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Washington Leadership Academy PCS

Q: Is Washington Leadership Academy PCS a good school?

Washington Leadership Academy PCS ranks 22 nd of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Washington Leadership Academy PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Washington Leadership Academy PCS.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Washington Leadership Academy PCS?

Students at Washington Leadership Academy PCS are 81% African American, 16% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 37% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Washington Leadership Academy PCS is a public charter high school in Washington, DC, serving 398 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Washington Leadership Academy PCS district, which is ranked 33 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Leadership Academy PCS has shown mixed performance. The school consistently ranks in the top half of DC high schools, but its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (24.2%) and Mathematics (10%) are lower than the District of Columbia Public Schools averages (37.6% and 26.4%, respectively). However, the school's performance on end-of-course exams, such as English II (23.3%) and Algebra I (17%), is closer to or above the district averages. The school has performed well for its female and male students, but its performance for African American, Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students has been more variable, with rankings ranging from 12th to 19th out of DC high schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Washington Leadership Academy PCS performs better than Dunbar High School and Roosevelt STAY High School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Benjamin Banneker High School and McKinley Technology High School. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 73.0% to 90.8%, and its increased spending per student and student-teacher ratio may indicate a focus on resource allocation and staffing to support student learning.

386

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,946

Per pupil spending ?

3015 4th Street NE
Washington, DC 20017

(240) 580-3371

District: Washington Leadership Academy PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.8%

Hispanic:

15.8%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (79%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (20% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

District Of Columbia avg32%

22^nd of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 13 pts since 2022

From top 50% (2022) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 46Washington Leadership Academy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	13 of 34	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	6 of 34	82.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	54.8	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	47.5	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	6 of 33	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2019)66th percentile

Female (2019)65th percentile

African American (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

English I25%-14 vs state

English Language Arts24%-13 vs state

English II23%-15 vs state

Algebra I17%+4 vs state

Mathematics10%-16 vs state

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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)				DC CAPE English II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2025)	DC CAPE Geometry (2025)	DC CAPE English I (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 8th Grade	DC Science Science End of Course	DC Science Science All Grades	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 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 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
Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3015 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(240) 580-3371	386	48	8.0		5 (1.3%)	312 (80.8%)	61 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	33.5	22^nd of 35 public high schools	37.1%		31.8	16^th of 34 public high schools	52.9%	6							24.2				10.0	23.3	17.0		25.0	$33,946	$4,804	$29,142
Luke C. Moore High School	Public	9-12	1001 Monroe St. NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 281-3600	275	23	11.9		2 (0.7%)	258 (93.8%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$30,336	$4,694	$25,642
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		33 (4.6%)	583 (80.6%)	91 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	74.9	6^th of 35 public high schools	82.9%		62	5^th of 34 public high schools	85.3%	1		15.5					74.7				26.7	66.3	20.4	30.5	82.7	$30,238	$4,500	$25,738
Maya Angelou Academy at Youth Services Center	Public	6-12	1000 Mount Olivet Road NE	Washington	20002	District Of Columbia	Dyrs	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(202) 202-7007	84	10	8.4		0 (0.0%)	80 (95.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																$00	$00	$00
The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Public, Charter	6-12	1800 Perry Street NE	Washington	20018	District Of Columbia	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 747-0904	292	31	9.4		37 (12.7%)	178 (61.0%)	60 (20.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	52.6	12^th of 69 public high schools	82.6%					(n/a)	9.1		7.0	59.4	66.1	50.0	50.0	34.4	40.7	27.9	24.6	34.0		7.3	37.1	$28,011	$1,383	$26,627
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		2 (0.3%)	620 (96.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34.3	21^st of 35 public high schools	40.0%		25.8	25^th of 34 public high schools	26.5%	4		2.1					28.3				10.1	30.0	10.9	9.3	26.8	$31,788	$3,994	$27,794
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		3 (0.3%)	781 (87.6%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18.4	33^rd of 35 public high schools	5.7%		22.1	30^th of 34 public high schools	11.8%	3							12.5				3.5	11.7	3.3	1.8	11.3	$26,283	$4,309	$21,975
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		1 (0.2%)	261 (60.4%)	164 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)							14.3									$22,638	$4,100	$18,537
Cardozo Education Campus	Public	6-12	1200 Clifton St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7385	710	78	9.0		6 (0.8%)	334 (47.0%)	356 (50.1%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20.7	31^st of 35 public high schools	11.4%		24.8	27^th of 34 public high schools	20.6%	4			1.2	6.9	18.6	13.3	15.0				2.4	18.3		1.6	11.6	$33,292	$4,525	$28,768
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		65 (9.2%)	482 (68.6%)	122 (17.4%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	93.4	3^rd of 35 public high schools	91.4%		88	3^rd of 34 public high schools	91.2%			32.8					92.3				60.9	90.3	73.0	53.2	94.7	$21,072	$4,233	$16,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Leadership Academy PCS

What is the racial makeup of Washington Leadership Academy PCS?

Students at Washington Leadership Academy PCS are 81% African American, 16% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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Washington Leadership Academy PCS

Is Washington Leadership Academy PCS a good school?

Washington Leadership Academy PCS ranks 22^nd of 35 District Of Columbia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Leadership Academy PCS?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Washington Leadership Academy PCS.

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