School district · Virginia

Alexandria City Public Schools

Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia: 19 public schools with 16,575 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,928 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
16,575
Students per teacher
15.1
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,928
VA $17.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,098
Counselors (FTE)
65.7
Students per counselor
252
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
22.2
Librarians (FTE): 21.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

59%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

6,763 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

51%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

6,342 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$17.2K15
$17.1K16
$17.5K17
$17.6K18
$18.1K19
$18.1K20
$19.4K21
$20.9K22
$21.7K23
$21.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.9% · $36.6M
State
19% · $71.5M
Local
71% · $262.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,497
Support services
$9,632
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.2M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 2High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K19812.2——
Pre-K–554714.461%69%
Pre-K–533714.752%59%
Pre-K–568015.969%71%
Ferdinand T. Day ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–558916.444%48%
Pre-K–533214.170%69%
James K. Polk ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–580416.957%65%
Pre-K–850610.456%44%
John Adams ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–574315.056%54%
Pre-K–537815.883%80%
Pre-K–593318.160%60%
Pre-K–531915.078%79%
Patrick Henry K-8 SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–81,07517.961%58%
Samuel W. Tucker ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–573517.163%60%
William Ramsay ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–568915.345%46%
Francis C. Hammond MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,59713.349%28%
6–81,45814.270%46%
Alexandria City HighFree meals for all
9–124,65515.2——
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone
(703)619-8000
Website