45.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	74.4	25^th of 124 public elementary schools	79.8%		61.4	32^nd of 128 public elementary schools	75.0%	7	42.5	50.7	46.3				46.6	59.1	64.2					53.5	$29,584	$2,480	$27,104
Creative Minds International PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3700 North Capitol Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Creative Minds International PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 588-0370	530	52	10.1	21.9%	77 (14.5%)	287 (54.2%)	137 (25.8%)	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	32.4	72^nd of 124 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.3	77^th of 128 public elementary schools	39.8%	5	36.6	34.8	14.7	25.7	34.2	38.3	31.2		15.6	6.1		15.0	12.1	16.2	$36,168	$1,786	$34,382

Frequently Asked Questions about DC Bilingual PCS

What is the racial makeup of DC Bilingual PCS?

Students at DC Bilingual PCS are 42% Hispanic, 32% White, 20% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend DC Bilingual PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended DC Bilingual PCS.

What district is DC Bilingual PCS in?

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Is DC Bilingual PCS a good school?

DC Bilingual PCS ranks 31^st of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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