Sela PCS

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Washington, District of Columbia

Sela PCS in Washington, District of Columbia enrolled 302 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 7.0 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). On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (District of Columbia: 30.6% and 21.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

280 students in 2022-23, 285 students in 2023-24, 302 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.8 to 43.0.

Students enrolled at Sela PCS by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232802023-242852024-25302
Students enrolled at Sela PCS by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232802023-242852024-25302
Students enrolled at Sela PCS by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232802023-242852024-25302
Students enrolled at Sela PCS by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232802023-242852024-25302
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328037.87.4
2023-2428540.07.1
2024-2530243.07.0

7.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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.

Students per teacher, District of Columbia elementary schools, 2024-25144 values from 6.0 to 24.4; Sela PCS 7.0; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSela PCS 7.0state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, District of Columbia elementary schools, 2024-25144 values from 6.0 to 24.4; Sela PCS 7.0; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSela PCS 7.0state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, District of Columbia elementary schools, 2024-25144 values from 6.0 to 24.4; Sela PCS 7.0; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSela PCS 7.0state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, District of Columbia elementary schools, 2024-25144 values from 6.0 to 24.4; Sela PCS 7.0; state median 10.6.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSela PCS 7.0state median 10.6U.S. 14.6

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 Sela PCS enrolled 158 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 absent19.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.3% of students were Black, 25.8% White, 12.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black56.3%
  2. White25.8%
  3. Hispanic12.3%
  4. Two or more races4.6%
  5. Asian1.0%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sela PCS scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 30.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 21.8% in math in 2022-23 across District of Columbia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within District of Columbia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtDistrict of Columbia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑29%20‑29%30.6%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%20‑29% (2021-22)21.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Washington

142 public elementary schools in Washington report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lafayette Elementary School92314.7not reported
Bancroft Elementary School82112.8not reported
Ingenuity Prep PCS7978.3not reported
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School79113.2not reported
Janney Elementary School71713.5not reported
Washington Yu Ying PCS70110.0not reported
Murch Elementary School65814.0not reported
Brightwood Elementary School6469.1not reported

All public schools in Washington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sela PCS

  1. Friendship PCS - Ideal ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 212 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Capital City PCS - Lower SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 323 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare Sela PCS with Friendship PCS - Ideal ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sela PCS spends per student$28,300 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,300
  5. The largest public schools in District of ColumbiaSela PCS is the number 89 by size of 144 District of Columbia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#89 of 144
  6. District of Columbia schools by students per teacher7.0 students per teacher here against the District of Columbia median of 10.6 for elementary schools.7.0:1
  7. 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 Sela PCS

  1. How many students attend Sela PCS?
    302 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 280 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Washington, DC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sela PCS?
    7.0 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.
  3. Is Sela PCS a Title I school?
    Sela PCS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sela PCS do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sela PCS scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 30.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 21.8% in math in 2022-23 across District of Columbia. District of Columbia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sela PCS in?
    Sela PCS, NCES district ID 1100088. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 110008800461 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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