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School Comparison

Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary
vs.
Capital City PCS - Lower School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary
Capital City PCS - Lower School
  • Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary reported a higher students per counselor than Capital City PCS - Lower School (328:1 vs. 248:1).
  • Capital City PCS - Lower School reported a higher chronically absent students than Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary (87 vs. 70).
  • Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary reported a higher in-school suspensions than Capital City PCS - Lower School (4 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Capital City PCS - Lower School reported a higher chronically absent students than Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary (87 vs. 70).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary reported a higher in-school suspensions than Capital City PCS - Lower School (4 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary reported a higher students per counselor than Capital City PCS - Lower School (328:1 vs. 248:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

9 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary
$23,955.09
Capital City PCS - Lower School
$31,189.24
Local revenue share
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary
86.9%
Capital City PCS - Lower School
88.9%
State revenue share
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary
0%
Capital City PCS - Lower School
0%
Federal revenue share
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary
13.1%
Capital City PCS - Lower School
11.1%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary
50.6%
Capital City PCS - Lower School
29.7%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
District of Columbia
$106,287
District of Columbia
$106,287
Poverty rate
District of Columbia
14.5%
District of Columbia
14.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
District of Columbia
63.6%
District of Columbia
63.6%
Unemployment rate
District of Columbia
5.3%
District of Columbia
5.3%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.