The top reported proficiency rate is 11% in Math. The lowest is 10% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Kipp Dc - Heights Academy Pcs
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS is a public charter school in the KIPP DC network, serving grades one through four on Douglass Road in Southeast Washington. The campus sits in a part of the city where housing values run below the District-wide benchmark, with home prices in the zip code having declined over the past year while rents have moved upward. For families considering buying or renting near the school, this means relative affordability on the purchase side compared with much of D.C., but rental costs heading in the opposite direction.
The student body is nearly entirely Black, with only a handful of students identifying as Hispanic or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across the grades served. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price lunch counts, special education enrollment, or English learner figures, so the picture of economic need and language support is incomplete. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how it serves students with disabilities and what language supports are available.
On the most recent D.C. assessments, proficiency rates were low in both math and English language arts, with only a small share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in each subject. The school serves only grades one through four, which means only the upper grades participate in state testing, so the reported proficiency figures reflect that subset. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the data whether these results are improving, flat, or declining over time. The low proficiency rates are a fact worth taking seriously. A parent considering this school may want to look into what academic supports and interventions the school has in place, and how KIPP DC's broader network resources are being brought to bear at this campus.
Because Heights Academy is an elementary school serving grades one through four, there is no graduation rate, no advanced coursework data, and no college-readiness information to report. Those measures do not apply at this grade level. The school also does not report data on staffing ratios, attendance, discipline, or course access, so the data does not speak to class sizes, teacher experience, or school climate in those terms. Program offerings were not provided in the available data, so whether the school offers arts, music, physical education, or extracurricular activities could not be determined.
The school is part of KIPP DC PCS, the local charter management organization. KIPP is a national charter network operating multiple campuses across the city. The district brief did not surface any specific parent-relevant changes or recent initiatives at the network level that would affect this campus, so that context is absent from the available information.
Washington itself, as publicly reported, is a city shaped by the federal government, with major employment tied to federal agencies, international organizations, lobbying firms, and associations. The school's Southeast location places it in a part of the city that has historically been more residential and less tied to the monumental core around the National Mall. The broader metro area is among the largest in the country, with commuters from Maryland and Virginia swelling the daytime population substantially. For a family at Heights Academy, the school's location in Southeast D.C. means access to a city with deep civic and cultural resources, though the immediate neighborhood context was not captured in the available data.
KIPP DC - Heights Academy is a small elementary charter school serving an almost entirely Black student population in Southeast Washington, with state assessment results that are low and a data profile that leaves several important questions unanswered. Families drawn to the KIPP model and looking for a charter option in this part of the city may find value in visiting the campus, asking about academic intervention strategies, and understanding how the school plans to move its proficiency numbers. The housing market nearby is more affordable than much of D.C. for buyers, though renters face rising costs.
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