The concentrations of students at risk of academic failure mimic the overall public school population. The greatest number live in Ward 8’s Congress Heights (Cluster 39); Ward 4’s Brightwood Park and Petworth (Cluster 18); and Ward 1’s Columbia Heights and Mt Pleasant (Cluster 2), in addition to others in Ward 7. Neighborhoods in Wards 8 and 7 have high proportions of at risk students, as well as neighborhoods such as Southwest Waterfront (Cluster 9), Ivy City (Cluster 23), and Penn Quarter (Cluster 8) at 61%, 59%, and 59%, respectively.
Source: OSSE Audited Enrollment, SY13-14 to SY18-19
