Elementary school (grades K-5) · Washington, DC

Capital Village Pcs

Federal NCES profile for Capital Village Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 110011200536Charter school
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
82
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Capital Village Pcs earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of District of Columbia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in District of Columbia.

#4 of 32
elementary schools in Washington · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
6.1:1
small classes for District of Columbia
91
students enrolled

Capital Village Pcs has class sizes smaller than 98% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Capital Village Pcs ranks #4 of 32 elementary schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

91

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6.1:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

-50% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Capital Village Pcs compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:16.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Capital Village Pcs

Capital Village Pcs is a small charter elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 91 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6.1:1, Capital Village Pcs is leaner than roughly 98% of District of Columbia schools and 50% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of District of Columbia schools, with 91 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 91 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 67.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Capital Village Pcs spends $43,876 per pupil, 39% above the District of Columbia average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 20.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Washington's elementary schools, it stands alongside Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs (614 students): Capital Village Pcs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (6.1:1 vs 14:1).

Capital Village Pcs is a single-school charter district, so Capital Village Pcs operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 91 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of District of Columbia's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Capital Village Pcs compares

Capital Village Pcs on the metrics families compare, against District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.1:1 ▼ 50% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 91 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.1:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
91
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6.1:1
students per teacher - 50% below state mean
Top 2% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
67.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$43,876
per pupil, district-wide - above District of Columbia avg of $31,650
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 91 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 84.6%
Hispanic or Latino 9.9%
Two or More 5.5%

Largest group: African American at 84.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.1, Capital Village Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Capital Village Pcs, which includes Capital Village Pcs.

$43,876
Per student
+39%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+164%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 79.4%
Federal 20.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Washington

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of District of Columbia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Capital Village Pcs's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Capital Village Pcs

How many students attend Capital Village Pcs?

Capital Village Pcs has 91 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Capital Village Pcs?

The student-teacher ratio at Capital Village Pcs is 6.1:1, which is 50% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 61% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Capital Village Pcs?

The largest demographic group at Capital Village Pcs is African American at 84.6% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Capital Village Pcs?

Capital Village Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Capital Village Pcs rank among elementary schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Capital Village Pcs ranks #4 of 32 elementary schools in Washington, DC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Washington on the city page.

Is Capital Village Pcs a good school?

Capital Village Pcs earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of District of Columbia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in District of Columbia. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Capital Village Pcs?

None; Capital Village Pcs is a single-school charter district, and Capital Village Pcs is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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