Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland vs Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS

How do these schools compare?

Metric Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS
Location Washington, DC Washington, DC
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 354 199
Student:Teacher Ratio 12:1 10.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch - -
Charter School Yes Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $22,837 $21,015
District Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS
White 39.5% 10.1%
African American 28.5% 66.3%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7% 18.6%
Asian 1.7% 3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 1.5%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 13.3% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 270:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 10.4% 25.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 -
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.