The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Two Rivers Pcs - 4th Street
Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street is a public charter elementary school on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates under the Two Rivers Public Charter School network, which publicly reports using the EL Education model, a project-based approach that pairs character development with academic learning. The school draws a moderately sized enrollment for its grade band, with a large pre-kindergarten cohort that narrows somewhat by the time students reach fifth grade.
The student body is racially diverse. Black students form the largest group, followed by a substantial White population, with smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, and Asian. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price lunch counts, special education rates, or English learner figures, so a parent wanting to understand the socioeconomic mix or the level of targeted support services would need to ask the school directly.
On D.C.'s Long-Term Goals assessment for the most recent school year, just over a quarter of students met or exceeded expectations in math, and about a third did so in English language arts. These are modest proficiency levels for an elementary charter in the District. Science results, drawn from an earlier year and limited to fifth grade, show a similar pattern, with fewer than a third of tested students reaching proficiency. Participation in science testing was high. The state does not provide multi-year trend data for this school, so it is hard to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or slipping. A parent considering this school may want to ask how the leadership is working to raise proficiency, particularly in math, and what interventions are in place for students performing below grade level.
Because the school ends at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. That is expected for an elementary campus and does not reflect a gap in performance.
The school does not report discipline data, course access details, staffing figures, or attendance rates. Civil-rights data was also not available. Without these, a family cannot compare suspension patterns, teacher experience, or specialist coverage from the data alone. The district brief notes an Equitable Access lottery that reserves seats for students from underserved backgrounds, but beyond that, recent parent-relevant changes at the network level were not available from public reporting.
The school sits on 4th Street NE, in a part of the city where civic life is distributed across many distinct neighborhoods rather than concentrated in a single downtown. Washington is a government-driven city, with federal employment, embassies, international organizations, and lobbying firms anchoring the economy. The National Mall and the Metro system connect the city's quadrants. The 20002 zip code carries home values above the D.C. benchmark and well above national levels, with rents similarly elevated. Both home values and rents in the area have eased modestly over the past year, declining at a pace slightly faster than the broader D.C. market. For a family renting nearby, the cost is high relative to most of the country; for those looking to buy, the barrier is steeper. Thirty-year mortgage rates remain elevated nationally, which compounds the affordability picture.
Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street offers an EL Education elementary experience in a diverse, urban Capitol Hill setting. Its proficiency results are below where most families would want them, and key data on student subgroups, staffing, and discipline is not publicly reported. A parent weighing this school should ask pointed questions about academic growth data, support services, and how the EL Education model plays out day to day in the classroom.
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