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

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy

Federal NCES profile for Friendship Pcs - Online Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 110000800495Charter school
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
93
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of District of Columbia schools.

#3 of 32
elementary schools in Washington · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
17.4:1
large classes for District of Columbia
366
students enrolled

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy has class sizes larger than 93% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Online Academy ranks #3 of 32 elementary schools in Washington, DC.

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

-38 students YoY

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy shrank from 435 students in 2022-23 to 397 in 2023-24 (-8.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 21.0 → 19.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-38 students YoY 110000800495 · Washington, DC Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

366 enr · 17.4:1 · RII 51

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

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy shrank from 435 students in 2022-23 to 397 in 2023-24 (-8.7%). Teacher FTE lost 21.0 → 19.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Friendship Pcs - Online Academy reports 366 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 - Online Academy compares

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy 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 17.4:1 ▲ 41% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 366 top 44% - -

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

17.4:1
Leaner classes than 28% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
366
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
17.4:1
students per teacher - 41% above state mean
Top 93% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 7% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
2.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.

Student demographics

African American 85.8%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Two or More 4.4%
White 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 85.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.7, Friendship Pcs - Online Academy 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 - Online Academy Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Friendship Pcs - Online Academy'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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Similar elementary schools in Washington

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Friendship Pcs - Online Academy

How many students attend Friendship Pcs - Online Academy?

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy has 366 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 435 (2022-23) → 397 (2023-24), down 38.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Online Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Online Academy is 17.4:1, which is 41% higher than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Friendship Pcs - Online Academy?

The largest demographic group at Friendship Pcs - Online Academy is African American at 85.8% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Pcs - Online Academy?

Friendship Pcs - Online Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Friendship Pcs - Online Academy rank among elementary schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Online Academy ranks #3 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 - Online Academy, Friendship Pcs also operates Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy (745 students), Friendship Pcs - Southeast Elementary (357 students), and Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs (307 students). See the Friendship 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 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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