![]() Since the fall of 2009, students may choose a destination school, regardless of their neighborhood location. Destination schools are feeder-schools for elementary or secondary institutions from a school a student is already attending. Neighborhood schools are elementary or secondary schools assigned to students based on their address. Within DCPS, schools are classified as either a "neighborhood school" or a "destination school". Theodore Roosevelt High School in Petworth. However, these numbers are not meant to be misleading the 62.8% freshman graduation rate of Black students in 2008 was above the state average. This figure raises concern since 1,246 students dropped out of DCPS schools that year. In just the 2008–09 school year alone, 1,075 Black students dropped out of high school. This constituted a significant drop from the freshman graduation rate of 68.4% in 2002 and 68.8% as recently as 2005. In the graduating class of spring 2008, the average freshman graduation rate for DCPS was 56%‚ compared with a national average of 74.9%. This was one of the highest rates in the United States. In 2009, 43% of all DCPS public school students were overweight or obese. However, adding grades to the charter schools is still increasing enrollment and decreasing from DCPS' numbers. The total number of public charter schools has been reduced from 60 schools on 96 campuses in 2008–09 to 53 schools on 98 campuses as of the 2011–12 school year. There are 52 public charter schools in the District, with 93 campuses and 30,000 students. public school students attended 60 charter schools. The governance of DCPS was also restructured, and the District was placed under the control of the Mayor. Public Charter School Board and disaffiliated from DCPS. ![]() After the legislation was enacted in 2007, chartering authority was placed under the D.C. 4.4% of public school students enrolled in a charter school for the 1999 academic school year the 28 schools had a total enrollment of approx. Although this is longer than the traditional 3–5 year term observed in 31 other states, a required review occurs every five years. The legislation gave the District the power to grant charters for 15 years. The District of Columbia passed charter school legislation in 1996, which went into effect in September 1999. This sudden DCPS enrollment drop resulted from the Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007, which separated District of Columbia Public Charter Schools (DCPCS) from District of Columbia Public Schools. Student enrollment had peaked at 72,850 students, with a staff totaling 12,000. As of 2020, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.51, improved from 13.5 in 2006–07. įacilities reform legislation in the District of Columbia has led to many school openings and closings.Īs of the 2020–2021 school year, there were 49,896 students and 4,335.12 classroom teachers. In 2008, DCPS was 84.4% Black, 9.4% Hispanic (of any race), 4.6% non-Hispanic White, and 1.6% of other races. Gentrification and demographic changes in many DC neighborhoods has increased the White and Hispanic populations in the city, while reducing the Black population. ![]() As of 2014, the District itself has a population that is 44% White (includes White Hispanics), 49% Black and 10% Hispanic (of any race). The ethnic breakdown of students enrolled in 2014 was 67% Black, 17% Hispanic (of any race), 12% non-Hispanic White, and 4% of other races. The school day generally lasts for about six hours. ĭCPS schools typically start the last Monday in August. School is compulsory for DCPS students between the ages of 5 and 18. As of 2000, kindergarten students entered at 5 years old. These schools span prekindergarten to twelfth grade. Of the 238 public elementary and secondary schools and learning centers in Washington, D.C. ![]() Īs of 2013, the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) consisted of 111 It is the sole public school district in the District of Columbia. It is distinct from the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools (DCPCS), which governs public charter schools in the city. The District of Columbia Public Schools ( DCPS) is the local public school system for Washington, D.C. ![]()
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