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Washington Latin Pcs is located in District Of Columbia, DC and is one of 2 schools in Washington Latin Public Charter School District. It is a charter school that serves 349 students in grades 5-8.

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.

Washington Latin Pcs made AYP in 2009. 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 Washington Latin Pcs's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Washington Latin Pcs had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The District Of Columbia average is 12 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Washington Latin Pcs's students and teachers. more

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41115 16TH St NW, District of Columbia, DC 20011

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Abbas: The School is great. I have a 5th and 7th grader and they like the school and the way teachers educate them. I am not planning to move out of DC because of the school is so good. I hope the DC government will give them one of those closed DCPS to reuse as a permanent location.

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Total: 349

51% 49%

Student Ethnicity (2011)

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49%

White

37%

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Washington Latin PCS District Spending

$8,931Per Pupil

The Washington Latin PCS spends $8,931 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 63% on instruction, 32% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Washington Latin PCS District

14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Washington Latin Pcs had 14 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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