The Sojourner Truth School PCS

1800 PERRY STREET NE
Washington, DC 20018

Charter School 292 Students

High School 6th - 12th

School Overview

The Sojourner Truth School PCS is a small neighborhood-scale campus located in Washington, DC. Administered by The Sojourner Truth School PCS, the institution operates as a public charter school serving approximately 292 enrolled students across grades 06 through 12.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 31.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, which is lower than the typical national public school average.

Located at 1800 PERRY STREET NE in Washington, DC 20018, The Sojourner Truth School PCS serves families zoned within the The Sojourner Truth School PCS attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

292

Total Students

31.0

Full-Time Teachers

9.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for The Sojourner Truth School PCS
Demographic	Student Count
White	37
Hispanic	60
Black	178
Asian	5
Two or More	11

Black
178 (61.2%)
Hispanic
60 (20.6%)
White
37 (12.7%)
Two or More
11 (3.8%)
Asian
5 (1.7%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	The Sojourner Truth School PCS
Phone:	(202)747-0904
Website:	http://thetruthschool.org/
Grade Range:	6th - 12th
Total Students:	292
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	31.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	9.4
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

Grade 6 33

Grade 7 63

Grade 8 55

Grade 9 44

Grade 10 56

Grade 11 41