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DCPS is the sole public school district in the District of Columbia. [2] As of 2013, DCPS consisted of 111 [3] [4] of the 238 public elementary and secondary schools and learning centers in Washington, D.C. These schools span prekindergarten to twelfth grade. As of 2000, kindergarten students entered at 5 years old. [5]
School name Type Grades Neighborhood Ward DCPS school code Address Website Anacostia High School: Public, traditional: 9-12: Anacostia: 8 450 1601 16th St SE, Washington, DC 20020
As well as scholarships, HDSF provided mentorship from DC-area professionals and college and career preparation. [14] To get HDSF on its feet, Key searched for corporate sponsors and volunteers, and as the operation grew, she was eventually asked by DCPS to raise funds for all DC Public School students. [15]
The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) is the regulatory authority and sole authorizer of all public charter schools in Washington, D.C. It provides oversight to 68 independently-run nonprofits (also referred to as local education agencies or LEAs) and 134 public charter schools which educate more than 47,000 students living in every ward of the city (48% of all DC ...
Collegiate Academy offers a comprehensive curriculum including honors and Advanced Placement courses. [5] An Early College program allows students starting in the ninth grade the opportunity to take college courses and earn up to two years of college credit as they complete their diploma. [6]
Harriet Tubman Elementary School is a public elementary school, named after Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the U.S. Civil War.
The District of Columbia State Board of Education (SBOE) is an independent executive branch agency of the Government of the District of Columbia, in the United States.The SBOE provides advocacy and policy guidance for the District of Columbia Public Schools, and works with the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the District of Columbia State Superintendent of Education.
To relieve crowding at Roosevelt High School, Superintendent Frank W. Ballou proposed building a new high school for students living in Manor Park and Takoma Park. [11] Dr. Ballou suggested that the new high school should be built at Fifth and Sheridan streets NW, [11] on property that the District of Columbia had purchased five years earlier [12] and across the street from Whittier School ...