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Creative Minds International PCS

Q: Is Creative Minds International PCS a good school?

Creative Minds International PCS ranks 72 nd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Creative Minds International PCS is a PK–8 public charter school in Washington, DC, serving 530 students at 3700 North Capitol Street NW, making it one of the larger schools in its immediate neighborhood. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks 72nd out of 124 DC schools, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the city. Its unusual PK–8 structure means families can enroll children from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade without changing schools, a notable option in an area where most nearby schools stop at grade 5 or 6.

Academically, math is the school's biggest weakness. Just 16.2% of students are proficient in math, well below the statewide average of 28.2%. That is dramatically lower than nearby Whittier Elementary School (72.9%), Sela PCS (55.0%), and DC Bilingual PCS (44.7%). English language arts results are more mid-pack at 31.2% proficiency, similar to Breakthrough Montessori PCS (30.5%) and LaSalle-Backus Elementary School (32.9%), but far behind Whittier's 69.3%. A particular concern is 5th grade, where only 14.7% of students are proficient in ELA and just 6.1% are proficient in math—numbers well below expectations even relative to the school's own averages.

School spending has risen steeply, from $23,232 per student in 2021–2022 to $33,517 in 2023–2024, and class sizes have gotten smaller, with a student–teacher ratio of 10.1. However, those investments have not yet produced better results. The school earned a 4-star rating as recently as 2018–2019 but has declined steadily to its current 2 stars. Middle school outcomes also remain a concern: 8th-grade math proficiency is just 12.1%, and 7th-grade ELA is 34.2%. For families weighing options, the neighborhood offers several higher-performing choices, including Whittier, DC Bilingual, and Sela—all rated 4 stars—which makes Creative Minds' current academic standing a key consideration.

530

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,517

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 North Capitol Street NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 588-0370

District: Creative Minds International PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.2%

Hispanic:

25.8%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2017 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (24% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

72^nd of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 28 pts since 2017

From top 30% (2017) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

43^rd of 67

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 46Creative Minds International 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	32.4	72 of 124	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	70 of 126	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	51 of 128	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	54 of 97	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	34 of 122	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	46 of 120	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.4	32 of 108	70.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	53 of 96	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	59 of 108	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	43 of 63	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	55 of 100	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	41.9	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	30 of 90	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	61.2	40 of 117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	36 of 110	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	61 of 80	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	69 of 92	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	45 of 55	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	32 of 53	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	67.0	30 of 113	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.5	5 of 45	88.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	43 of 67	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	20 of 69	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	40 of 75	46.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	41 of 61	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	44 of 68	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	11 of 36	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	31 of 55	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	77.6	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	49.8	28 of 52	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	48 of 64	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	38.2	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	56.0	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2019)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2019)66th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-27 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile-52 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2019)72nd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2019)46th percentile~ school

Male (2019)43rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school

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

English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

Mathematics16%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 30, 2018

Do not send your child to this school. There is no structure and the principal has no clue how to run a school. The grading system is something that was made up. It does not follow the standard system used by most schools. My grandson had a horrible experience while there and now because of the grading system none of the teachers at his current school can figure out what his grades are and creative minds can't give them a straight answer or produce his report card. It is a mess. 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 (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 (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 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
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		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	$33,517	$2,039	$31,478
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						$32,742	$4,884	$27,859
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		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	$28,298	$1,687	$26,610
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		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	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6156	450	45	9.9		64 (14.2%)	251 (55.8%)	108 (24.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	92.5	14^th of 124 public elementary schools	88.7%		72	23^rd of 128 public elementary schools	82.0%	9	51.3	83.0	72.9				69.3	77.0	76.2	64.8			72.9	$28,473	$4,532	$23,941
Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	6923 Willow Street NW	Washington	20012	District Of Columbia	Breakthrough Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 864-1979	383	23	16.6		127 (33.2%)	181 (47.3%)	28 (7.3%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	36.2	66^th of 124 public elementary schools	46.8%		33.4	76^th of 128 public elementary schools	40.6%	10	12.5	42.8	41.4				30.5	18.8		13.8			16.6	$27,545	$1,128	$26,417
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		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	$32,074	$941	$31,133
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		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	$39,295	$4,643	$34,652
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		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	$30,073	$2,087	$27,986
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	$37,854	$4,701	$33,153

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Creative Minds International PCS ranks 72^nd of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Creative Minds International PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Creative Minds International PCS.

What is the racial makeup of Creative Minds International PCS?

Students at Creative Minds International PCS are 54% African American, 26% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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