Each student learns in a partial language immersion program in Spanish, French or Chinese.

It is overseen by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board.

After initially operating out of temporary space in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, in 2017, the school moved into its permanent campus, the Delano Hall building of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

[6] All students choose to focus on Chinese, French, or Spanish, and can pursue the IB Bilingual Diploma.

[8][9] 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.