The top reported proficiency rate is 24% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary
Friendship PCS- Ideal Elementary is a public charter school in Washington, D.C., situated on North Capitol Street NW in the 20011 zip code. It serves pre-kindergarten through third grade, making it an early-childhood and primary school. The school operates as part of Friendship Public Charter Schools, a network of campuses across the District. Parents considering this school are looking at the early grades only; children would need to transition to another campus or school for fourth grade and beyond.
The enrollment is small for its grade band, which is typical of a primary-only school. Students are distributed fairly evenly across kindergarten through third grade, with the pre-kindergarten cohort being the largest single grade. The student body is almost entirely Black, with a small Hispanic presence and no students identified in other racial or ethnic categories. Data on free or reduced-price lunch was not available, so the economic profile of the enrolled families cannot be characterized from what was provided. Similarly, information on students with individualized education programs and English learners was missing, and no staffing, attendance, or discipline data was reported. A parent may want to ask the school directly about special education services and English learner support, since those figures were absent from the available data.
On state assessments, the school reported results for the grade 3 through 8 band, but since Ideal Elementary only goes up to third grade, the tested population consists solely of its third graders. In math, roughly one-fifth of tested students met or exceeded expectations. In English language arts, about one-quarter did. These are modest proficiency levels, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school, including how the school supports early literacy and numeracy and what growth trends look like over time. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or declining. No neighbor comparison or ranking information was provided for this school.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Civil rights data and program offerings were not included in the available materials. Without course access or extracurricular details, the academic picture beyond tested proficiency is limited to what a parent would gather from the school's own website or a visit.
The surrounding housing market in the 20011 zip code sits above the D.C. area benchmark for typical home values and well above the national benchmark. Typical home values in this zip code have eased slightly year over year, while typical rents have risen modestly. Rent levels are moderate relative to the broader Washington region. Parents weighing a move into the area would be looking at a relatively expensive housing market, though one that has softened somewhat recently.
Within the Friendship PCS network, a few publicly reported developments are relevant to families. The D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously to continue Friendship's charter following its mandatory review, and an amended charter agreement was executed, giving families long-term certainty about the network's operations across its campuses. In an earlier school year, Friendship acquired a former Hope Community PCS campus and agreed to enroll former Hope Community students at Ideal Elementary, expanding the school's footprint and capacity. The network also closed its Technology Preparatory Middle campus, a structural change that affects which campuses are available to middle school families, though that does not directly bear on Ideal Elementary's pre-kindergarten through third grade program.
Washington itself is a government-driven city where the federal workforce, international organizations, lobbying firms, and associations anchor the economy. The school's North Capitol Street location places it in a residential part of the city, not far from the monumental core. The broader District is known for its quadrant system, distinct neighborhoods, and extensive transit network connecting D.C. to Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Families at Ideal Elementary are choosing an early grades program within a large charter network, in a part of the city where housing costs run high and where the school's tested academic results so far suggest room for growth.
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