Sector Planning
Changes Across the Charter Sector
The DC Public Charter School Board is responsible for approving, modifying, or revoking a public charter school’s charter and proposed amendments. This page provides a summary of recent and upcoming changes to DC’s public charter school sector — including new school openings, school closures, grade expansions, campus reconfigurations, and approved relocation requests for the current and upcoming school year.
School Openings
| Campus | Grades Served | Ward | Address | School Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Campus Openings | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2026-27 |
| Washington Latin PCS – Anna Cooper HS | 9-12 | 5 | 4301 Harewood St. NE | 2025-26 |
Facility Openings
| Campus | Type of Change | Address | Ward | School Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hope PCS | Additional Facility | 1201 Sycamore Dr. SE | 8 | 2026–27 |
| Global Citizens PCS | Relocation | 1900 Half St. SW | 6 | 2026–27 |
| Harmony DC PCS | Relocation | 2917 8th St. NE | 5 | 2026–27 |
| Mundo Verde PCS – Calle Ocho | Additional Facility | 817 Varnum St. NE | 5 | 2026–27 |
| Social Justice PCS | Relocation | 5455 Third St. NE | 5 | 2026–27 |
| DC Prep PCS – Anacostia ES | Relocation | 2350 Pomeroy Rd. SE | 8 | 2025-26 |
| Friendship PCS – Ideal ES and MS | Consolidation | 6130 North Capitol St. NW | 4 | 2025-26 |
| Friendship PCS – Online, Friendship PCS – Collegiate Academy Online, and all other campuses | Auxiliary Site | 6200 Kansas Ave. NW | 4 | 2025-26 |
| Friendship PCS – Southeast ES | Address Update | 2715 Martin Luther King, Jr Ave. SE | 8 | 2025-26 |
| Friendship PCS – Southeast ES, MS, and Tech Prep HS | Auxiliary Site | 620 Milwaukee Pl. SE | 8 | 2025-26 |
| LAYCCA PCS | Relocation | 750 1st St. NE | 2 | 2025-26 |
| M.M. Bethune PCS | Relocation | 635 Aspen St. NW | 4 | 2025-26 |
| Sojourner Truth PCS | Second Facility | 3420 16th St. NE | 5 | 2025-26 |
| Washington Latin PCS – Anna Cooper MS | Relocation | 4301 Harewood St. NE | 5 | 2025-26 |
| YouthBuild DC PCS | Relocation | 419 7th St. NW | 2 | 2025-26 |
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School Closures
| LEA | Grades Served | Address | Ward | School Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Village PCS | 5 – 8 | 705 Edgewood St. NE | 5 | 2025-26 |
Grade Changes
| Campus | SY 2025-26 Grades Served | SY 2026–27 Grades Served | Address | Ward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achievement Prep PCS | PK3–7 | PK3–8 | 908 Wahler Pl. SE | 8 |
| Cedar Tree PCS | PK3–3 | PK3–4 | 701 Howard Rd. SE | 8 |
| DC Wildflower PCS | PK3–2 | PK3 – 3 | 913 55th St. NE | 5 |
| Global Citizens PCS | PK3–3 | PK3 – 4 | 1900 Half St. SW | 6 |
| LEARN DC PCS | PK3–5 | PK3–6 | 100 Duncan Ave. SW | 8 |
| Lee Montessori PCS – East End | PK3–5 | PK3 – 6 | 2345 R St. SE | 8 |
| Washington Latin PCS – Anna Cooper HS | 9 | 9–10 | 4301 Harewood Rd. NE | 5 |
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DC Public Charter School History, 1996–Present
The DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) is committed to providing clear and accessible information about the District’s public charter schools.
This section provides a historical record of public charter local education agencies, or LEAs, that are operating, closed, or never opened, and individual public charter school campuses that have closed.
An LEA is the nonprofit organization authorized to operate one or more public charter school campuses. A campus may close while its LEA continues to operate other schools. In other cases, the entire LEA may close, and all of its campuses cease operating.
The spreadsheet below includes two sections:
Current, Historical, and Never Opened Public Charter LEAs
This tab includes all DC public charter LEAs and identifies whether each LEA is currently operating, has closed, or was approved but never opened. It also includes the original authorizer and, when applicable, the year and primary reason the LEA closed.
Closed Public Charter School Campuses
This tab lists individual campuses that have closed since 1996. A campus closure does not always mean that the LEA has also closed. An LEA may close one location, consolidate programs, change its grade configuration, or continue operating under a new name.
Before 2007, public charter schools in Washington, DC, could be authorized by the former DC Board of Education, identified in the spreadsheet as BOE. DC PCSB is now the District’s sole public charter school authorizer.
View the complete list of current and historical public charter LEAs and closed campuses.
The spreadsheet includes each LEA or campus name, original authorizer, year opened or approved, current status, year closed when applicable, and information about the closure when available.