Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es

Federal NCES profile for Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110004800501Charter school
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
18
📋 Attendance
35
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.

#91 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
12:1
students per teacher
409
students enrolled

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es ranks #91 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

409

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

-2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

At or below state median

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

What stands out at Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 409 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12:1 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 409 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 10/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 409 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Dc Prep Pcs spends $20,286 per pupil, 36% below the District of Columbia average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (12:1 vs 11.3:1).

Dc Prep Pcs also operates Dc Prep Pcs - Benning Es (430 students) and Dc Prep Pcs - Edgewood Es (401 students) alongside Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es.

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 Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es compares

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es 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 12:1 ▼ 2% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 409 top 31% - -

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

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
409
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 61% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.9%
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
$20,286
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 409 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 95.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%
Two or More 2.2%
White 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 95.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.5, Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dc Prep Pcs, which includes Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es.

$20,286
Per student
-36%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 93.5%
Federal 6.5%

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.

How Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dc Prep Pcs - Benning Es Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dc Prep Pcs - Edgewood Es Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Dc Prep Pcs - Benning Ms Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Ms Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dc Prep Pcs - Edgewood Ms Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Dc Prep Pcs · 5 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Washington

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

Similar other 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 Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es'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 Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es

How many students attend Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es?

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es has 409 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es is 12:1, which is 2% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 24% 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 Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es?

The largest demographic group at Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es is African American at 95.1% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es?

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (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 Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es ranks #91 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.

Is Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es a good school?

Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. 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 Dc Prep Pcs?

Besides Dc Prep Pcs - Anacostia Es, Dc Prep Pcs also operates Dc Prep Pcs - Benning Es (430 students), Dc Prep Pcs - Edgewood Es (401 students), and Dc Prep Pcs - Benning Ms (318 students). See the Dc Prep 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 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

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

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