Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Center City Pcs - Shaw

Federal NCES profile for Center City Pcs - Shaw, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110007300404Charter school
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Center City Pcs - Shaw earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of District of Columbia schools.

#66 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
8.8:1
small classes for District of Columbia
202
students enrolled

Center City Pcs - Shaw has class sizes smaller than 84% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Center City Pcs - Shaw ranks #66 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-18 students YoY

Center City Pcs - Shaw shrank from 217 students in 2022-23 to 199 in 2023-24 (-8.3%).

Teacher FTE lost 23.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-18 students YoY 110007300404 · Washington, DC Other · SMALL · CHARTER

202 enr · 8.8:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Center City Pcs - Brightwood (269 students)

Center City Pcs - Shaw shrank from 217 students in 2022-23 to 199 in 2023-24 (-8.3%). Teacher FTE lost 23.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Center City Pcs - Shaw in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Center City Pcs - Shaw reports 202 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Center City Pcs - Shaw compares

Center City Pcs - Shaw is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.8:1 ▼ 28% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 202 top 88% - -

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

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
202
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 16% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
66.8%
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
$27,018
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $33,119
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 202 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 65.8%
Hispanic or Latino 30.2%
Two or More 1.5%
White 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 65.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.5, Center City Pcs - Shaw is more mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

District finance for Center City Pcs reports $27,018 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Center City Pcs - Shaw Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Center City Pcs - Brightwood Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Petworth Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Congress Heights Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Trinidad Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Center City Pcs - Shaw's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Center City Pcs · 5 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Washington

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Center City Pcs - Shaw

How many students attend Center City Pcs - Shaw?

Center City Pcs - Shaw has 202 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 217 (2022-23) → 199 (2023-24), down 18.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Center City Pcs - Shaw?

The student-teacher ratio at Center City Pcs - Shaw is 8.8:1, which is 28% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 44% 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 Center City Pcs - Shaw?

The largest demographic group at Center City Pcs - Shaw is African American at 65.8% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Center City Pcs - Shaw?

Center City Pcs - Shaw has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Center City Pcs - Shaw rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Center City Pcs - Shaw ranks #66 of 154 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 schools in Washington on the city page.

What other schools are in Center City Pcs?

Besides Center City Pcs - Shaw, Center City Pcs also operates Center City Pcs - Brightwood (269 students), Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill (257 students), and Center City Pcs - Petworth (255 students). See the Center City Pcs district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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