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

Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs

Federal NCES profile for Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 110003100486Charter school
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 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 - Valor Academy Pcs earns 27/100 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.

#21 of 32
elementary schools in Washington · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
12.6:1
students per teacher
340
students enrolled

Kipp Dc - Valor 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 - Valor Academy Pcs ranks #21 of 32 elementary schools in Washington, DC.

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

-8 students YoY

Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs held near 336 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 27.1 → 29.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 110003100486 · Washington, DC Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

340 enr · 12.6:1 · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs (646 students)

Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs held near 336 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 27.1 → 29.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs reports 340 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs compares

Kipp Dc - Valor Academy 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 12.6:1 ▲ 2% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 340 top 52% - -

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

12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
340
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 67% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 33% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
90.3%
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
$25,700
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
15
in-school suspensions + 64 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 23.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 97.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
White 0.9%

Largest group: African American at 97.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.7, Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

District finance for Kipp Dc Pcs reports $25,700 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Kipp Dc - Valor 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 Lower S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Aim Academy Pcs Larger 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 - Valor 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

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Similar elementary schools in Washington

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

Nationwide elementary 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 Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs

How many students attend Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs?

Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs has 340 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 344 (2022-23) → 336 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs is 12.6:1, which is 2% higher than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs?

The largest demographic group at Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs is African American at 97.6% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

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

Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (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 Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs rank among elementary schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs ranks #21 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.

What other schools are in Kipp Dc Pcs?

Besides Kipp Dc - Valor 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 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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