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Preschool | Grades PK-8 | Center City PCS

Center City - Congress Heights Campus Pcs is located in Washington, DC and is one of 7 schools in Center City Public Charter School District. It is a charter school that serves 199 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.

Center City - Congress Heights Campus Pcs 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 Center City - Congress Heights Campus Pcs's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Center City - Congress Heights Campus Pcs had 12 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The District Of Columbia average is 12 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Center City - Congress Heights Campus Pcs's students and teachers. more

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220 High View Place SE, Washington, DC 20032

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i like that the school offer spanish and cheerleading for the students and that they have there attention on a small group of childern for there rooms so they could focus more on they childern

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 199

52% 48%

Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Center City - Congress Heights Campus Pcs had 91% 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

100%

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Center City PCS District Spending

$10,592Per Pupil

The Center City PCS spends $10,592 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 72% on instruction, 28% on support services, 1% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Center City PCS District

12:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Center City - Congress Heights Campus Pcs had 12 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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