George Mason Elementary

George Mason Elementary, a tight-knit elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, part of Alexandria City Public Schools, hosts 332 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Within Alexandria City Public Schools, which oversees 18 schools and 16,575 students, George Mason Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, George Mason Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Alexandria city runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, George Mason Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.8%, the actual is 73.8%, a residual of -3.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Alexandria city put the typical household earns roughly $119,681 per year, 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Alexandria city's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,575 students), George Mason Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mount Vernon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, George Mason Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 65.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Mason Elementary has ticked down 42%, going from 575 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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