Enrollment
232
District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson
Federal NCES profile for Hope Community Pcs - Tolson, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110005100386Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.
- #124 of 154
- schools in Washington · Resource Index
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 10.5:1
- students per teacher
- 232
- students enrolled
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Hope Community Pcs - Tolson ranks #124 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.
School address
District: Hope Community Pcs · District of Columbia
NCES ID 110005100386 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg
-15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hope Community Pcs - Tolson compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hope Community Pcs - Tolson
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 232 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of District of Columbia schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 232 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 led by African American (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (38%) (diversity index 52/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 83.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 21.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Hope Community Pcs - Tolson is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.5:1 vs 11.3:1).
Hope Community Pcs is a single-school charter district, so Hope Community Pcs - Tolson operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
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 Hope Community Pcs - Tolson compares
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 15% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 232 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
232
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 38% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
83.2%
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 41 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.7 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 58.2%
Hispanic or Latino 37.9%
White 3.9%
Largest group: African American at 58.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.6, Hope Community Pcs - Tolson is more mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.
Programs
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 (~232 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Hope Community Pcs - Tolson
How many students attend Hope Community Pcs - Tolson?
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson has 232 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hope Community Pcs - Tolson?
The student-teacher ratio at Hope Community Pcs - Tolson is 10.5:1, which is 15% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 33% 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 Hope Community Pcs - Tolson?
The largest demographic group at Hope Community Pcs - Tolson is African American at 58.2% of enrollment, in Washington, DC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.6/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hope Community Pcs - Tolson?
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Hope Community Pcs - Tolson rank among schools in Washington?
By Resource Investment Index, Hope Community Pcs - Tolson ranks #124 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 Hope Community Pcs - Tolson a good school?
Hope Community Pcs - Tolson earns 29/100 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 Hope Community Pcs?
None; Hope Community Pcs is a single-school charter district, and Hope Community Pcs - Tolson is its only campus.
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