John Adams Elementary

Set in Alexandria, Virginia, John Adams Elementary is a moderately sized elementary campus, operated by Alexandria City Public Schools. It serves 743 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

Across the 18 schools in Alexandria City Public Schools (16,575 students total), John Adams Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, John Adams Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 25% Black, 20% White, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Alexandria city as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 111% of students at John Adams Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Alexandria city's rate of about 69%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Alexandria city put median household earnings sit near $119,681, roughly 66% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alexandria city runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,575 students), of which John Adams Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Early Childhood Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

John Adams Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. John Adams Elementary's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 1,038 (now 743). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 33% to 25%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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