KIPP DC PCS: College Preparatory

Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 678-2527
Fax: (202) 678-0082
District: KIPP DC

6

GreatSchools Rating

charter • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 643 students

KIPP DC PCS: College Preparatory, a charter school located in Washington, DC, serves grades 9-12 in the KIPP DC.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

KIPP DC PCS: College Preparatory is a charter school located in Washington, DC. 643 students attend KIPP DC PCS: College Preparatory.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 6/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessments of Progress in Education data from DC Public Schools.
College Readiness 6/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 SAT percent college ready data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and using 2024 demographic data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
Student Growth 6/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

Posted: August 9, 2026

This school is very disorganized, teachers and other staff have favorites and if you are not a favorite you have to heavily advocate for yourself to get the grade you deserve. This school is heavily draining and has made a very negative impact on my mental health as well as other students. Teachers don’t take 504’s or IEP’s seriously and is completely brushed off. They don’t take mental health seriously either. Teachers and administrators could care less about if you’ve actually learned what it is you need to earn a good grade and more so if you got a good grade. You can go on and on about how you don’t understand the material and no matter how much you ask and beg for a little extra help you get told off and you’re just expected to miraculously learn everything. And for the times that we students have to go back to school, it’s way too early not every parent has the financial stability to have everything their child needs for school by the 11th of August, or whatever ridiculously early date it is they want us to come in and to be completely blunt teenage kids are mean. To be a “bully free zone” there’s a bunch of bullying that’s not accounted for. Teenagers are so cruel towards each other and all the adults do is turn a blind eye. And I do not care how many reviews I have to put in to put in to be Heard or seen because this is beyond ridiculous.

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Posted: December 10, 2014

this school is the worst school kids fight and girls go missing out of no where about 2-3 girls have gone missing already

Posted: November 23, 2012

Im sorry But This is not A School i Would Send My child to at All Kids roam Through The halls Talk Badly To The Teachers My Nephew Got jumped and Beat Up For His New shoes By the kids Not As Good Of A Charter School At all

Posted: June 16, 2011

EXCELLENT! My son has been a Kipster since the 5th grade, recently ending his 9th grade school year and I am anxiously awaiting the beginning of the 10th grade school year to see how KIPP DC College Preparatory is going to challenge us! KIPP has enriched not only my son but I as well; their stance on parent, teacher, and child goes beyond education. I have been overwhelmed and at times brought to tears because of the care and compassion that KIPPs staff exemplifies with not only my son, but all its students. My son never received this type of treatment and education in private school. For those parents who are not fortunate enough to have their child/children be about of the KIPP Organization, I say continue to try don t give up. Anything worth having is worth fighting for! KIPP is a culture, a way of life for which not only our children will build principles but the parents as well. Although I was always a great mother, it has taught me to be a better parent. The Principal, Ms. Borden, staff and teachers such as: Ms. Welch, Ms. Murphy, Ms. Graham, Ms. D, Mr. Stuckey, and Coach Leonard, you get all the kudos and accolades. I sincerely thank you for a job well done!

Posted: May 26, 2010

two of my daughters attend KIPP DC, one in the fifth and the other ninth. This year on the 2010 DC CAS test they again better than their previous class. They even wow the epic award...keep breaking bounderies KIPP DC.....great work TEAM! I'm proud of the teachers as well as the students

Posted: March 23, 2010

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4 Twenty400 Apartment Complex Arlington VA 6.3 mi
5 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 6.3 mi
6 Beverly Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 6.4 mi
7 Shirlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 6.9 mi
8 Rivergate Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 7.1 mi
9 Henry Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 7.4 mi
10 Fords Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 8.2 mi
11 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 8.2 mi
12 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 8.2 mi
13 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 8.4 mi
14 Midtown Alexandria Station Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 8.9 mi
15 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 9.1 mi
16 Burgundy Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 9.3 mi
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1 Capitol Hill Washington DC 1.4 mi
2 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 1.8 mi
3 Georgetown Washington DC 3.2 mi
4 Pentagon City Arlington VA 5.4 mi
5 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 5.9 mi
6 Arlington Arlington VA 6.8 mi
7 Old Town Alexandria Alexandria VA 8 mi
8 White Oak Silver Spring MD 8.2 mi
9 National Harbor Fort Washington MD 8.7 mi
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