Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510012001826
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology
3600 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305 · (703) 706-4420 · Alexandria city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
277 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
56%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
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology this school | 337 | 82.2% | 55.6% |
| Bucknell Elementary Alexandria | 319 | 79.6% | 52.0% |
| Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary Winchester | 415 | 83.6% | 50.5% |
| Mount Eagle Elementary Alexandria | 361 | 78.7% | 41.5% |
| Spotswood Elementary Harrisonburg | 468 | 83.8% | 40.9% |
| Woodley Hills Elementary Alexandria | 495 | 83.6% | 53.0% |
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 Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Alexandria city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #908 of 1,101 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #883 of 1,111 ▼ 6 | #9 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #984 of 1,111 ▲ 24 | #12 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #926 of 1,176 | #12 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #721 of 1,105 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #652 of 1,106 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #477 of 1,157 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #158 of 759 | #5 of 11 |
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
337
+25 (+8%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 337 | 22.9 | 14.7:1 | 82% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 26.5 | 11.7:1 | 83% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 78% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 31.2 | 13.7:1 | 84% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 88% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 34 | 10.9:1 | 75% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 55% (336) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 40 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (426 to 337); teachers down 27% (31.2 to 22.9).
About Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology is a small elementary school with an address in Alexandria, Virginia. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 337 students. The school is 32% below the average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Enrollment across the 18 schools in Alexandria City Public Schools totals 16,575 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology is 61%, a majority. Smaller groups are 22% White, 12% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Alexandria city is roughly 18% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
With 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Roughly 82% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Alexandria city average 69%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Virginia public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology is 10.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.6% actual, 65.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
The county, Alexandria city, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $119,681, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 66% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 20, with about 16,575 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Mount Vernon Elementary, is the closest to Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 55.6% is below the 64.9% average for nearby schools.
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology had a net gain of 25 students, or 8%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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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
- Mount Vernon Elementary0.7 mi · 933
- Gunston Middle1.0 mi · 1,072
- George Mason Elementary1.1 mi · 332
- Charles Barrett Elementary1.1 mi · 547
- Oakridge Elementary1.1 mi · 636
- George Washington Middle1.5 mi · 1,458
Frequently asked questions
About Cora Kelly School for Math Science and TechnologyWhat is the total enrollment at Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology?
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology have?
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology?
At Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology, the student body is approximately 22% White, 61% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology?
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology is overseen by Alexandria City Public Schools in Alexandria city.
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