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The Children's Guild DC PCS

Q: How many students attend The Children's Guild DC PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended The Children's Guild DC PCS.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Children's Guild DC PCS?

Students at The Children's Guild DC PCS are 89% African American, 9% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

246

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,433

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

2146 24th Place NE
Washington, DC 20018

(202) 774-5442

District: The Children's Guild DC PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.0%

Hispanic:

8.9%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2017 → 1st in 2019

Strengths

✓Test scores above the District Of Columbia average (100% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school100%

District avg100%

District Of Columbia avg38%

Not ranked this year

The Children's Guild DC PCS did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2019	10.0	121 of 122	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	120 of 120	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	10.2	106 of 106	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	100 of 100	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	14.0	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	13.2	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	9.7	74 of 75	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	55 of 56	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	10.0	54 of 55	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	52 of 55	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	49 of 50	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	7.8	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	51 of 53	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	13.9	53 of 53	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

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Special Education (2019)20th percentile+19 vs school

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Middle school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile+11 vs school

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Schools Near The Children's Guild DC PCS

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC Science Science (2025)	DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)							DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)						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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC Science Science 5th Grade	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
The Children's Guild DC PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	2146 24th Place NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	The Children's Guild DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 774-5442	246	26	9.4		2 (0.8%)	219 (89.0%)	22 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								1.4							$52,433	$3,897	$48,536
Langdon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Evarts St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6048	377	37	10.1		16 (4.2%)	243 (64.5%)	104 (27.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	40.7	57^th of 128 public elementary schools	55.5%		41.3	62^nd of 126 public elementary schools	50.8%	5	6.3	24.3	33.3	35.3				31.4	27.0	48.5	17.6			28.9	$25,829	$4,521	$21,307
Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2959 Carlton Avenue NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Friendship PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 635-6500	218	21	10.6		1 (0.5%)	211 (96.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)		24.4						24.4	17.1					17.1	$32,770	$4,889	$27,881
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6150	331	30	11.2		89 (26.9%)	190 (57.4%)	42 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	72.1	22^nd of 128 public elementary schools	82.8%		63.7	31^st of 126 public elementary schools	75.4%	9	14.3	45.0	60.5	50.0				52.0	45.0	44.7	41.7			44.1	$28,094	$4,575	$23,519
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		17 (5.5%)	205 (66.1%)	75 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	40.3	60^th of 128 public elementary schools	53.1%		24.5	102^nd of 126 public elementary schools	19.0%	42		23.7	20.7		27.8	27.3	20.0	19.7	26.3					10.9	$34,581	$5,423	$29,158
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		2 (0.8%)	234 (93.2%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)															$30,319	$6,884	$23,435
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		0 (0.0%)	357 (96.2%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.2	86^th of 128 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.2	82^nd of 126 public elementary schools	34.9%	4		11.2	27.7					18.8	13.7	31.8				22.2	$27,603	$5,184	$22,419
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		8 (2.7%)	213 (72.7%)	67 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	41.3	55^th of 128 public elementary schools	57.0%		27.1	95^th of 126 public elementary schools	24.6%	40		34.9	33.3	7.3				24.6	34.9	36.7	14.6			28.1	$26,982	$4,661	$22,321
Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 Perry Street NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	Perry Street Preparatory PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 529-4400	437	43	10.1		4 (0.9%)	370 (84.7%)	52 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	22.4	99^th of 128 public elementary schools	22.7%		36.6	68^th of 126 public elementary schools	46.0%	31			20.6	17.4	22.2	50.0	41.7	26.1	10.0	8.8	8.7	21.3	20.0	12.1	$30,751	$3,236	$27,516
Browne Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	850 26th St. NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6210	457	51	9.0		2 (0.4%)	292 (63.9%)	157 (34.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.9	94^th of 128 public elementary schools	26.6%		28.5	91^st of 126 public elementary schools	27.8%	3		16.7	22.2	17.4	13.9	19.5	16.2	17.6	21.4	16.7	19.6	9.8		12.2	$28,166	$4,558	$23,608

Frequently Asked Questions about The Children's Guild DC PCS

What is the racial makeup of The Children's Guild DC PCS?

Students at The Children's Guild DC PCS are 89% African American, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend The Children's Guild DC PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended The Children's Guild DC PCS.

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