The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on E.l. Haynes Pcs
E.L. Haynes PCS operates as a single-charter district in the District of Columbia, spanning pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across three schools: an elementary, a middle, and a high school campus. The enrollment is moderate for a DC charter network, with cohorts that grow somewhat from elementary into the secondary grades, suggesting families generally stay through the transition points rather than leaving at common exit years.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment and a smaller White population. A handful of students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or two or more races. The network does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch counts, special education rates, or English learner figures in the data available, so families looking for those indicators will find a gap here. These omissions matter because the student composition suggests a community where language support and economic mobility services could play a large role, but without the reported figures, a parent would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, E.L. Haynes posts mixed results across grade bands. In English language arts, the early elementary grades show relatively stronger proficiency, with third and fourth grade performing best across both subjects. From fifth grade onward, ELA proficiency settles into a lower band and stays there through eighth grade. Math follows a similar downward arc: third grade starts at a moderate level, but proficiency drops steadily through the middle grades, with sixth and eighth grade results particularly low. A parent noticing this pattern may want to ask the school how it supports students through the transition from elementary to middle school, where the dip is most visible.
Science results, drawn from an earlier assessment cycle, are weak. Fifth grade science proficiency is low, and eighth grade proficiency sits at the very bottom of the reported range, with no students reaching the proficient threshold in that tested cohort. Science is tested less frequently, and these results predate the current math and ELA data, so they offer a limited snapshot rather than a current trend. Still, they are what the state reported, and a family with a strong interest in STEM may want to look into how the school approaches science instruction.
The network's high school serves a substantial enrollment across grades nine through twelve, but the data provided does not include a graduation rate, college readiness indicators, or course access details such as Advanced Placement or dual-credit offerings. The absence of these measures limits what can be said about the upper grades. For families evaluating the high school specifically, this is a gap worth raising with the school, since graduation and postsecondary preparation are central questions for any high school decision.
No locale brief, housing market data, or community context was available for this entity, which reflects its status as a charter network drawing students from across the District rather than from a single neighborhood. Charter schools in DC operate as open-enrollment public schools, and families apply through a common lottery rather than being assigned by address, so housing proximity is less tied to access than it would be for a traditional district school.
The district brief search found no recent parent-relevant changes, such as leadership transitions, program shifts, facility moves, or policy updates. This is a quiet signal of operational stability, though it also means there is little to report in the way of recent developments that might shape a family's decision.
What the data conveys is a charter network serving a predominantly Latino and Black student body across a full pre-K-through-twelve continuum, with academic results that start at a moderate level in the early grades and soften as students move through middle school. The high school is present and enrolled, but its outcomes are not in the available data set. Families considering E.L. Haynes would benefit from asking about middle-grade academic support, science instruction, and the high school's graduation and college-readiness record, since these are the areas where the public data is thinnest and where the proficiency pattern raises the most questions.
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