The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mundo Verde Bilingual Pcs
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS is a District of Columbia public charter school district operating two campuses, J.F. Cook and Calle Ocho, serving students from prekindergarten through fifth grade. Its academic identity centers on bilingual education, and publicly reported information describes a deliberate effort to replicate that programming across both sites. The Calle Ocho campus opened in a recent school year and has been adding grade levels annually, with renovation of an additional property expected to complete the full prekindergarten-through-fifth-grade offering by summer. This expansion reflects growing demand for the district's bilingual model among D.C. families.
The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with Hispanic students forming the largest single group, followed closely by white students, then black students, and a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students are each present in very small numbers. The district's enrollment is sizable for an elementary-only charter, and the prekindergarten grades account for a large portion of the total, which is consistent with the early-education focus of the bilingual model. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and information on English learner status and individualized education programs was also missing, so the economic profile and special-population composition cannot be characterized here.
On the most recent DCCAPE state assessments, math proficiency starts strongest in third grade, where roughly half of tested students met or exceeded proficiency. Fourth grade dips to a lower but still moderate level, and fifth grade falls further, with about a third of students reaching proficiency. English language arts follows a different pattern, with third grade at a moderate level, fourth grade rising to the highest proficiency rate the district reports across both subjects, and fifth grade dropping back. A science assessment from an earlier school year showed roughly a third of fifth graders proficient. Participation in that science round was high.
The declining proficiency from third to fifth grade in math is a pattern a parent may want to look into further with the school, particularly whether it reflects challenges in upper-grade instruction, transitions between campuses, or other factors specific to the bilingual model. ELA results are more varied across grades, with the fourth-grade standout suggesting the school can produce strong literacy outcomes when conditions align. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability over time.
Because Mundo Verde serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate, no advanced coursework, and no career or dual-credit pathway to evaluate. Those measures simply do not apply to a prekindergarten-through-fifth-grade setting. The academic picture is confined to foundational literacy and numeracy, assessed through state testing in grades three through five, plus a fifth-grade science assessment.
Information on discipline, course access, staffing, attendance, Title I status, charter or magnet designation, and school environment was not available in the provided data. The district brief did not include locale or community context, and no housing data was supplied, so the neighborhood setting and residential cost picture cannot be described. No comparison fact-set against other D.C. districts was provided, so the district cannot be positioned relative to its peers here.
What the data does support is a portrait of a growing, diverse bilingual charter elementary district with moderate and uneven proficiency results, an active campus expansion, and a clear early-education emphasis. Families drawn to bilingual education in the early grades will find a mission-aligned program that is actively scaling to reach more students. The upper-grade academic results warrant a closer conversation with school leadership before a family commits through fifth grade.
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