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Mission | Statement of Faith | Our City | What Kids (and Adults) Have to Say

• Over 35% of families live below the poverty level, compared to 17% nationally.
• Almost 70% of 4th grade students perform below basic reading level.
• 24% of children live in families where no parent has full-time employment.
• 50% of DC Public School students do not graduate from high school.
• 84% of Bruce Monroe at ParkView students qualify for free or reduced cost meals.
• In the Park Morton housing project that STEPdc serves, there are 185 children living in 175 units with only 11 male heads of households.