Elementary · District of Columbia

Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary

CharterFree meals for all

Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–3, 212 students, 12.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Friendship PCS.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 212
Teachers (FTE): 17.0
Students per teacher: 12.5
Grades: Pre-K–3; Elementary

More students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 90% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 360 · 144 schools compared

Smaller than 86% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on District of Columbia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

District of Columbia: 37%

24%proficient

A lower share proficient than 62% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 29% · 126 elementary schools compared

41 students tested, grades 3 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

22%proficient

A lower share proficient than 59% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 26% · 120 elementary schools compared

41 students tested, grades 3 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–3
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Friendship PCS

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Friendship PCS.

Location

Address: 6130 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Phone: (202)518-3928
City or town: Washington
County: District of Columbia

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Sela PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	302	7.0	42%	37%	0.2 mi
Capital City PCS - Lower SchoolCharter	Pre-K–4	323	12.1	—	13%	0.2 mi
Whittier ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	450	10.0	45%	53%	0.5 mi
Roots PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	80	10.7	—	—	0.6 mi
Breakthrough Montessori PCSCharter	Pre-K–6	383	16.7	30%	16%	0.6 mi
LaSalle-Backus ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	279	8.0	31%	33%	0.6 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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