The top reported proficiency rate is 25% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Meridian Pcs
Meridian PCS is a single-school public charter district in Washington, DC, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It operates as its own local education agency, which in DC's charter sector is common for standalone campuses. The enrollment is moderate for a PK-8 campus, with students distributed fairly evenly across the grade bands.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic share and very small representation from other racial or ethnic groups. This composition is consistent with many DC charter schools east of the park. Information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education populations, and English learner status was not available in the data provided, so it is not possible to characterize those dimensions here. A parent evaluating fit may want to ask the school directly about its services for English learners and students with individualized education programs.
On the most recent DC assessment, math proficiency was low across every tested grade. Third grade stood at roughly one in ten students meeting proficiency, and seventh grade was lower still. Several grades had results reported in suppressed ranges that were similarly low. There was no grade where math proficiency reached even a quarter of tested students. English language arts results were somewhat stronger, with fifth and seventh grades showing the highest proficiency levels, though even those fell below what would be considered middling. Third, sixth, and eighth grade ELA proficiency was modest. The pattern across grades suggests that while some students are meeting grade-level expectations in literacy, the majority are not, and math is a particular area of difficulty across the board.
Science results, drawn from an earlier assessment cycle, showed proficiency at or near zero in the two tested grades, fifth and eighth. Participation rates on the science assessment were high. The gap between science and the other subjects is wide, and a parent may want to look into how the school approaches science instruction and whether curriculum changes have been made since those results were collected.
Because Meridian PCS does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate, no AP or dual-credit data, and no college or career readiness metrics to report. This is expected for a PK-8 school and does not reflect a data gap so much as the grade band it serves.
We looked for recent district-level changes that would matter to parents, such as curriculum overhauls, leadership transitions, facility changes, or governance shifts. The search found only static profile, enrollment, and fiscal information, with nothing clearing a lasting-impact threshold. We also looked for a locale brief, housing context, program offerings, civil-rights data, and a comparison set positioning Meridian among peer DC charter schools, and none of these were available in the provided data. Without a comparison fact-set, it is difficult to say how Meridian stacks up against other DC charters of similar size and demographics, though the proficiency levels on their own are low.
What the available picture suggests is a small, community-rooted charter school serving a largely Black and Hispanic student population, with literacy outcomes that outpace its math outcomes but remain modest in absolute terms, and with science results that are concerning. Families drawn to a PK-8 charter model, where children can stay in one building from early childhood through middle school, may find the continuity appealing. The academic results, though, indicate that many students are working below grade level, particularly in math and science, and a parent considering enrollment would benefit from asking the school directly about its instructional approach, tutoring or intervention supports, and any recent initiatives aimed at raising proficiency.
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