The top reported proficiency rate is 13% in English language arts. The lowest is 12% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Kipp Dc - Quest Academy Pcs
KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS is a public charter elementary school in Northeast Washington, serving grades one through four. It sits on Blaine Street NE in the 20019 zip code, part of the broader KIPP DC charter network. The school is open and enrolling, with a student body that is overwhelmingly Black, along with small numbers of Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian students. The enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary campus of this grade band.
Because the school stops at fourth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and there are no high school course offerings or career pathways to evaluate. State testing applies only to grades three and up, so the assessment results cover a subset of the school's classrooms. For the 2024-25 school year, DC's Long-Term Goals assessment shows math and English language arts proficiency rates that are low in absolute terms, with both subjects in the low double digits. A parent weighing this school may want to look into how the school supports students who are below grade level and what growth measures, beyond proficiency snapshots, the school tracks for its early-grade learners.
Several data points that would help round out the picture are missing. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility was not reported, so the economic background of the student body is hard to characterize from the available data. Individualized education program rates and English learner rates were also not reported. Staffing levels, discipline data, attendance figures, and program offerings such as arts, extracurriculars, or specialized supports were not available either. Without these, the portrait is limited to enrollment, demographics, and state test results.
The surrounding neighborhood offers a housing market that is more affordable than much of the District. Typical home values in this zip code sit well below the DC-wide benchmark, and those values have been declining over the past year. Rents are modest by Washington standards and have edged up only slightly. For families considering a move near the school, this part of Northeast offers a meaningfully lower cost of entry than many other parts of the city, though the falling home values suggest a softer local market that a buyer should understand before committing.
Washington itself is a city shaped by the federal government, which dominates employment and drives the regional economy. The metro area is large, cosmopolitan, and well connected by transit. Schools and civic institutions are distributed across the city's many neighborhoods rather than concentrated in a single core. KIPP DC - Quest Academy sits in one of those neighborhood settings, on the eastern side of the city, where residents live among the broader fabric of a capital city but away from the monumental downtown.
The district-level brief for KIPP DC PCS did not surface any specific recent changes with lasting impact on families, so there is nothing to report there. No neighbor comparison data was available for this school against other DC campuses, which limits the ability to say how Quest Academy stacks up against nearby charters or traditional public schools. A parent interested in this school would benefit from asking KIPP DC directly about growth data, support services, and how the network transitions students from Quest into its upper-grade campuses.
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