Enrollment
212
District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC
Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110000800530Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 15
📋 Attendance 1
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.
- #145 of 154
- schools in Washington · Resource Index
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 11.8:1
- students per teacher
- 212
- students enrolled
Friendship Pcs - Ideal 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 - Ideal Elementary ranks #145 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.
School address
District: Friendship Pcs · District of Columbia
NCES ID 110000800530 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg
-4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary
Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary is a small charter combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 212 students.
At 11.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the District of Columbia median, within a few percentage points of the 12.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Enrollment of 212 puts it in the smaller third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 92% of the 243 District of Columbia schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly African American (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 424 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 39.6% 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 public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (11.8:1 vs 11.3:1).
Friendship Pcs also operates Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy (745 students) and Friendship Pcs - Online Academy (366 students) alongside Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary.
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 - Ideal Elementary compares
Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary 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 | 11.8:1 | ▼ 4% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 212 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
212
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher
- 4% below state mean
Top 57% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 43% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
39.6%
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
4
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 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 92.5%
Hispanic or Latino 6.6%
White 0.5%
Two or More 0.5%
Largest group: African American at 92.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.0, Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary 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 - Ideal Elementary.
$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 - Ideal 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 | Similar S:T ratio |
| Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Friendship Pcs - Southeast Middle | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary'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 other schools in Washington
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
District of Columbia International School
Standard public school
1,654 students 11.3:1 students per teacher
Columbia Heights Education Campus
Standard public school
1,563 students 11.3:1 students per teacher
Lafayette Es
Standard public school
923 students 15.1:1 students per teacher
Bancroft Es
Standard public school
821 students 13.7:1 students per teacher
Ingenuity Prep Pcs
Standard public school
797 students 8.8:1 students per teacher
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
Standard public school
791 students 13.2:1 students per teacher
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.
Similar enrollment (~212 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary
How many students attend Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary?
Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary has 212 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary is 11.8:1, which is 4% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 25% 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 - Ideal Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary is African American at 92.5% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary?
Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (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 - Ideal Elementary rank among schools in Washington?
By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary ranks #145 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 Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary a good school?
Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary earns 25/100 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 Friendship Pcs?
Besides Friendship Pcs - Ideal 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.
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