KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Washington, District of Columbia
KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS in Washington, District of Columbia enrolled 282 students in 2024-25 with 21.4 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the District of Columbia elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
329 students in 2022-23, 319 students in 2023-24, 282 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.2 to 21.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 329 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 20.9 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 282 | 21.4 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 District of Columbia elementary schools
Among the 144 District of Columbia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS enrolled 123 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent24.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.2% of students were Black, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.7% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Black97.2%
- Hispanic1.8%
- American Indian0.7%
- White0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Washington
142 public elementary schools in Washington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Elementary School | 923 | 14.7 | not reported |
| Bancroft Elementary School | 821 | 12.8 | not reported |
| Ingenuity Prep PCS | 797 | 8.3 | not reported |
| Oyster-Adams Bilingual School | 791 | 13.2 | not reported |
| Janney Elementary School | 717 | 13.5 | not reported |
| Washington Yu Ying PCS | 701 | 10.0 | not reported |
| Murch Elementary School | 658 | 14.0 | not reported |
| Brightwood Elementary School | 646 | 9.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS
- KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCSThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 408 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Moten Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 216 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS with KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much KIPP DC Public Schools spends per student$25,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,700
- The largest public schools in District of ColumbiaKIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS is the number 98 by size of 144 District of Columbia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#98 of 144
- District of Columbia schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the District of Columbia median of 10.6 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS
How many students attend KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS?
282 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 329 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC.What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the District of Columbia median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS a Title I school?
KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS in?
KIPP DC Public Schools, NCES district ID 1100031. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 110003100427 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.