Enrollment
199
District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Washington, DC
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle
Federal NCES profile for Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 110000800526Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 20
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.
- #17 of 32
- elementary schools in Washington · Resource Index
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 8.3:1
- small classes for District of Columbia
- 199
- students enrolled
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle has class sizes smaller than 88% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle ranks #17 of 32 elementary schools in Washington, DC.
School address
District: Friendship Pcs · District of Columbia
NCES ID 110000800526 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle is a small charter elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 199 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle is leaner than roughly 88% of District of Columbia schools and 33% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 199 puts it in the smaller third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 243 scored District of Columbia schools.
Its student body is predominantly African American (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 398 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 60.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Friendship Pcs spends $21,334 per pupil, 33% below the District of Columbia average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Among Washington's elementary schools, it stands alongside Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs (614 students): Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.3:1 vs 14:1).
Friendship Pcs also operates Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy (745 students) and Friendship Pcs - Online Academy (366 students) alongside Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle.
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 Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle compares
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle 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 | 8.3:1 | ▼ 33% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 199 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
199
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 12% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
60.8%
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
$21,334
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.5 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 97.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Largest group: African American at 97.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 5.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 5.8, Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Friendship Pcs, which includes Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle.
$21,334
Per student
-33%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 87.7%
Federal 12.3%
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 Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Friendship Pcs - Online Academy | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Friendship Pcs - Southeast Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Friendship Pcs - Southeast Middle | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 745
- Students per teacher
- 11.6:1
- Resource Index
- 27/100
- Enrollment
- 366
- Students per teacher
- 17.4:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
- Enrollment
- 357
- Students per teacher
- 12.8:1
- Resource Index
- 26/100
- Enrollment
- 307
- Students per teacher
- 7.3:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 293
- Students per teacher
- 12.2:1
- Resource Index
- 27/100
Similar elementary schools in Washington
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs
Standard public school
614 students 14:1 students per teacher
Kipp Dc - Aim Academy Pcs
Standard public school
435 students 11.2:1 students per teacher
Kipp Dc - Key Academy Pcs
Standard public school
422 students 15.6:1 students per teacher
Watkins Es (Capitol Hill Cluster)
Standard public school
415 students 14.3:1 students per teacher
Kipp Dc - Heights Academy Pcs
Standard public school
408 students 11.3:1 students per teacher
Washington Latin Pcs - Ms
Standard public school
389 students 13.4:1 students per teacher
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.
Similar enrollment (~199 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle
How many students attend Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle?
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle has 199 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle?
The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle is 8.3:1, which is 33% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 47% 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 Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle?
The largest demographic group at Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle is African American at 97.0% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle?
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower 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 Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle rank among elementary schools in Washington?
By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle ranks #17 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 Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle a good school?
Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools. 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 Friendship Pcs?
Besides Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle, Friendship Pcs also operates Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy (745 students), Friendship Pcs - Online Academy (366 students), and Friendship Pcs - Southeast Elementary (357 students). See the Friendship Pcs district page for the complete list.
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