Basis Dc Pcs
Charter · Grades 5–12 · 692 students
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
475 School Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Grades
8–12
High
Students
300
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
District of Columbia
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 38 District of Columbia high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other District of Columbia high 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 Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts is a charter high school in Washington, District of Columbia, serving grades 8–12. The school is located in a large city in District of Columbia.
In the 2024–25 school year, 300 students were enrolled, with about 11.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical District of Columbia high school (10.3 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 38 District of Columbia high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 8–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 8–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 300 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- DC Public Charter School Board
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
- County
- District of Columbia
- NCES school ID
- 110008200441
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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.