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Basis Dc Pcs School

Serves grades 5 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
410 8 Th Street Nw
Washington, DC 20004
Phone
(202) 804-6390
District
BASIS DC PCS
County
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
690
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to District Of Columbia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.8% of all DC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Basis Dc Pcs School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
66%
30%
71%
34%
61%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
70%
29%
73%
36%
66%
22%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
70%
30%
71%
38%
68%
22%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
23%
93%
35%
72%
12%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 134 19.4%
Grade 6 119 17.2%
Grade 7 110 15.9%
Grade 8 79 11.4%
Grade 9 60 8.7%
Grade 10 77 11.2%
Grade 11 48 7.0%
Grade 12 63 9.1%
Total 690 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.3% 57.3% 14.1%
Black 22.0% 22.0% 64.8%
Hispanic 11.8% 11.8% 19.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.6% 8.6% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 678,972
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 10,829
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 15.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 45.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 20.5%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 321,556
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 63.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 36.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 10.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 11.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 9.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 6.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 10.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,387 $5,097,000 37.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $113 $78,000 0.6%
Staff $2,278 $1,572,000 11.6%
General Administration $999 $689,000 5.1%
School Administration $2,572 $1,775,000 13.1%
Operation $3,678 $2,538,000 18.7%
Transportation $1,429 $986,000 7.3%
Other $0 $0 0.0%
Total Support $11,070 $7,638,000 56.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,217 $840,000 6.2%
Total Expenditures $19,674 $13,575,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,648 $1,172,236,000 37.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,741 $254,023,000 8.2%
Staff $1,396 $129,343,000 4.2%
General Administration $1,393 $129,137,000 4.2%
School Administration $1,737 $161,007,000 5.2%
Operation $2,639 $244,640,000 7.9%
Transportation $1,460 $135,353,000 4.4%
Other $1,542 $142,879,000 4.6%
Total Support $12,908 $1,196,382,000 38.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,915 $733,614,000 23.6%
Total Expenditures $33,471 $3,102,232,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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