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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510012000039
Douglas MacArthur Elementary
1101 Janneys Ln, Alexandria, VA 22302 · (703) 461-4190 · Alexandria city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
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
15.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
290 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 | 76 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
72%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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Douglas MacArthur Elementary
Douglas MacArthur Elementary's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas MacArthur Elementary this school | 680 | 42.6% | 74.4% |
| Bethel Manor Elementary Langley A F B | 631 | 45.5% | 85.9% |
| Rockhill Elementary Stafford | 639 | 42.6% | 71.6% |
| Garrisonville Elementary Stafford | 735 | 37.6% | 72.8% |
| Stafford Elementary Stafford | 879 | 42.8% | 66.4% |
| Magruder Elementary Williamsburg | 610 | 37.4% | 81.1% |
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 Douglas MacArthur Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Alexandria city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #452 of 1,101 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #636 of 1,111 ▼ 164 | #3 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #616 of 1,111 ▼ 202 | #4 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #215 of 1,176 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #910 of 1,105 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #147 of 1,106 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #832 of 1,157 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #538 of 759 | #9 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
680
+101 (+17%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 680 | 42.8 | 15.9:1 | 43% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 43% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 33.5 | 17.1:1 | 41% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 35 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 37.4 | 19.6:1 | 37% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 33% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 27% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 33% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 30 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas MacArthur Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (734 to 680); teachers up 14% (37.4 to 42.8).
About Douglas MacArthur Elementary
Douglas MacArthur Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Alexandria, Virginia. The school counted 680 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 36% bigger than the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The district for Douglas MacArthur Elementary is Alexandria City Public Schools, with 18 schools and 16,575 students.
At Douglas MacArthur Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Alexandria city, the White share is about 51%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Its staff includes 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Douglas MacArthur Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 43%. The gap from the 69% average for public schools in Alexandria city is 26 points.
Douglas MacArthur Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Douglas MacArthur Elementary would score about 76.5%. It scores 74.4%, 2.1 points below that figure.
Census data for Alexandria city show the median household earns about $119,681 a year, roughly 66% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Douglas MacArthur Elementary, Alexandria city has 20 public schools.
Douglas MacArthur Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Alexandria City High, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Douglas MacArthur Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 61.7% on proficiency, and Douglas MacArthur Elementary is above that at 74.4%.
Douglas MacArthur Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment increased 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Douglas MacArthur Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other Douglas MacArthur Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Douglas MacArthur Elementary. Douglas MacArthur Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Douglas MacArthur Elementary SchoolWaltham, MA · 475 students
- Douglas MacArthur Elem SchoolCedar Lake, IN · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Alexandria City High0.6 mi · 4,655
- Naomi L. Brooks Elementary1.0 mi · 319
- George Mason Elementary1.0 mi · 332
- Cameron Elementary1.1 mi · 606
- George Washington Middle1.5 mi · 1,458
- Mount Vernon Elementary1.5 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas MacArthur ElementaryHow many students attend Douglas MacArthur Elementary?
Douglas MacArthur Elementary enrolls approximately 680 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Douglas MacArthur Elementary serve?
Douglas MacArthur Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Douglas MacArthur Elementary have?
Douglas MacArthur Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Douglas MacArthur Elementary?
Douglas MacArthur Elementary reports a student body of 39% White, 26% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Douglas MacArthur Elementary in?
Douglas MacArthur Elementary is part of Alexandria City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.