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We welcome you and your family to visit our open houses, meet our team and learn more about our high-performing Friendship PCS schools!
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Providing World-Class Education in D.C.

Friendship is one of the District of Columbia’s largest and highest-performing public charter school networks, with 12 schools serving over 4,200 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.

We provide a world-class education that prepares students for college success and a career of their choice. Friendship empowers students to achieve high academic standards, enjoy learning, and develop as ethical, well-rounded and self-sufficient citizens who contribute actively to their communities.

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About Friendship

  • CONSISTENT GRADUATION RATE

    perpetually exceeds district and national averages

  • of high school graduates

    go on to a four-year college or other institution of higher learning

  • OUR EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM

    offers students the chance to earn up to 60 college credits or an associate’s degree at no cost while in high school

  • MORE THAN $85 MILLION
    IN SCHOLARSHIPS

    earned since 2008

  • 60% of high school students

    enroll in an AP or honors class

  • 4,200 students
    on 12 campuses

    with over 800 staff members

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Nurture your child’s joy for learning. Set them up for success in college and life. Enroll today!

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News & Information

OSSE Releases School Transparency and Reporting (STAR) Framework Ratings

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education today released the new OSSE School Transparency and Reporting (STAR) framework reports. If you are familiar with the DC Public […]

Open House Dates

We welcome you and your family to visit our open houses, meet our team and learn more about our high-performing Friendship PCS schools!
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Congratulations to Sarah Frayer, one of our Woodridge teachers for receiving the National University System Sanford Teaching Award for being an inspirational teacher! Ms. Frayer was surprised today in her classroom by the media and representatives from National University System with a $10,000 award check!!

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Events

Blow Pierce Parent/ Principal Breakfast & PAC Meeting

01/23/2019 - 01/23/2019
725 19th St. NE Washington, D.C. 20002

Blow Pierce Open House

01/23/2019 - 01/23/2019
725 19th St. NE Washington, D.C. 20002

Chamberlain Open House

01/23/2019 - 01/23/2019
1345 Potomac Ave. SE Washington, D.C. 20003
5th -8th grade ONLY

Woodridge Open House

01/24/2019 - 01/24/2019
2959 Carlton Ave. NE Washington, D.C. 20018

Technology Prep STEM Fair

01/25/2019 - 01/25/2019
Address: 2705 Martin Luther King Avenue SE Washington, DC 20032
Exhibits and Judging: 9am-1pm Point of Contact: Cherice Green

Technology Prep Open House

01/25/2019 - 01/25/2019
Address: 2705 Martin Luther King Avenue SE Washington, DC 20032
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Friendship Stories

I never dreamed I would go to college in California.

Vincent McLean
Sophomore majoring in Digital Media, University of San Francisco
Friendship Tech Prep High Alumnus

We prepare our students to take on the world.

Cameron Hollis
Spanish Teacher
Friendship Woodridge International

Friendship is very close to my heart because my colleagues and supervisors are all great people.

Bharti Bhasin
AP Calculus Teacher
Friendship Collegiate


Friendship Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment in, its programs and activities. For more information, click here.