High · District of Columbia

Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts

CharterFree meals for all

Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts, a public high school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades 8–12, 300 students, 11.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts.

Size and class size

Compared with high 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: 300
Teachers (FTE): 25.5
Students per teacher: 11.8
Grades: 8–12; High

More students per teacher than 70% of high schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.3 · 46 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 69% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 74% of high schools in District of Columbia

Median 389 · 46 schools compared

Smaller than 60% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 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%

27%proficient

A lower share proficient than 57% of high schools in District of Columbia

Median 34% · 7 high schools compared

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

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

Not published: too few students tested.

DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

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: High · Grades 8–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts.

Location

Address: 475 School Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202)388-1011
City or town: Washington
County: District of Columbia

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Nearby high schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Basis DC PcsCharter	5–12	692	13.8	74%	67%	0.8 mi
Girls Global Academy PCSCharterFree meals for all	9–12	183	7.2	—	—	1.1 mi
Goodwill Excel Center PCSCharter	9–12	440	15.2	—	—	1.5 mi
Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol HillCharterFree meals for all	9–12	387	15.8	—	—	1.5 mi
Dunbar HSFree meals for all	9–12	892	10.3	—	—	1.7 mi
School Without Walls HS	9–12	606	16.2	—	—	1.8 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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