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Center City PCS - NoMa

Q: Is Center City PCS - NoMa a good school?

Center City PCS - NoMa ranks 78 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Center City PCS – Trinidad is a small public charter school in Northeast Washington, DC, serving 212 students in grades PK-8. As part of the Center City PCS network, the school has seen volatile academic rankings over the years, ranging from the top half of DC schools (58th percentile in 2022-2023) to well below average (16th percentile in 2017-2018). In the most recent 2025-2026 school year, it ranked 78th out of 124 DC schools, placing it in the 37th percentile.

The school's biggest concern is mathematics. Only 12.9% of students were proficient in math in 2025-2026, compared to 28.2% statewide. The problem grows worse in middle school: 8th grade math proficiency is just 4.3%. ELA proficiency was 25.8%, also below state averages. Within a one-mile radius, Maury Elementary School posts 80.6% proficiency in both ELA and math, while Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School reaches 72.1% ELA and 56.5% math. Two Rivers PCS – 4th Street also outperforms Center City in both subjects.

Center City spends $32,380 per student, far more than Maury ($20,859) or Ludlow-Taylor ($22,111), yet with dramatically lower test scores. The school does offer small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.5, and it stands out by serving students through 8th grade when most nearby elementary schools end at 5th grade. Notably, the school performs better for African American and low-income students relative to statewide peers, ranking around the 53rd and 59th percentiles respectively in recent years.

212

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,380

Per pupil spending ?

66.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1217 West Virginia Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 397-1614

District: Center City PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.6%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2012 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (19% vs 34% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

78^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 21 pts since 2018

From bottom 16% (2018) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

46^th of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2018

From bottom 21% (2018) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Center City PCS

31^st of 46Center 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	78 of 124	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	62 of 128	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	94 of 126	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	54 of 128	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	77 of 122	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	101 of 120	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	76 of 109	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	69 of 112	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.0	40 of 111	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	25.8	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	45 of 96	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	55 of 108	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	56 of 106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	43 of 91	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	30.8	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.7	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	38 of 92	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	38.8	63 of 113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	92 of 113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	46 of 68	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	30 of 69	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	38 of 70	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	25 of 69	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	34 of 59	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	59 of 75	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	57 of 72	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	41 of 57	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.0	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	21 of 57	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	30 of 68	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	42 of 55	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	36.4	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.0	41 of 52	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	35 of 64	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	15.8	51 of 53	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+16 vs school

At Risk (2019)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2019)44th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2019)29th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2019)34th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2019)21st percentile~ school

Male (2019)4th percentile-18 vs school

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

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

This school has been the worst experience ever and it’s so sad they are very unprofessional even the principal assistant. She screams and yell at the students and always telling the teachers business to students VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. Also I felt uncomfortable there every time I entered the building it was a negative vibe. And the turn over rate is horrible every other week there’s a new teacher or a sub so crazy it’s no GROWTH at that place at all. I would never send my child there ever. Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Center City PCS - NoMa	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	66.0%	1 (0.5%)	190 (89.6%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	27.7	78^th of 124 public elementary schools	37.1%		39.4	62^nd of 128 public elementary schools	51.6%	16				33.3	33.3		25.8		9.5	8.8		13.1	4.3	12.9	$30,380	$2,273	$28,107
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	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	285 (73.1%)	82 (21.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.2	98^th of 124 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.7	120^th of 128 public elementary schools	6.3%	22	6.4	31.3	12.8	17.3	18.2	41.6	20.6	9.7	13.4	9.7	3.5	6.4	4.8	8.0	$28,994	$2,652	$26,342
Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1227 4th Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Two Rivers PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 546-0869	391	34	11.3	32.0%	100 (25.6%)	213 (54.5%)	28 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	45.6	55^th of 124 public elementary schools	55.6%		43.8	50^th of 128 public elementary schools	60.9%	5		31.2	47.7				33.3	33.3	29.2	23.8				29.1	$27,748	$1,736	$26,013
School-Within-School at Goding	Public	PK, KG-5	920 F St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 727-7377	325	30	10.8	10.8%	154 (47.4%)	92 (28.3%)	26 (8.0%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.5%)	95.2	8^th of 124 public elementary schools	93.5%		97.1	6^th of 128 public elementary schools	95.3%	2	67.4	86.6					76.3	69.7	86.6	68.2				76.4	$28,937	$2,082	$26,856
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	72.5%	2 (0.8%)	234 (93.2%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)															$31,935	$3,652	$28,283
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	70.4%	0 (0.0%)	357 (96.2%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26	84^th of 124 public elementary schools	32.3%		29.2	86^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.8%	2	10.6	22.9					16.4	20.4	24.6					22.4	$29,061	$3,908	$25,152
Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	659 G St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3244	489	36	13.5	15.3%	252 (51.5%)	161 (32.9%)	26 (5.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	85.3	19^th of 124 public elementary schools	84.7%		82.2	17^th of 128 public elementary schools	86.7%	2	70.8	76.1	68.0				72.1	69.4	59.2	34.0				56.5	$23,406	$2,090	$21,316
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	67.9%	58 (13.4%)	345 (79.7%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	10.6	123^rd of 124 public elementary schools	0.8%		12.9	126^th of 128 public elementary schools	1.6%	3		4.1	2.5				5.4		6.3	2.4				6.0	$33,217	$2,671	$30,547
Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan	Public	PK, KG-8	215 G St NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-4467	503	36	13.9	24.5%	103 (20.5%)	322 (64.0%)	29 (5.8%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	38.8	62^nd of 124 public elementary schools	50.0%		51.3	44^th of 128 public elementary schools	65.6%	18	24.0	44.7	26.5	36.2	52.3	63.6	42.1	25.0	21.1	14.7		18.7	15.2	18.0	$22,870	$2,085	$20,785
Maury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Constitution Ave. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 698-3838	559	38	14.7	12.3%	332 (59.4%)	113 (20.2%)	51 (9.1%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.9%)	97.1	5^th of 124 public elementary schools	96.0%		92.3	15^th of 128 public elementary schools	88.3%	10	74.7	86.7	81.1				80.6	88.0	77.9	75.4				80.6	$21,634	$2,088	$19,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Center City PCS - NoMa

What is the racial makeup of Center City PCS - NoMa?

Students at Center City PCS - NoMa are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Center City PCS - NoMa a good school?

Center City PCS - NoMa ranks 78^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Center City PCS - NoMa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Center City PCS - NoMa.

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