Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110000800480Charter school
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👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#151 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
22
Resource Index · Lower
10.2:1
students per teacher
256
students enrolled

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary ranks #151 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

School address

Washington, DC 20003
District: Friendship Pcs · District of Columbia

NCES ID 110000800480 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-22 students YoY

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary shrank from 296 students in 2022-23 to 274 in 2023-24 (-7.4%).

Teacher FTE added 25.3 → 26.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-22 students YoY 110000800480 · Washington, DC Other · SMALL · CHARTER

256 enr · 10.2:1 · RII 22

Nearest enrollment peer: Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy (745 students)

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary shrank from 296 students in 2022-23 to 274 in 2023-24 (-7.4%). Teacher FTE added 25.3 → 26.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary reports 256 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 Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary compares

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary 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 10.2:1 ▼ 17% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 256 top 72% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
256
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 37% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
57.0%
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
$23,955
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 96.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
White 0.4%

Largest group: African American at 96.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.5, Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

District finance for Friendship Pcs reports $23,955 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy Larger No free-lunch data Similar 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 Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Friendship Pcs - Southeast Middle Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Friendship Pcs · 5 sibling schools

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Lafayette Es
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Bancroft Es
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821 students 13.7:1 students per teacher
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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.

Similar enrollment (~256 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary

How many students attend Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary?

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary has 256 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 296 (2022-23) → 274 (2023-24), down 22.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary is 10.2:1, which is 17% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 35% 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 - Chamberlain Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary is African American at 96.1% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary?

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower 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 Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary ranks #151 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 Friendship Pcs?

Besides Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary, 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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