Ingenuity Prep PCS

Ingenuity Prep PCS is the sole public charter school serving grades PK-8 in the Ingenuity Prep PCS district, located in Washington, DC. With a total enrollment of 788 students, the school stands out for its predominantly African American student population, low academic performance, and high per-student spending compared to the district average.

Ingenuity Prep PCS has a racial makeup that is 97.46% African American, with the remaining students being 1.9% Hispanic, 0.25% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, and 0.25% two or more races. This indicates the school serves a predominantly African American student population, which raises questions about equity and access to educational opportunities for students of other racial backgrounds in the area. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the DC CAPE/PARCC assessments are significantly below the district averages across all grade levels in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Despite the school's low academic performance, it spends a relatively high amount per student at $27,811 for the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the average spending per student in the District of Columbia. Additionally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 8.6 to 1, which is lower than the typical ratio in many schools. However, these factors have not translated into better educational outcomes for the students, as the school's ranking has declined over the past few years, going from 84th out of 97 schools in 2021-2022 to 102nd out of 128 schools in 2022-2023, and it currently holds a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.