KIPP DC KEY Academy - PCS

Washington, DC 20019

Phone: (202) 582-5477
District: KIPP DC

5

GreatSchools Rating

charter • Grades 5,6,7,8 • 422 students

KIPP DC KEY Academy - PCS, a charter school located in Washington, DC, serves grades 5-8 in the KIPP DC.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

KIPP DC KEY Academy - PCS is a charter school located in Washington, DC. 422 students attend KIPP DC KEY Academy - PCS.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 5/10 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.
Student Growth 4/10 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: September 7, 2017

A great school if a you want your kid to learn and be focus on academic success and nothing else but if you want academic success and more, like being team oriented, learning to be more social and learning how to network and being physically challanged and motivated. This is not the school for your kid. Some staff seem as if they dont have sympathy or empathy for middle school students.

Posted: September 7, 2017

Posted: September 7, 2017

Some teachers don't bond a relationship with the kids and therefore neglect having empathy for the children there which loses the respect with parents.

Posted: September 7, 2017

Posted: September 7, 2017

Posted: September 7, 2017

Posted: September 7, 2017

I had an incident where my child was bullied and nothing was done until I made a comment or statement about it. Some staff seem as they don't care.

Posted: May 16, 2015

My grandchild attended Kipp (Benning Rd SE) and it appeared that they treated the students as machines. The teachers seemed to be without feeling and uncaring in this environment. It is possible that since the school is 98% black students and 95% while teachers that there is a communication breakdown. Also, they did not seem to care about addressing bullying issues and push it to the side as if it was not a big deal. I have no problem with the amount of homework given, but it should be considered that other teachers are giving homework as well, there were times when my grandchild did not finish until 10:00 at night because of the amount of work given. If all assignments were not completed she was put on the bench or points deducted from an incentive program (she would be so exhausted) and did not want to attend school the next day, if all of her assignments were not complete. Also, the Principal appeared to be only interested in the students scores at test time and not necessarily the students' overall achievement. My child is not longer a student.

Posted: March 30, 2015

My child has been in Kipp since 4th grade It seems to be on the slop downward, it clear the teachers are not vested and are there to serve in an urban community to have their student loans forgiven They spend more time yelling and trying to control the children as oppose to relating and teaching. Children always know when an adult is faking, therefore the respect level is low. This is not the place for young African-American boys especially. I am pulling my son out this year.

Posted: February 26, 2011

The teachers and staff are impressive. The children are learning great note taking and study habits for college.

Posted: March 9, 2010

Kipp Key is they best Middle School in the City, but don't just take my word for it, check out their scores. My son is a 8th grade student and has been at Kipp since 5th grade, and the educational component can't be matched. He's testing on HS and Post HS level, and they really are preparing these kids for college. There are to Shortcuts & No Excuses, and they teach by that motto.

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7 Fords Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 8.2 mi
8 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 8.2 mi
9 Shirlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 8.7 mi
10 Midtown Alexandria Station Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 9.6 mi
11 Belle View Condominium/Townhouse Alexandria VA 9.8 mi
12 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 10 mi
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7 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 9 mi
8 Arlington Arlington VA 10.1 mi
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