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Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS

Q: Is Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS a good school?

Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS ranks 18 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS?

Students at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS are 42% African American, 33% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS is a public charter school in Northeast Washington, DC, serving 522 students in grades PK through 8, and it stands as one of the District's top-performing schools, ranking 18th out of 124 DC schools. As its own district, it earns a 5-star rating and ranks 3rd of 46 DC districts. Test scores show 63.3% proficiency in English Language Arts and 52.4% in Mathematics, far above the DC averages of 39.6% and 28.2%. Within a one-mile radius, it is the highest-performing school, outpacing Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland, while nearby schools like Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence and Langley Elementary School post significantly lower scores.

A standout feature is the school's PK–8 structure, providing families continuity through middle school when most nearby schools end at 5th or 6th grade. The school also excels in math acceleration: 84.2% of 8th graders taking the Algebra I exam scored proficient, versus a 17.2% state average. Special education students have ranked in the top quartile of DC schools for three consecutive years, an achievement given how many schools struggle in this area. The school has invested in smaller classes, dropping its student-teacher ratio to 10.4 and raising per-student spending to $26,800, yet it still spends less than neighbors like Hope Community PCS - Tolson and Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS, making its strong results especially notable.

There are honest challenges too. Students from low-income and at-risk backgrounds score below the school's overall high marks, and math proficiency dips in middle school—from 60.7% in 5th grade to 43.9% in 8th grade—though that remains nearly 20 points above the state average. Science proficiency (28.7%) is relatively soft but still more than double the DC average of 13.4%. On the whole, the school delivers stable, rigorous academics with consistent top-15% rankings, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a strong PK–8 education in Northeast DC.

522

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,154

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Douglas Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 248-6825

District: Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.1%

White:

33.3%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (58% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg57%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

18^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

7^th of 67

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 10 pts since 2018

From top 21% (2018) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 46Inspired Teaching Demonstration 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	86.0	18 of 124	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	16 of 128	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	17 of 126	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	18 of 128	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	14 of 97	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	16 of 122	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	18 of 120	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	22 of 108	79.6%	★★★★☆
2016	60.9	28 of 99	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	12 of 97	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	33 of 109	69.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	13 of 96	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	19 of 108	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	11 of 63	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	41 of 106	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	23 of 100	77.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	59 of 91	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	82.8	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	81.9	17 of 113	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	15 of 113	86.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	52.2	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.0	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.1	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	7 of 67	89.6%	★★★★★
2025	81.1	9 of 69	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	6 of 70	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	7 of 69	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.0	15 of 75	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	15 of 72	79.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	13 of 68	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	8 of 42	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	18 of 36	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	25 of 55	54.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	14.6	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	67.6	14 of 52	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	13 of 53	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	81.6	8 of 53	84.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.7	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2019)87th percentile~ school

African American (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2019)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)42nd percentile-45 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-45 vs school

At Risk (2019)35th percentile-52 vs school

Middle school

Male (2019)85th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2019)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)71st percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-20 vs school

At Risk (2019)4th percentile-76 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-87 vs school

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

English Language Arts63%+24 vs state

Mathematics52%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 20, 2017

We started this school in 2017-2018 school year and my daughter is thriving! ITDS is more academically rigorous than her previous school, but her current teachers are very supportive and encouraging and are a great fit for her and us we love Ms. Ghanta! Besides the usual extra-curricular activities (yoga, geo-plunge, tennis, basketball, dance, soccer, coding chess and a couple others), they have things like book club before school which fits my schedule perfectly. We miss her previous school very much (especially the administrative staff and teachers), but this seems to challenge her more and be a better fit socially. 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	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
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	200 Douglas Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 248-6825	522	50	10.4	18.5%	174 (33.3%)	220 (42.1%)	57 (10.9%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.2%)	86	18^th of 124 public elementary schools	85.5%		84.1	16^th of 128 public elementary schools	87.5%	2	48.9	70.0	64.7	61.2	67.4	68.3	63.3	51.0	58.0	60.7	49.1	50.0	43.9	52.4	$27,154	$1,692	$25,461
Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3025 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Lee Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 779-9740	298	20	15.2	30.8%	119 (39.9%)	108 (36.2%)	33 (11.1%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	63.8	38^th of 124 public elementary schools	69.4%		58.6	36^th of 128 public elementary schools	71.9%	2		65.4	72.2				51.9	12.0						33.7	$29,009	$574	$28,435
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	707 Edgewood Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-4411	401	38	10.5	74.1%	3 (0.7%)	321 (80.0%)	57 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)								(n/a)								24.4							$29,354	$3,168	$26,186
Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	62 T Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Harmony DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-7500	182	19	9.4	97.1%	3 (1.6%)	173 (95.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15.6	112^th of 124 public elementary schools	9.7%		34.7	73^rd of 128 public elementary schools	43.0%	39		11.8	11.8				12.2		11.9					8.3	$31,335	$3,158	$28,177
Noyes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 10th St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-2580	293	30	9.7	100.0%	8 (2.7%)	213 (72.7%)	67 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)		41.0	19.2				29.6								$28,660	$2,716	$25,945
Langley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 T Street NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 724-4223	348	32	11.0	100.0%	53 (15.2%)	228 (65.5%)	49 (14.1%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	17.7	104^th of 124 public elementary schools	16.1%		24.5	95^th of 128 public elementary schools	25.8%	9	12.9		10.1				13.5		11.4					12.3	$29,152	$2,562	$26,590
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1404 Jackson Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 459-4710	310	46	6.7	24.0%	17 (5.5%)	205 (66.1%)	75 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	23.9	90^th of 124 public elementary schools	27.4%		40.3	60^th of 128 public elementary schools	53.1%	30	19.4	27.3		12.0	30.7	8.3	20.0	36.1	6.0	6.4	4.0	7.6		14.0	$36,390	$3,070	$33,320
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Oakview Terrace NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 265-7237	354	30	12.0	52.3%	140 (39.5%)	101 (28.5%)	59 (16.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.3%)	82.2	20^th of 124 public elementary schools	83.9%		81.2	19^th of 128 public elementary schools	85.2%	1	53.3	59.1	62.5				58.2	62.2	56.8	47.5				55.8	$29,451	$1,612	$27,839
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	30 P Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 750-7060	563	49	11.4	30.5%	142 (25.2%)	166 (29.5%)	203 (36.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	66.1	35^th of 124 public elementary schools	71.8%		57.6	38^th of 128 public elementary schools	70.3%	3	31.4	52.1	49.9				43.2	47.7	43.8	44.5				45.6	$30,837	$2,869	$27,968
Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Euclid St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7285	415	70	5.9	100.0%	27 (6.5%)	163 (39.3%)	215 (51.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	47.1	54^th of 124 public elementary schools	56.5%		40.5	58^th of 128 public elementary schools	54.7%	4	22.2	28.5	43.5				31.4		30.7	34.8				29.3	$36,542	$2,871	$33,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS

How many students attend Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS.

What is the racial makeup of Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS?

Students at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS are 42% African American, 33% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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