Elementary Schools in Alexandria City Public Schools

The Alexandria City Public Schools district in Virginia is home to 14 diverse elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. These schools vary widely in their academic performance, student demographics, and resource allocation, with some standout institutions like Lyles-Crouch Elementary and Douglas MacArthur Elementary consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. In contrast, schools like Jefferson-Houston Pk-8 School and William Ramsay Elementary struggle with low proficiency rates and rankings.

The data reveals a correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, and academic performance, with higher-poverty schools generally underperforming their more affluent counterparts. However, this trend is not absolute, as some schools like Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology manage to achieve strong results despite serving a predominantly low-income student population. Additionally, the district's two magnet schools, Mount Vernon Elementary and John Adams Elementary, show mixed results, with Mount Vernon performing better than the district average in some areas while John Adams struggles.

Across the district, per-student spending varies widely, from $10,766 at Patrick Henry K-8 School to $22,623 at John Adams Elementary. However, this spending does not directly translate to better academic outcomes, as some of the higher-performing schools have relatively lower per-student budgets. The data also suggests that racial diversity does not necessarily correlate with academic performance, as both high- and low-performing schools can be found across the spectrum of racial compositions.