Potomac Lighthouse Pcs Primary School
4401 8th St Ne
Washington DC, 20017, District Of Columbia County
Phone: 202-526-6003
Ranking: 
(46 out of 131, top 35%)*
(46 out of 131, top 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 9 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 423 | 397 | 330 | 235 | 269 | 266 | 110 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 102 | 24.1% | 98 | 24.7% | 93 | 28.2% | 57 | 24.3% | 57 | 21.2% | 52 | 19.5% | 14 | 12.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 10.9% | 52 | 13.1% | 42 | 12.7% | 42 | 17.9% | 23 | 8.6% | 45 | 16.9% | 17 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 51 | 12.1% | 35 | 8.8% | 48 | 14.5% | 25 | 10.6% | 29 | 10.8% | 40 | 15.0% | 21 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 9.7% | 52 | 13.1% | 24 | 7.3% | 23 | 9.8% | 44 | 16.4% | 38 | 14.3% | 18 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 46 | 10.9% | 32 | 8.1% | 27 | 8.2% | 33 | 14.0% | 39 | 14.5% | 28 | 10.5% | 13 | 11.8% |
| Grade 4: | 29 | 6.9% | 35 | 8.8% | 41 | 12.4% | 33 | 14.0% | 26 | 9.7% | 26 | 9.8% | 17 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 30 | 7.1% | 45 | 11.3% | 33 | 10.0% | 22 | 9.4% | 23 | 8.6% | 21 | 7.9% | 10 | 9.1% |
| Grade 6: | 34 | 8.0% | 25 | 6.3% | 22 | 6.7% | NA | NA | 15 | 5.6% | 16 | 6.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 26 | 6.1% | 23 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 18 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 211 | 49.9% | 193 | 48.6% | 158 | 47.9% | 116 | 49.4% | 125 | 46.5% | 128 | 48.1% | 49 | 44.5% |
| Female: | 212 | 50.1% | 204 | 51.4% | 172 | 52.1% | 119 | 50.6% | 136 | 50.6% | 130 | 48.9% | 57 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 8 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 419 | 99.1% | 393 | 99.0% | 325 | 98.5% | 222 | 94.5% | 262 | 97.4% | 251 | 94.4% | 105 | 95.5% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 419 | 99.1% | 321 | 80.9% | 234 | 70.9% | 187 | 79.6% | 177 | 65.8% | 228 | 85.7% | 74 | 67.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 3.3% | 14 | 6.0% | 27 | 10.0% | 18 | 6.8% | 13 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.59 | 17.26 | 30.00 | 19.58 | 12.23 | 15.60 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DC CAS | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.66% | N/A | 37.61% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.88% | N/A | 35.92% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | N/A | 41.79% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.26% | N/A | 41.51% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.83% | N/A | 45.66% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.86% | N/A | 46.01% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.44% | N/A | 45.46% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.29% | N/A | 44.03% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.26% | N/A | 45.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.15% | N/A | 45% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.53% | N/A | 46.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | N/A | 46.05% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Potomac Lighthouse Pcs Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.