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What tradition at Charles Barrett Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510012000038
Charles Barrett Elementary
1115 Martha Custis Dr, Alexandria, VA 22302 · (703) 824-6960 · Alexandria city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
281 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 66.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charles Barrett Elementary
Charles Barrett Elementary's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barrett Elementary this school | 547 | 51.4% | 67.6% |
| Dranesville Elementary Herndon | 610 | 47.4% | 66.0% |
| Barcroft Elementary Arlington | 495 | 57.2% | 66.0% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Leesburg | 591 | 53.6% | 66.3% |
| Barrett Elementary Arlington | 500 | 57.0% | 58.8% |
| Leesburg Elementary Leesburg | 428 | 47.9% | 69.4% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charles Barrett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Alexandria city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #657 of 1,101 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #689 of 1,111 ▲ 102 | #4 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #824 of 1,111 ▼ 48 | #7 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #469 of 1,176 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #654 of 1,105 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #531 of 1,106 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #791 of 1,157 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #145 of 324 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
547
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 547 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 51% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 47% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 42% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 42 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 33.9 | 14.8:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 33% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 28 | 9.1:1 | 34% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Barrett Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (503 to 547); teachers up 12% (33.9 to 38).
About Charles Barrett Elementary
Charles Barrett Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia. The school has 547 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Charles Barrett Elementary is one of the 18 schools that make up Alexandria City Public Schools (16,575 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Charles Barrett Elementary is 50% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 35% White, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 18% share among Alexandria city residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. A total of 281 students, or 51%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Alexandria city is 69%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Charles Barrett Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Charles Barrett Elementary would score about 74.1%. It scores 67.6%, 6.5 points below that figure.
In Alexandria city, home to about 156,976 people, median household income comes to about $119,681, 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alexandria city's 20 public schools enroll about 16,575 students and include Charles Barrett Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Charles Barrett Elementary is closest to Gunston Middle, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Charles Barrett Elementary at 4th of 9.
The NCES locale for Charles Barrett Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 539 students in 2020-21 and 547 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.8:1 to 14.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Charles Barrett Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Alexandria city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,976
Census ACS
Median income
$119,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
66%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
16,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alexandria City Public Schools
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Francis C. Hammond MiddleMiddle · 1,597 students
- George Washington MiddleMiddle · 1,458 students
- Patrick Henry K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,075 students
- Mount Vernon ElementaryElementary · 933 students
- James K. Polk ElementaryElementary · 804 students
Other schools in Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Nearby schools
- Gunston Middle0.6 mi · 1,072
- Oakridge Elementary0.7 mi · 636
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary0.7 mi · 417
- George Mason Elementary1.0 mi · 332
- Abingdon Elementary1.0 mi · 768
- Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology1.1 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Barrett ElementaryHow many students attend Charles Barrett Elementary?
Charles Barrett Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
Is Charles Barrett Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles Barrett Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles Barrett Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles Barrett Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Charles Barrett Elementary?
Student demographics at Charles Barrett Elementary are roughly 35% White, 50% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles Barrett Elementary?
Charles Barrett Elementary is overseen by Alexandria City Public Schools in Alexandria city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.