The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in English language arts. The lowest is 41% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Washington Yu Ying Pcs
Washington Yu Ying PCS is a single-school public charter district in the District of Columbia serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. The enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary charter, with the largest concentration in the prekindergarten years and progressively smaller cohorts in the upper grades. The student body is racially diverse, with Black students forming the largest group, followed by a substantial share of students identified as two or more races, then white, Hispanic, and Asian students. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and the data did not include rates for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so those population characteristics remain unstated here.
The school recently moved to a two-campus model. Publicly reported information from the school and the DC Public Charter School Board describes a dedicated Early Years Campus for PK3 through kindergarten, separate from the Elementary Campus. The restructuring is framed as a way to give the youngest learners a tailored early childhood setting while the upper grades continue at the established elementary site. The DC Public Charter School Board also granted a charter renewal, which provides operational continuity for families weighing longer-term enrollment.
Academic results from the DC state assessment show a clear and encouraging pattern: proficiency rises sharply from third grade to fifth grade in both math and English language arts. In math, third and fourth grade proficiency sit below half of tested students, while fifth grade jumps to a strong majority. The same trajectory appears in English language arts, where third grade proficiency is the weakest point, fourth grade clears the halfway mark, and fifth grade reaches a solid majority. The upward slope across grade levels suggests that students who stay in the program through the upper elementary years are leaving with comparatively strong skills, particularly in fifth grade, where both subjects post the school's best results. Science, assessed only at fifth grade and drawn from an earlier assessment cycle, shows a smaller share of students reaching proficiency. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, since science is a single-grade snapshot from a prior year and may not reflect current instruction.
Average scale scores were not reported for any subject or grade, and participation rates were missing for the current-year math and ELA assessments, so those dimensions of the results are not available here. No multi-year trend data was provided, which means the read rests on a single current-year snapshot for math and ELA, plus one prior-year science result.
Because the school serves only through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate, no high school course access data, and no AP or dual-credit information to report. Civil-rights data, discipline data, staffing figures, and attendance information were not included. Locale and community economic context were not provided. A neighbor comparison among districts was also not available for this entity.
What the evidence does support is a characterization of Washington Yu Ying as a diverse, growing elementary charter with a dual-language mission implied by its name, a recently restructured campus arrangement, and academic results that strengthen meaningfully in the upper elementary grades. Families considering the school would likely want to ask about the early-grade proficiency levels, the science instruction, and how the school supports students in those transition years before the gains become visible in fourth and fifth grade.
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