William Ramsay Elementary

William Ramsay Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Alexandria, Virginia, operated by Alexandria City Public Schools, teacheing 689 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

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

Looking at the student body, William Ramsay Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Black, 11% White, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, William Ramsay Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 64.0%; this one comes in at 42.4%, -21.6 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Alexandria city shows median household income runs about $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. Across Alexandria city's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,575 students), William Ramsay Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William Ramsay Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.2%.

William Ramsay Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 918 students in 2018 compared to 689 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the William Ramsay Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.