Friendship PCS

111 O STREET NW
Washington, DC 20001

www.friendshipschools.org

Charter School 199 Students

Middle School 4th - 8th

School Overview

Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle is a small neighborhood-scale campus located in Washington, DC. Administered by Friendship PCS, the institution operates as a public charter school serving approximately 199 enrolled students across grades 04 through 08.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 25.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1, which is lower than the typical national public school average.

Located at 111 O STREET NW in Washington, DC 20001, Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle serves families zoned within the Friendship PCS attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

199

Total Students

25.0

Full-Time Teachers

8.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	6
Black	193

Black
193 (97.0%)
Hispanic
6 (3.0%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Friendship PCS
Phone:	(202)518-3928
Website:	http://www.friendshipschools.org
Grade Range:	4th - 8th
Total Students:	199
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	25.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	8.0
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 4 42

Grade 5 43

Grade 6 44

Grade 7 36

Grade 8 34