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Preschool | Grades PK-8 | Ideal Academy PCS

Ideal Academy - Elementary School Pcs is located in Washington, DC and is one of 2 schools in Ideal Academy Public Charter School District. It is a charter school that serves 273 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.

Ideal Academy - Elementary School 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 Ideal Academy - Elementary School Pcs's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Ideal Academy - Elementary School Pcs had 10 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The District Of Columbia average is 12 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Ideal Academy - Elementary School Pcs's students and teachers. more

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6130 North Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20002

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Webb Wheatley Elementary School 0.2 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Center City - Trinidad Campus Pcs 0.3 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Holy Name Catholic School 0.4 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Academy for Ideal Education Middle/High School 0.4 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Miner Elementary School 0.5 miles		1 2 3 4 5

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 273

47% 53%

Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Ideal Academy - Elementary School Pcs had 92% 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

97%

Hispanic

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Ideal Academy PCS District Spending

$6,831Per Pupil

The Ideal Academy PCS spends $6,831 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 9% on instruction, 91% on support services, 0% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Ideal Academy PCS District

10:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Ideal Academy - Elementary School Pcs had 10 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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