Middle · District of Columbia

KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS

CharterFree meals for all

KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS, a public middle school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades 5–8, 340 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of KIPP DC 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: 340
Teachers (FTE): 28.4
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: 5–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 67% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 11.1 · 42 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 60% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 317 · 42 schools compared

Smaller than 71% 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%

18%proficient

A lower share proficient than 76% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 30% · 42 middle schools compared

321 students tested, grades 5, 6, 7, 8 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

6.8%proficient

A lower share proficient than 83% of middle schools in District of Columbia

Median 17% · 41 middle schools compared

88 students tested, grades 7 · 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 5–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: KIPP DC Pcs

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with KIPP DC Pcs.

Location

Address: 5300 Blaine Street NE, Washington, DC 20019
Phone: (202)398-6811
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
Kelly Miller MSFree meals for all	6–8	315	10.9	0.4 mi
KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCSCharterFree meals for all	5–8	422	12.3	0.8 mi
DC Prep PCS - Benning MSCharterFree meals for all	4–8	318	10.3	1.1 mi
Sousa MSFree meals for all	6–8	223	9.3	1.6 mi
Walker Mill MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,054	16.1	2.4 mi
Two Rivers PCS - Young MSCharter	6–8	224	8.6	2.6 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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