Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
Washington · DC · Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Kingsman Academy PCS → Ballou STAY HS → Luke C. Moore HS → BASIS DC PCS → Anacostia HS → Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS → The SEED PCS of Washington DC → Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) →At a glance
- 2 AP courses offered — Moderate
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 47% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 68th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 77% in 2019 (Bottom 25% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyDC trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−12 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Kingsman Academy PCS, Ballou STAY HS, Luke C. Moore HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 47% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2168th percentile 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.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 25% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 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 +0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 300 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $32,217 per student in district revenue, the 11 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $354,387/year in additional funding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsman Academy PCS Washington |
Public · charter | 1.9 | 290 | +17.9% |
| Ballou STAY HS Washington |
Public | 3.3 | 278 | +14.9% |
| Luke C. Moore HS Washington |
Public | 3.6 | 275 | +77.4% |
| BASIS DC PCS Washington |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 233 | +8.9% |
| Anacostia HS Washington |
Public | 2.2 | 246 | -23.4% |
| Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS Washington |
Public · charter | 2.8 | 307 | -8.1% |
| The SEED PCS of Washington DC Washington |
Public · charter | 3.9 | 245 | +2.1% |
| Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) Washington |
Public | 3.2 | 331 | -12.2% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantRichard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts is a public high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 300 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 47% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
138 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 68% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 77% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 300 students per school counselor.
21% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts offer? Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 47% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts's graduation rate? Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts's federal four-year graduation rate was about 77% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts? Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts is a public high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 300 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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