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

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs

Federal NCES profile for Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 110003100469Charter school
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#18 of 32
elementary schools in Washington · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
11.2:1
students per teacher
371
students enrolled

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs ranks #18 of 32 elementary schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

371

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.2:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

-9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 371 students.

At 11.2:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the District of Columbia median, within a few percentage points of the 12.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

With 371 students, its enrollment sits close to the District of Columbia median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 7/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 84.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Washington's elementary schools, it stands alongside Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs (614 students): Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.2:1 vs 14:1).

Kipp Dc Pcs also operates Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs (646 students) and Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs (643 students) alongside Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs.

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 Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs compares

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs 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 11.2:1 ▼ 9% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 371 top 43% - -

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

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
371
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 48% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
84.6%
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
$26,457
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $31,650
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
2
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 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 96.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 96.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.3, Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kipp Dc Pcs, which includes Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs.

$26,457
Per student
-16%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+59%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 88.5%
Federal 11.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Aim Academy Pcs Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Key Academy Pcs Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kipp Dc Pcs · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Washington

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

Similar elementary 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.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs

How many students attend Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs?

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs has 371 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs?

The student-teacher ratio at Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs is 11.2:1, which is 9% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 29% 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 Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs?

The largest demographic group at Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs is African American at 96.2% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs?

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (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 Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs rank among elementary schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs ranks #18 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.

Is Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs a good school?

Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools. 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 Kipp Dc Pcs?

Besides Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs, Kipp Dc Pcs also operates Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs (646 students), Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs (643 students), and Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs (614 students). See the Kipp Dc 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 2021-22) · 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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