District of Columbia International School

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District of Columbia International School
Old Walter Reed Delano Hall 2020c.jpg
Delano Hall, the home of the District of Columbia International School
Address
District of Columbia International School
1400 Main Dr NW

20012

United States
Coordinates 38°58′23″N77°02′03″W / 38.9730°N 77.0342°W / 38.9730; -77.0342
Information
Type Charter school
Established2014(10 years ago) (2014)
Head of schoolMary Shaffner
FacultyApproximately 280[ citation needed ]
Grades 6-12
Enrollment1,200[ citation needed ]
Average class size27[ citation needed ]
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Athletics conferencePCSAA and DCSAA
MascotThree-headed dragon (representing three language tracks)
Website dcinternationalschool.org

District of Columbia International School (DCI) is a public charter school in Washington, DC. It offers an International Baccalaureate education to students in grades 6 to 12. Each student learns in a partial language immersion program in Spanish, French or Chinese.

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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 Public Charter School, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School, Mundo Verde Public Charter School, and DC Bilingual Public Charter School 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]

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