Middle · District of Columbia

Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle

CharterFree meals for all

Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle, a public middle school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades 4–8, 172 students, 12.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Friendship PCS.

Size and class size

Compared with middle 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: 172
Teachers (FTE): 14.0
Students per teacher: 12.3
Grades: 4–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 76% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 11.1 · 42 schools compared

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

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 90% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 317 · 42 schools compared

Smaller than 88% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 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%

38%proficient

A higher share proficient than 71% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 30% · 42 middle schools compared

164 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

22%proficient

A higher share proficient than 66% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 17% · 41 middle schools compared

166 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 · 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: Middle · Grades 4–8
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 middle schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Capital City PCS - MSCharter	5–8	344	8.6	0.2 mi
Ida B. Wells MSFree meals for all	6–8	521	10.2	0.5 mi
Washington Latin PCS - MSCharter	5–8	389	15.0	0.8 mi
Social Justice PCSCharterFree meals for all	5–8	97	6.3	0.8 mi
Paul PCS - MSCharterFree meals for all	5–8	328	11.1	0.8 mi
Takoma Park Middle	6–8	1,177	16.8	1.4 mi

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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