Ferdinand T. Day Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Alexandria, Virginia
Ferdinand T. Day Elementary in Alexandria, Virginia enrolled 589 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 27%
608 students in 2022-23, 621 students in 2023-24, 589 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 608 | 49.0 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 33.0 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 589 | 36.0 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 186 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ferdinand T. Day Elementary enrolled 558 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 186 of the 558 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent17.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.4% of students were Hispanic, 30.4% Black, 16.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic39.4%
- Black30.4%
- White16.5%
- Asian11.2%
- Two or more races2.0%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 38% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Alexandria
39 public elementary schools in Alexandria report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Henry K-8 School | 1,075 | 17.9 | 96.8% |
| Parklawn Elementary | 963 | 14.0 | 98.1% |
| Mount Vernon Elementary | 933 | 18.1 | 38.8% |
| Hybla Valley Elementary | 878 | 14.0 | 99.1% |
| James K. Polk Elementary | 804 | 16.9 | 75.7% |
| Groveton Elementary | 764 | 14.0 | 83.6% |
| John Adams Elementary | 743 | 15.0 | 95.6% |
| Riverside Elementary | 741 | 14.4 | 80.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ferdinand T. Day Elementary
- John Adams ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 743 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- William Ramsay ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 689 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Ferdinand T. Day Elementary with John Adams ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alexandria City Public Schools spends per student$21,716 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,716
- The largest public schools in VirginiaFerdinand T. Day Elementary is the number 377 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#377 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.16.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ferdinand T. Day Elementary
How many students attend Ferdinand T. Day Elementary?
589 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 608 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alexandria, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary?
16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ferdinand T. Day Elementary a Title I school?
Ferdinand T. Day Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ferdinand T. Day Elementary in?
Alexandria City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510012003053 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.