Washington Leadership Academy PCS
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Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill → Washington Latin PCS - Upper School → Garnet-Patterson STAY HS → Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS → Capital City PCS - HS → E.L. Haynes PCS - HS → Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS → Paul PCS - International HS →At a glance
- 10 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 1 calculus classes · 4 physics · 4 chemistry
- AP rigor: 71st percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 58th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 82% in 2019 (Bottom 29% 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 Washington Leadership Academy PCS compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 71st percentile nationally with 10 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyDC trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−12 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill, Washington Latin PCS - Upper School, Garnet-Patterson STAY HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
71st percentile nationally
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 · 2020-2158th 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 29% 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 +0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 386 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $35,328 per student in district revenue, the 11 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $388,608/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill Washington |
Public · charter | 3.3 | 387 | +230.8% |
| Washington Latin PCS - Upper School Washington |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 357 | -5.1% |
| Garnet-Patterson STAY HS Washington |
Public | 1.6 | 432 | +8.0% |
| Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS Washington |
Public | 2.3 | 350 | +9.4% |
| Capital City PCS - HS Washington |
Public · charter | 2.5 | 348 | +0.3% |
| E.L. Haynes PCS - HS Washington |
Public · charter | 1.8 | 446 | +0.7% |
| Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS Washington |
Public · charter | 4.5 | 373 | +7.5% |
| Paul PCS - International HS Washington |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 439 | +3.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantWashington Leadership Academy PCS is a public high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 386 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 19% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 10 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
94 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 58% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 82% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 129 students per school counselor.
34% 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 Washington Leadership Academy PCS offer? Washington Leadership Academy PCS offers 10 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Washington Leadership Academy PCS's graduation rate? Washington Leadership Academy PCS's federal four-year graduation rate was about 82% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Washington Leadership Academy PCS? Washington Leadership Academy PCS is a public high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 386 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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