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Enrollment
689
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510012000055
William Ramsay Elementary
5700 Sanger Ave, Alexandria, VA 22311 · (703) 824-6950 · Alexandria city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Virginia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
611 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 | 42 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
68%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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 William Ramsay Elementary
William Ramsay Elementary's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Ramsay Elementary this school | 689 | 88.7% | 42.4% |
| Weyanoke Elementary Alexandria | 590 | 97.1% | 43.2% |
| Annandale Terrace Elementary Annandale | 680 | 96.3% | 52.7% |
| Riverside Elementary Alexandria | 741 | 80.3% | 71.8% |
| Groveton Elementary Alexandria | 764 | 83.6% | 49.5% |
| Dogwood Elementary Reston | 745 | 98.5% | 41.5% |
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 William Ramsay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Alexandria city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,047 of 1,101 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,053 of 1,111 ▲ 11 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,044 of 1,111 ▲ 20 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #200 of 1,176 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #823 of 1,105 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #311 of 1,106 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #366 of 1,157 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #95 of 759 | #4 of 11 |
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
689
+98 (+17%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 89% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 90% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 43.5 | 13.9:1 | 90% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 38 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 918 | 56.8 | 16.1:1 | 86% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 903 | 46 | 19.6:1 | 86% (773) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 82% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 52 | 12.2:1 | 67% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 35 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Ramsay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (918 to 689); teachers down 21% (56.8 to 45).
About William Ramsay Elementary
William Ramsay Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia. A total of 689 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 38% higher.
William Ramsay Elementary falls under Alexandria City Public Schools, which has 18 schools enrolling 16,575 students.
At 51%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at William Ramsay Elementary combined. The remaining students are 19% Black, 11% White, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Alexandria city, the Hispanic share is about 18%. William Ramsay Elementary has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.3 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. Among public schools in Alexandria city, the average eligibility rate is 69%.
allk12 grades William Ramsay Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 64.0% for William Ramsay Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 42.4%. The 21.6-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Alexandria city census figures show that median household income is about $119,681, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 66% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 20 public schools operate in Alexandria city, serving about 16,575 students.
The closest public school, Early Childhood Center, is about 0.5 miles from William Ramsay Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, William Ramsay Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
William Ramsay Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 689 was 17% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 591.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Patrick Henry K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,075 students
- Mount Vernon ElementaryElementary · 933 students
- James K. Polk ElementaryElementary · 804 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
- Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 198
- John Adams Elementary0.5 mi · 743
- Ferdinand T. Day Elementary0.5 mi · 589
- Glasgow Middle0.9 mi · 1,702
- James K. Polk Elementary0.9 mi · 804
- Francis C. Hammond Middle1.1 mi · 1,597
Frequently asked questions
About William Ramsay ElementaryHow large is William Ramsay Elementary?
William Ramsay Elementary enrolls approximately 689 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William Ramsay Elementary serve?
William Ramsay Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at William Ramsay Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at William Ramsay Elementary.
What is the student diversity at William Ramsay Elementary?
Student demographics at William Ramsay Elementary are roughly 11% White, 51% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees William Ramsay Elementary?
William Ramsay Elementary 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.