Elementary school (grades K-5) · Washington, DC

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle

Federal NCES profile for Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 110000800483Charter school
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0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 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 Middle earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 72% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#30 of 32
elementary schools in Washington · Resource Index
23
Resource Index · Lower
9.7:1
small classes for District of Columbia
282
students enrolled

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle has class sizes smaller than 72% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle ranks #30 of 32 elementary schools in Washington, DC.

School address

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

NCES ID 110000800483 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-8 students YoY

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle held near 303 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 29.7 → 27.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 110000800483 · Washington, DC Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

282 enr · 9.7:1 · RII 23

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

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle held near 303 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 29.7 → 27.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle reports 282 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 Middle compares

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle held steady on CCD headcount: 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 9.7:1 ▼ 21% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 282 top 67% - -

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

9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
282
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 28% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
69.9%
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
$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
2
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 96.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%
White 0.7%
Two or More 0.7%

Largest group: African American at 96.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.6, Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle 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 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 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 Middle'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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Kipp Dc - Key Academy Pcs
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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

Nationwide elementary 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 (~282 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle

How many students attend Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle?

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle has 282 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 311 (2022-23) → 303 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle is 9.7:1, which is 21% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 38% 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 Middle?

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

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

Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (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 Middle rank among elementary schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle ranks #30 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.

What other schools are in Friendship Pcs?

Besides Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain 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.

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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