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Early Childhood Center

5651 Rayburn Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22311 · (703) 824-6970 · Alexandria city
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
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Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K198100%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
2211%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
6935%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
7638%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
2714%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
9849%
Female
10051%

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Where Early Childhood Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Alexandria city
Enrollment
ranked largest first
198#1,109 of 1,176#15 of 15
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 2024-25
Enrollment
198
+29 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519816.212.2:1N/A
2023-242021513.5:1N/A
2022-23174N/AN/AN/A
2020-21169189.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early Childhood Center.

About Early Childhood Center

Located in Alexandria, Virginia, Early Childhood Center is a small elementary school. The school had 198 students in pre-K in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.

The district for Early Childhood Center is Alexandria City Public Schools, with 18 schools and 16,575 students.

Early Childhood Center has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 38%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Alexandria city, the Black share is about 21%. Early Childhood Center's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teachers at Early Childhood Center total 16.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.

In Alexandria city (population about 156,976), the median household income is $119,681, 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Early Childhood Center is one of 20 public schools in the county.

The closest other public school is John Adams Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Early Childhood Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Under the NCES locale system, Early Childhood Center is City: Mid-size.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.4:1 to 12.2:1.

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Alexandria city at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Early Childhood Center
District
Alexandria City Public Schools
Address
5651 Rayburn Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone
(703) 824-6970
County
Alexandria city
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
198
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
510012003057
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Early Childhood Center schools

43 other US public schools in 16 states are named Early Childhood Center. Early Childhood Center is the 18th largest of the 44.

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Frequently asked questions

About Early Childhood Center
How large is Early Childhood Center?
Early Childhood Center enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-PK.
Is Early Childhood Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Early Childhood Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-PK.
How many teachers does Early Childhood Center have?
Early Childhood Center employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Early Childhood Center?
At Early Childhood Center, the student body is approximately 11% White, 35% Hispanic, 38% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Early Childhood Center public or private?
Early Childhood Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alexandria City Public Schools.
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