Shirley Chisholm ES
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 542 students
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary
1345 Potomac Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003
Grades
Pre-K–3
Elementary
Students
256
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Friendship PCS
District of Columbia
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 131 District of Columbia elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other District of Columbia elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary
Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary is a charter elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia, serving grades Pre-K–3. It is part of Friendship PCS. The school is located in a large city in District of Columbia.
In the 2024–25 school year, 256 students were enrolled, with about 9.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical District of Columbia elementary school (10.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from DC Public Charter School Board. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 131 District of Columbia elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–3
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–3
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 256 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- DC Public Charter School Board
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Friendship PCS
- County
- District of Columbia
- NCES school ID
- 110000800480
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.