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Basis Dc Pcs

Public, Charter Grades 5-12

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 37 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 97% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Basis Dc Pcs is a public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 692 students in grades 5–12 at 410 8th Street NW. The school operates within its own charter district, also named Basis Dc Pcs, which is ranked #1 out of 46 districts in the city. Basis has held the #1 school rank in DC for 2025–2026 and 2023–2024, and was #2 in 2024–2025, cementing its status as one of the District's elite academic institutions.

What truly sets Basis apart is its exceptional test performance. In 2025–2026, proficiency rates reached 78.6% in English Language Arts and 70.8% in mathematics, compared to DC averages of just 39.6% and 28.2%. On End-of-Course exams, 91% of students were proficient in English I and 87% in Algebra I, versus statewide rates of 36.9% and 12%. The Algebra I results are especially striking — Basis's 87.2% proficiency dwarfs nearby Benjamin Banneker High School (67.1%) and McKinley Technology High School (20.4%). While School Without Walls High School edges out Basis in ELA (95.9% vs. 78.6%), Basis is highly competitive in math and far ahead in Algebra I mastery. Science achievement also stands out at 49.8% proficiency, nearly four times the state average of 13.4%.

Basis achieves these results while spending far less than its peers — just $17,412 per student compared to $21,000–$33,500 at nearby schools like School Without Walls High School ($33,484), Cardozo Education Campus ($33,292), and KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS ($31,788). The school also serves its diverse student population well, with special education students ranked #1 in DC and strong results across student groups. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.8, the school's success appears driven by curriculum and instruction quality rather than staffing levels. Its 5th–12th grade span means students can spend eight years in the program, preparing them early for advanced coursework. For parents seeking a rigorous STEM-focused education with a proven record, Basis Dc Pcs is a standout choice in Washington, DC.

692

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,745

Per pupil spending ?

17.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 8th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004

(202) 804-6390

District: Basis Dc Pcs

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.7%

African American:

17.3%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2017 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (83% vs 28% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of District Of Columbia high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

District Of Columbia avg28%

Middle school

2^nd of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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High school

1^st of 37

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From top 12% (2017) to top 3% (2026)

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

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 46Basis Dc 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	99.0	2 of 68	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	99.0	1 of 69	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	2 of 70	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	2 of 69	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	1 of 59	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	1 of 75	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	1 of 72	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.3	1 of 49	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	93.4	3 of 57	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	2 of 68	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	4 of 42	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	3 of 36	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	2 of 55	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	3 of 55	94.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2018	57.6	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	98.3	1 of 52	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	1 of 53	98.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	99.2	1 of 53	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	1 of 49	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	25.6	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	15.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2018	63.4	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.4	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2018	69.1	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	99.1	1 of 37	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	67.4	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	94.2	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	41.5	18 of 33	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.0	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	73.8	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	67.3	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	82.7	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	1 of 5	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)

Middle school

Male (2019)98th percentile~ school

Female (2019)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-39 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-44 vs school

Asian (2018)33rd percentile-65 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2022)89th percentile~ school

Female (2019)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2019)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)67th percentile-30 vs school

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

English I91%+54 vs state

English II89%+51 vs state

Algebra I87%+75 vs state

English Language Arts79%+39 vs state

Mathematics71%+43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)					DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)					DC CAPE English II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2026)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2026)	DC CAPE Geometry (2026)	DC CAPE English I (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 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 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 8th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra I End of Course	DC CAPE Geometry End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Basis Dc Pcs	Public, Charter	5-12	410 8th Street NW	Washington	20004	District Of Columbia	Basis Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 804-6390	692	50	13.8	17.4%	337 (48.7%)	120 (17.3%)	74 (10.7%)	50 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (15.2%)	99.1	1^st of 37 public high schools	97.3%		98.8	2^nd of 35 public high schools	94.3%	1	68.4	67.2	82.9	90.5	78.6	61.8	62.2	84.8	82.1	70.8	89.1		87.2		90.9	$17,745	$360	$17,385
Girls Global Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	733 8th Street NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	Girls Global Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 600-4822	183	26	7.1		1 (0.5%)	153 (83.6%)	23 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	28.2	28^th of 37 public high schools	24.3%		35.3	19^th of 35 public high schools	45.7%	9					20.1					1.2	28.5			2.7	12.5	$35,496	$2,537	$32,958
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Public, Charter	8-12	475 School Street SW	Washington	20024	District Of Columbia	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 388-1011	300	26	11.7	0.0%	3 (1.0%)	293 (97.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	14^th of 37 public high schools	62.2%		45.1	12^th of 35 public high schools	65.7%	2				36.4	34.9					2.3	36.2		6.0		32.7	$34,963	$1,976	$32,987
Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	1776 G Street NW	Washington	20006	District Of Columbia	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 839-3650	440	29	15.1		2 (0.5%)	413 (93.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)																$27,564	$42	$27,522
Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	101 N St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-3762	892	87	10.2	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	781 (87.6%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22	37^th of 37 public high schools	0.0%		18.4	33^rd of 35 public high schools	5.7%	4					10.7					2.3	11.2		2.6	2.0	10.2	$29,670	$3,041	$26,629
Benjamin Banneker High School	Public	9-12	1600 9th St. NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6320	703	43	16.3	100.0%	65 (9.2%)	482 (68.6%)	122 (17.4%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	98.9	2^nd of 37 public high schools	94.6%		93.4	3^rd of 35 public high schools	91.4%	1					85.6					64.4	89.9		67.1	61.1	81.9	$21,827	$2,084	$19,743
School Without Walls High School	Public	9-12	2130 G St. NW	Washington	20037	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 645-9690	606	38	16.1	15.4%	296 (48.8%)	138 (22.8%)	78 (12.9%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	91.4	4^th of 37 public high schools	89.2%		99.4	1^st of 35 public high schools	97.1%	3					95.9					71.7	95.8	90.9		66.7	96.0	$27,603	$2,088	$25,515
Garnet-Patterson STAY High School	Public	9-12	2001 10th St NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 576-8399	432	51	8.4	99.6%	1 (0.2%)	261 (60.4%)	164 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)					4.8											$26,005	$2,131	$23,874
McKinley Technology High School	Public	9-12	151 T St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3950	723	50	14.3	38.4%	33 (4.6%)	583 (80.6%)	91 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	92.2	3^rd of 37 public high schools	91.9%		74.9	6^th of 35 public high schools	82.9%	3					75.2					30.5	75.4			29.3	75.0	$28,423	$2,384	$26,039
KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	1405 Brentwood Parkway NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-2527	643	52	12.2	99.4%	2 (0.3%)	620 (96.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	17^th of 37 public high schools	54.1%		34.3	21^st of 35 public high schools	40.0%	4					31.9					5.8	37.6		3.8	7.4	27.4	$33,842	$3,447	$30,395

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In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Basis Dc Pcs.

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What is the racial makeup of Basis Dc Pcs?

Students at Basis Dc Pcs are 49% White, 17% African American, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

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Yes! Basis Dc Pcs is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 37 District Of Columbia high schools.

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