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
0/100100/10029/100
👥 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.

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

+24 students YoY

Hope Community Pcs - Tolson grew from 203 students in 2022-23 to 227 in 2023-24 (+11.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 22.0 → 21.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+24 students YoY 110005100386 · Washington, DC Other · SMALL · CHARTER

232 enr · 10.5:1 · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Epic Alternative Elementary School (232 students)

Hope Community Pcs - Tolson grew from 203 students in 2022-23 to 227 in 2023-24 (+11.8%). Teacher FTE lost 22.0 → 21.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

How Hope Community Pcs - Tolson compares

Hope Community Pcs - Tolson is a growing 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 10.5:1 ▼ 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 methodology

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.
Funding equity
$41,251
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 + 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.

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

District finance for Hope Community Pcs reports $41,251 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Washington

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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.

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. CCD year-over-year: 203 (2022-23) → 227 (2023-24), up 24.

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, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. 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.

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.

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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