Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

I Dream Pcs

Federal NCES profile for I Dream Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110011400538Charter school
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

I Dream Pcs earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 80% of District of Columbia schools.

#109 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
9:1
small classes for District of Columbia
99
students enrolled

I Dream Pcs has class sizes smaller than 80% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, I Dream Pcs ranks #109 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

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

-2 students YoY

I Dream Pcs held near 84 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 11.0 → 13.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 110011400538 · Washington, DC Other · SMALL · CHARTER

99 enr · 9:1 · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

I Dream Pcs held near 84 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 11.0 → 13.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

How I Dream Pcs compares

I Dream Pcs 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 9:1 ▼ 27% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 99 top 94% - -

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

9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
99
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 20% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
43.4%
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
$32,884
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
5
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 90.9%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
White 3.0%
Two or More 1.0%

Largest group: African American at 90.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.0, I Dream Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

District finance for I Dream Pcs reports $32,884 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 I Dream Pcs

How many students attend I Dream Pcs?

I Dream Pcs has 99 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 86 (2022-23) → 84 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at I Dream Pcs?

The student-teacher ratio at I Dream Pcs is 9:1, which is 27% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 43% 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 I Dream Pcs?

The largest demographic group at I Dream Pcs is African American at 90.9% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for I Dream Pcs?

I Dream Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (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 I Dream Pcs rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, I Dream Pcs ranks #109 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 I Dream Pcs?

None; I Dream Pcs is a single-school charter district, and I Dream Pcs 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.