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Ingenuity Prep PCS

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Ingenuity Prep PCS ranks 86 th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Ingenuity Prep PCS is a PK–8 public charter school in the Congress Heights/Bellevue area of Ward 8 in Washington, DC, serving 797 students — considerably more than the roughly 212 to 453 students at nearby comparison schools. The school runs as its own charter district and currently ranks 31st out of 46 DC districts with a 2-star rating, a rebound from the 1-star ratings of recent years.

The school's biggest academic vulnerability is early literacy. Only 6.2% of 3rd graders scored proficient in ELA in 2025–2026, versus a 31.1% state average, and 4th grade was just 13.2%. By 5th grade, proficiency jumps to 37.3%, suggesting older students may benefit from later interventions. Math is weak at every grade, with proficiency ranging from 7.2% to 16.9%, far below state averages. Science is an even bigger concern: just 2.1% of students were proficient, against a 13.4% state average. In comparison, nearby Learn DC PCS posted 58.5% ELA proficiency and Center City PCS – Congress Heights reached 54.3% — and both do so with larger class sizes than Ingenuity Prep's 8.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio.

Ingenuity Prep spends $31,208 per student, roughly a 40% increase over three years, but that investment has not yet produced results comparable to the strongest nearby charters. The school has improved its overall percentile from 13th in 2021–2022 to 31st in 2025–2026, and African American and low-income student subgroups have also moved upward in recent years. Still, the school remains below its pre-pandemic standing in the 59th–63rd percentile range, and the At Risk subgroup's fall from the 90th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 4th percentile in 2021–2022 is a significant concern. Middle school math is a relative bright spot: in 7th grade, 11.2% of Ingenuity students were proficient versus 2.8% at Leckie Education Campus.

797

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,131

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

4600 Livingston Road SE
Washington, DC 20032

(202) 562-0391

District: Ingenuity Prep PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.4%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Asian:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 8 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 17 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

District Of Columbia avg34%

Elementary school

86^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 33 pts since 2018

From top 37% (2018) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

42^nd of 68

District Of Columbia public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 2 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 46Ingenuity Prep 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	25.6	86 of 124	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	96 of 128	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	80 of 126	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	50 of 122	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	44 of 120	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	55 of 96	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	75 of 108	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	72.1	24 of 106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	25 of 100	75.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	15.9	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	80.2	9 of 91	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	70.8	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	63.6	36 of 117	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	52 of 80	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	62 of 92	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	44 of 55	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	40 of 53	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	45.0	58 of 113	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	54 of 113	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	38.1	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	42 of 68	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	42 of 69	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	33 of 70	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	33 of 69	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	35 of 59	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.1	40 of 68	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	21 of 34	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	24 of 52	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.1	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2019)49th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2019)42nd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile~ school

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

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Mathematics12%-17 vs state

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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
Ingenuity Prep PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4600 Livingston Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Ingenuity Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-0391	797	96	8.3	76.7%	0 (0.0%)	784 (98.4%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	86^th of 124 public elementary schools	30.6%		24.4	96^th of 128 public elementary schools	25.0%	10	6.2	13.2	37.3	35.2	37.1	35.6	27.3	15.4	11.9	7.4	7.2	11.2	16.9	11.5	$33,131	$4,035	$29,097
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4399 South Capitol Terr. SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-5280	238	29	8.2	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	232 (97.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27.1	81^st of 124 public elementary schools	34.7%		37	66^th of 128 public elementary schools	48.4%	15	19.2	24.9					26.2			7.5					$38,811	$2,855	$35,956
Hendley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Chesapeake St. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3450	276	29	9.5	83.7%	0 (0.0%)	249 (90.2%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21	92^nd of 124 public elementary schools	25.8%		15.1	122^nd of 128 public elementary schools	4.7%	30		14.3	21.0				17.7	20.0	14.3	10.5				14.6	$34,023	$2,627	$31,396
Leckie Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	4201 M.L. King Ave. SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3330	453	39	11.7	65.1%	9 (2.0%)	417 (92.1%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	38.3	63^rd of 124 public elementary schools	49.2%		21.7	102^nd of 128 public elementary schools	20.3%	39	13.3	37.5	26.7	31.6	33.3	55.6	34.0	40.0	42.0	11.4	7.9	2.8	15.9	18.3	$29,274	$2,729	$26,545
Early Childhood Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	885 Barnaby Street SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Early Childhood Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 373-0035	281	17	16.5	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	260 (92.5%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)	34.4							18.7							$33,844	$2,329	$31,515
Simon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Mississippi Ave. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3360	231	26	8.8	71.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (90.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12.8	119^th of 124 public elementary schools	4.0%		18.3	112^th of 128 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	6.7	6.5	8.8				7.3	13.3	6.4					6.4	$31,661	$2,607	$29,054
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	908 Wahler Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-1307	409	32	12.7	78.0%	0 (0.0%)	387 (94.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	26.1	83^rd of 124 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.5	87^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.0%	4	13.0	20.1		35.5	44.9		23.5		4.5	2.1	12.9	13.8		11.1	$33,671	$8,973	$24,698
Learn Dc Pcs	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	100 Duncan Street SW	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Learn Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 949-0930	290	22	12.9	17.9%	80 (27.6%)	98 (33.8%)	68 (23.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (12.8%)	74.8	24^th of 124 public elementary schools	80.6%		57	40^th of 128 public elementary schools	68.8%	16	65.4	53.8	53.9				58.5	46.2	46.2	46.2				46.2	$35,309	$10,595	$24,714
Center City PCS - Congress Heights	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 Highview Place SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	Center City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-7070	251	20	12.4	44.6%	5 (2.0%)	223 (88.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)								(n/a)							54.3							36.2	$25,999	$2,163	$23,835
KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	3301 Wheeler Road SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 562-9101	212	16	12.9	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	200 (94.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$31,156	$3,123	$28,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Ingenuity Prep PCS

How many students attend Ingenuity Prep PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 797 students attended Ingenuity Prep PCS.

Is Ingenuity Prep PCS a good school?

Ingenuity Prep PCS ranks 86^th of 124 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Ingenuity Prep PCS?

Students at Ingenuity Prep PCS are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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