Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)
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Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS → Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS → Ballou STAY HS → Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS → Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill → IDEA PCS → Kingsman Academy PCS → Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 12% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) compares for families
What families should know about Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC).
- ▸ LocallyDC trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−12 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS, Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS, Ballou STAY HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 12% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 331 students:
≈ 77 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $33,365 per student in district revenue, the 77 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,569,105/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS Washington |
Public · charter | 0.6 | 307 | -8.1% |
| Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS Washington |
Public · charter | 1.3 | 373 | +7.5% |
| Ballou STAY HS Washington |
Public | 0.9 | 278 | +14.9% |
| Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS Washington |
Public | 4.0 | 350 | +9.4% |
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill Washington |
Public · charter | 2.5 | 387 | +230.8% |
| IDEA PCS Washington |
Public · charter | 4.9 | 350 | +4.8% |
| Kingsman Academy PCS Washington |
Public · charter | 3.5 | 290 | +17.9% |
| Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts Washington |
Public · charter | 3.2 | 277 | -1.8% |