District of Columbia International School

DC International School (DCI) is a public charter school in Washington, DC. It offers an IB education to students in grades 6 to 12.

DC International School
Location
1400 Main Dr NW
Washington, DC 20012
United States
Information
TypeCharter school
Established2014
Head of schoolMary Shaffner
Grades6-12
Enrollment1,061
Color(s)Blue and white
Athletics conferencePCSAA and DCSAA
MascotThree-headed dragon (representing three language tracks)
Websitewww.dcinternationalschool.org

It is overseen by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board.

History and campus

DCI was founded in 2014 to provide a secondary school with advanced foreign language classes to students from language immersion public charter elementary schools.[1] While admission is lottery-based, Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS, Washington Yu Ying PCS, Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS, Mundo Verde PCS, and DC Bilingual PCS graduates are given preference in the lottery for 6th grade.[2]

In 2017, the school moved into its permanent campus, the Delano Hall building of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The new building can accommodate up to 1,450 students.[3][4][5]

Student body

DCI is a diverse school with no majority race, consisting of about 40% African-American, 40% Hispanic, and 15% Caucasian students in the 2018-19 school year. 8.3% are English language learners and 51.6% are economically disadvantaged.[6]

Academic program

Students in grades 6-10 follow the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program and students in grades 11-12 can either study for the International Baccalaureate Diploma or International Baccalaureate Career-related Program.[7] All students choose to focus on Chinese, French, or Spanish, and can pursue the IB Bilingual Diploma.[8]

Results

In 2019, the DCI middle and high school were both rated Tier 1 by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board.[9][10] The same year, 61% of DCI students achieved proficiency in the English Language Arts/Literacy section of the PARCC exam and 41% achieved proficiency in the Math section.[11]

References
  1. Brown, Emma. "D.C. International loses $6 million building grant". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. Brown, Emma. "D.C. charter schools band together to form new high school with focus on foreign language". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. Perlmutter, Alexa (6 September 2017). "DC International charter school unveils new Walter Reed campus". Current Newspapers. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. "District of Columbia International Charter School". Building Hope. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. "Agreement will enable Washington, D.C., charter school to move to Walter Reed campus". American School & University. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. "District of Columbia International High School (DCI) | District of Columbia Public Charter School Board". www.dcpcsb.org. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. "IB Mid-Atlantic - DC International School". www.ibmidatlantic.org. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. "DC International School". www.ibyb.org. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  9. "District of Columbia International High School | DC PCSB". dcpcsb.org. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. "District of Columbia International Middle School | DC PCSB". dcpcsb.org. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. "OSSE NGA Web Report". results.osse.dc.gov. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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