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Sousa Middle School is a public middle school located in Washington, DC, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 215. The school is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 26th out of 47 districts in DC and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sousa Middle School has a predominantly African American student population, with over 93% of students identifying as such in the 2022-2023 school year.
Sousa Middle School consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.7% of 6th-grade students, 12.9% of 7th-grade students, and 21.2% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the DCPS averages of 38.9%, 40.6%, and 36.5%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is even more concerning, with only 3.2% of 6th-grade students, 3.3% of 7th-grade students, and 27.3% of Algebra I students being proficient or better, compared to the DCPS averages of 25.1%, 23.7%, and 23.9%. Sousa Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of DC middle schools, with a ranking of 64 out of 70 in the 2023-2024 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sousa Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Eliot-Hine Middle School and DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School. For instance, in the 2023-2024 school year, Eliot-Hine Middle School had 30.5% of 6th-grade students, 44.3% of 7th-grade students, and 31.6% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to Sousa's much lower percentages. Similarly, DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School had 50.9% of 7th-grade students and 62.3% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, far exceeding Sousa's performance. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $38,916 in the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.1, Sousa Middle School has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes for its students.
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