Early Childhood Center

As an one-room-style elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, Early Childhood Center instructs 198 students from grade pre-K, overseen by Alexandria City Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Early Childhood Center sits 60% smaller than that benchmark.

Alexandria City Public Schools comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 16,575 students; Early Childhood Center is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Early Childhood Center reports that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Alexandria city shows median household income runs about $119,681, roughly 66% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Early Childhood Center is one of 20 public schools in Alexandria city (combined enrollment of about 16,575 students).

The closest other public school is John Adams Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

On the community side, members of the Early Childhood Center community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.