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Preschool | Grades PK-8 | Edison Friendship PCS

Friendship - Blow Pierce is located in District Of Columbia, DC and is one of 6 schools in Edison Friendship Public Charter School District. It is a charter school that serves 677 students in grades PK-8.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

Friendship - Blow Pierce did not make AYP in 2010. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of District Of Columbia in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Friendship - Blow Pierce's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Friendship - Blow Pierce had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The District Of Columbia average is 12 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Friendship - Blow Pierce's students and teachers. more

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725 19TH St NE, District of Columbia, DC 20002

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Earl Webster: Question of the day, are there any other parents having disipline problems with their children at this school and you find that the staff behavior is not professional or is it just me?

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 677

54% 46%

Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Friendship - Blow Pierce had 86% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. District of Columbia had 73% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

Black

99%

Hispanic

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Edison Friendship PCS District Spending

$16,147Per Pupil

The Edison Friendship PCS spends $16,147 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 56% on instruction, 40% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Edison Friendship PCS District

17:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Friendship - Blow Pierce had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The District of Columbia average is 12 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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The District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

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Students are assessed in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and in grade 10.

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Students are scored at four levels: below basic, basic, proficient, and advanced. The goal is for students to score at or above the proficient level.

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