The top reported proficiency rate is 5% in English language arts. The lowest is 1% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Monument Academy Pcs
Monument Academy PCS is a public charter school in Washington, D.C., serving grades five through eight. It sits on 19th Street NE, in a part of the city where housing values run above the D.C. benchmark and well above national levels. The surrounding zip code has seen modest declines in both home values and rents recently, though prices remain elevated compared to most of the country.
The school is small, with an enrollment that fills only a handful of classrooms per grade. Its student body is nearly entirely Black, with a small number of Hispanic students and no students identified in other racial or ethnic categories in the reported data. Information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, individualized education programs, and English learner status was not available, so the economic and special-needs profile of the student population is something a family would need to ask the school about directly.
Publicly reported information describes Monument Academy as operating a boarding model, which sets it apart from nearly every other school in the district. This is a rare structure for a U.S. public charter school, and it points to a specialized mission. The district brief did not surface specific recent changes to programs or operations, so the school appears to be continuing its established model.
On state assessments, the results are low. In the most recent reporting year, the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in math was near zero, and in English language arts it was only slightly higher. Science results from an earlier year show a similar pattern, with no students scoring proficient in either the fifth-grade or eighth-grade science tests among those tested. Participation rates in science were below full enrollment. These numbers are stark, and they warrant direct conversation with the school. A school with a boarding model and a specialized mission may serve students who arrive well below grade level, and proficiency rates alone may not capture the growth or support the school provides. Still, the rates are low enough that a parent would want to understand what the school's academic plan looks like and how it tracks progress for students who start behind.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the provided information whether proficiency is improving, declining, or holding steady. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Civil-rights data, course-access details, staffing figures, discipline data, and attendance information were all absent from the available payload, which limits the picture considerably.
The housing market around the school's zip code is relatively expensive. Typical home values sit above the D.C. state benchmark and well above national levels, though both home values and rents in the immediate area have dipped recently. For a family considering relocation near the school, this is a high-cost housing market, and the recent softening in prices has not brought it close to affordable by national standards.
What Monument Academy offers that most schools do not is a residential model for middle-grade students. Whether that fits a family depends on the child's needs and circumstances. The academic results as reported are low, and several key data points that would help contextualize them are missing. A family considering this school should talk directly with staff about who the school serves, what supports are in place, and how the school measures student progress beyond the proficiency rates that appear on state reports.
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