Lyles-Crouch Elementary

As a close-knit primary school in Alexandria, Virginia, Lyles-Crouch Elementary enrolls 378 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Alexandria City Public Schools. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

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

Demographically, Lyles-Crouch Elementary shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Alexandria city as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lyles-Crouch Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Lyles-Crouch Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at Lyles-Crouch Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alexandria city runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lyles-Crouch Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 82.1%; this one delivers 79.3%.

Around the school, census data for Alexandria city shows median household earnings sit near $119,681, roughly 66% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Alexandria city's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,575 students), Lyles-Crouch Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lyles-Crouch Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lyles-Crouch Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 60.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 29% to 23%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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