DC Scholars PCS

5601 EAST CAPITOL STREET SE
Washington, DC 20019

Charter School 478 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

DC Scholars Public Charter School (PCS), located in the Capitol View neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C., serves students in preschool through eighth grade. The school is built on a mission to prepare students for college and career success by fostering a rigorous academic environment rooted in strong character development. Their educational model emphasizes personalized learning, high expectations for all students, and a commitment to closing the opportunity gap for children in the District.

Beyond its core curriculum, DC Scholars focuses heavily on building a supportive community culture that promotes values like integrity, leadership, and perseverance. The school employs a data-driven approach to instruction, ensuring that teachers can identify and meet the specific academic needs of each student. By combining structured classroom environments with extracurricular engagement and a clear pathway to high school readiness, the school aims to empower its students to become leaders within their local community and beyond.

478

Total Students

35.0

Full-Time Teachers

13.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for DC Scholars PCS
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	8
Black	455
Asian	1
Two or More	10
American Indian	4

Black
455 (95.2%)
Two or More
10 (2.1%)
Hispanic
8 (1.7%)
American Indian
4 (0.8%)
Asian
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	DC Scholars PCS
Phone:	(202)559-6138
Website:	http://dcscholars.org/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	478
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	35.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 75

Kindergarten 46

Grade 1 51

Grade 2 35

Grade 3 38

Grade 4 54

Grade 5 33

Grade 6 50

Grade 7 47

Grade 8 49