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Enrollment
1,075
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510012000052
Patrick Henry K-8 School
4643 Taney Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304 · (703) 461-4170 · Alexandria city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,075 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,041 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 93% larger than its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Patrick Henry K-8 School→Alexandria City High
Based on grade levels within Alexandria City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Patrick Henry K-8 School
Patrick Henry K-8 School's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Henry K-8 School this school | 1,075 | 96.8% | 63.0% |
| Lafayette Elementary Fredericksburg | 812 | 90.8% | 54.0% |
| Hugh Mercer Elementary Fredericksburg | 859 | 90.3% | 44.1% |
| Anne E. Moncure Elementary Stafford | 852 | 94.4% | 57.6% |
| Kate Waller Barrett Elementary Stafford | 838 | 88.2% | 69.4% |
| Elizabeth Holladay Elementary Richmond | 859 | 89.9% | 50.7% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Patrick Henry K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Alexandria city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #762 of 1,101 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #860 of 1,111 ▼ 15 | #7 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #803 of 1,111 ▲ 22 | #6 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,075 | #5 of 1,176 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,063 of 1,105 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #27 of 1,106 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #232 of 1,157 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +59.3% | #7 of 324 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,075
+150 (+16%) vs 2020
+137% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,075 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 97% (1,041) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 63 | 16.8:1 | 97% (1,021) |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 64 | 15.3:1 | 85% (836) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 54 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 76% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 79% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 72% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 47 | 12.1:1 | 63% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 33 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patrick Henry K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (675 to 1,075); teachers up 43% (42 to 60).
About Patrick Henry K-8 School
Patrick Henry K-8 School is a public elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia. The school counted 1,075 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That is 115% larger than the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Within Alexandria City Public Schools, Patrick Henry K-8 School is one of 18 schools. The district enrolls 16,575 students.
Black students account for 32% of enrollment at Patrick Henry K-8 School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 20% White, 9% multiracial, and 9% Asian. County-wide, 21% of Alexandria city residents are Black. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Patrick Henry K-8 School are from different groups.
There are 60 full-time-equivalent teachers at Patrick Henry K-8 School, giving a ratio of 17.9:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. By family income, 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Alexandria city average 69%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Patrick Henry K-8 School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Patrick Henry K-8 School is 1.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (63.0% versus 61.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Looking at the county, Alexandria city, the median household earns about $119,681 a year, 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Alexandria city has 20 public schools with about 16,575 students, including Patrick Henry K-8 School.
James K. Polk Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from Patrick Henry K-8 School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 63.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Patrick Henry K-8 School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,075, compared with 925 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Patrick Henry K-8 School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Alexandria city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Alexandria City Public Schools
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Francis C. Hammond MiddleMiddle · 1,597 students
- George Washington MiddleMiddle · 1,458 students
- Mount Vernon ElementaryElementary · 933 students
- James K. Polk ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- John Adams ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Other schools in Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Nearby schools
- James K. Polk Elementary0.3 mi · 804
- Francis C. Hammond Middle0.6 mi · 1,597
- Ferdinand T. Day Elementary1.1 mi · 589
- Samuel W. Tucker Elementary1.2 mi · 735
- William Ramsay Elementary1.3 mi · 689
- John Adams Elementary1.3 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About Patrick Henry K-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Patrick Henry K-8 School?
Patrick Henry K-8 School enrolls approximately 1,075 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Patrick Henry K-8 School serve?
Patrick Henry K-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Patrick Henry K-8 School have?
Patrick Henry K-8 School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Patrick Henry K-8 School?
Student demographics at Patrick Henry K-8 School are roughly 20% White, 28% Hispanic, 32% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Patrick Henry K-8 School?
Patrick Henry K-8 School is overseen by Alexandria City Public Schools in Alexandria city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.