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Best Elementary Schools
in Alexandria City Public Schools

This page covers 14 elementary schools in Alexandria City Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
George Mason Elementary
Grades PK–05320 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($21,602/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
2
rank
Charles Barrett Elementary
Grades PK–05548 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,602/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Douglas MacArthur Elementary
Grades PK–05572 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,602/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology
Grades PK–05296 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($21,602/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
5
rank
Lyles-Crouch Elementary
Grades PK–05420 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,602/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
6
rank
Mount Vernon Elementary
Grades PK–05880 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,602/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School
Grades PK–08636 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($21,602/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
8
rank
Naomi L. Brooks Elementary
Grades PK–05335 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,602/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
9
rank
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary
Grades PK–05759 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,602/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
James K. Polk Elementary
Grades PK–05803 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,602/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,602
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
4 more elementary schools in Alexandria City Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
14
Elementary Schools
18
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
55
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.