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Maya Public Charter High School is located in Ward 7.

We are the highest-ranking alternative school for opportunity youth in Washington, DC.

Maya Angelou Public Charter School (MAPCS) is an alternative school that offers students a relevant and rigorous academic curriculum with generous wraparound support services to meet a wide variety of educational and emotional needs. We focus on cultivating scholars who are ready for the world, helping them to be career-prepared, and assisting them in becoming lifelong learners and dynamic contributors to society. Many of our students face challenges in their home life and experience trauma or upheaval that requires a different approach from traditional schools. Maya Angelou PCS delivers integrated social and emotional health services that to our students who have been identified as opportunity youth. We encourage every pupil to become a confident, industrious self-sustaining young adult through our comprehensive school curriculum that emphasizes readiness skills.

Individual enrollment assistance provided by appointment

Email: dstevens@seeforever.org
Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 3:00pm

5600 E. Capitol St, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Main Office: (202) 379-4335

Our Lead Staff

At the Maya Angelou Public Charter School (MAPCS), we strive to create a learning community grounded in an engaging school culture; a meaningful, rigorous and personalized academic program; and a robust collection of wraparound services that ensure all of our students are well-prepared for life beyond the diploma.

Jasmine Groce

Assistant Principal of Instruction

Peter Smith

Assistant Principal of Culture

Ready to apply to Maya? Interested parents, counselors and caretakers are encouraged to submit their MySchoolDC application early, and rank Maya Angelou PCS as #1.

Seating is limited. MAPCS does not discriminate in its educational activities, policies and practices on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, familial status, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical attributes, physical or mental ability or disability, political belief, political party preference, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.