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Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School

Q: Is Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School a good school?

Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School ranks 63 rd of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School?

Students at Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School are 58% African American, 23% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School is a public charter elementary school serving 378 students in grades PK-5 in Washington, DC, which is part of the Two Rivers PCS district.

The school has shown a mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While its 4th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (44.2%) and Math (34%) were higher than the district averages, the school's overall proficiency rates in ELA (28.7%) and Math (26.1%) were slightly below the district averages (37.6% and 26.4%, respectively). The school's performance for specific student subgroups has also been variable, ranging from 0 to 4 stars out of 5 in recent years.

Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School has relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $25,459 to $38,818 in recent years, which is higher than the nearby public schools. The school has also maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.9 to 13.1 in recent years, comparable to the nearby schools. The school is located in close proximity to several other public and public charter schools, including Miner Elementary School, KIPP DC schools, and Browne Education Campus, providing opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices, as well as potential competition for students and resources.

407

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,168

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 26th Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 388-1360

District: Two Rivers PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.5%

White:

23.1%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2023 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the District Of Columbia median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (26% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2023) to 51st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

District Of Columbia avg31%

63^rd of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to top 49% (2025)

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

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Two Rivers PCS

24^th of 46Two Rivers 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	39.3	63 of 128	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	58 of 126	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	34 of 128	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	29 of 97	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	37.3	68 of 122	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	59 of 63	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	94 of 106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	9.7	91 of 91	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	49.7	54 of 117	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	55.5	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.9	78 of 113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2019)54th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2019)31st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)4th percentile-50 vs school

At Risk (2019)<1st percentile-44 vs school

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

English Language Arts29%-9 vs state

Mathematics26%~ state avg

Science16%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary 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)							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 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
Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	820 26th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1360	407	37	11.1		94 (23.1%)	238 (58.5%)	33 (8.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (9.1%)	39.3	63^rd of 128 public elementary schools	50.8%		43.7	58^th of 126 public elementary schools	54.0%	5	15.9	23.9	44.2	15.6				28.7	25.0	34.0	18.8				26.1	$26,168	$1,400	$24,768
J.O. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-4733	477	45	10.6		41 (8.6%)	388 (81.3%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	37.7	65^th of 128 public elementary schools	49.2%		49.6	51^st of 126 public elementary schools	59.5%	14	8.3	26.9	42.3	31.3				32.9	19.4	23.1	22.9				21.6	$42,330	$4,574	$37,756
Browne Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	850 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6210	457	51	9.0		2 (0.4%)	292 (63.9%)	157 (34.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.9	94^th of 128 public elementary schools	26.6%		28.5	91^st of 126 public elementary schools	27.8%	3		16.7	22.2	17.4	13.9	19.5	16.2	17.6	21.4	16.7	19.6		9.8		12.2	$28,166	$4,558	$23,608
Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	725 19th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 572-1070	271	25	10.7		1 (0.4%)	266 (98.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		16.0						16.0	22.0						22.0	$32,693	$4,903	$27,790
Miner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 15th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-3960	433	39	11.2		58 (13.4%)	345 (79.7%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	12.9	126^th of 128 public elementary schools	1.6%		18.9	121^st of 126 public elementary schools	4.0%	5	6.1			6.1				3.3	5.5		8.2				5.4	$40,196	$5,040	$35,156
KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 396-5477	251	18	13.6		2 (0.8%)	234 (93.2%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																$30,319	$6,884	$23,435
KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	1375 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-5477	371	28	13.1		0 (0.0%)	357 (96.2%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.2	86^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.2	82^nd of 126 public elementary schools	34.9%	4		11.2	27.7					18.8	13.7	31.8					22.2	$27,603	$5,184	$22,419
Wheatley Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	1299 Neal St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5970	390	45	8.6		15 (3.8%)	285 (73.1%)	82 (21.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.7	120^th of 128 public elementary schools	6.3%		15	126^th of 126 public elementary schools	0.0%	6	6.1	8.8	18.4	12.5	15.6	16.7	27.3	15.9	8.8	8.1				9.1	5.5	$26,499	$4,462	$22,036
Center City PCS - Capitol Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1503 East Capitol Street SE	Washington	20003	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 547-7556	257	25	10.2		0 (0.0%)	231 (89.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	22	101^st of 128 public elementary schools	21.1%		29.7	85^th of 126 public elementary schools	32.5%	16		8.7	28.6	8.0	14.8	24.0	12.5	15.9	9.1	28.6			21.7	20.8	13.5	$28,984	$4,846	$24,138
Center City PCS - Trinidad	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1217 West Virginia Avenue NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 397-1614	212	22	9.5		1 (0.5%)	190 (89.6%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	39.4	62^nd of 128 public elementary schools	51.6%		27.6	94^th of 126 public elementary schools	25.4%	32			26.3		40.9	15.8	46.1	26.7		15.8		18.2		16.0	11.4	$32,380	$4,846	$27,534

Frequently Asked Questions about Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School

Is Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School a good school?

Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School ranks 63^rd of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School in?

Two Rivers PCS

What is the racial makeup of Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School?

Students at Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School are 58% African American, 23% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School.

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