Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Alexandria, Virginia

Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School in Alexandria, Virginia enrolled 506 students in 2024-25 with 48.5 full-time teachers, 10.4 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, 40% 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 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

636 students in 2022-23, 587 students in 2023-24, 506 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.0 to 48.5.

Students enrolled at Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 587, 2024-25: 50602004006008002022-236362023-245872024-25506
Students enrolled at Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 587, 2024-25: 50602004006008002022-236362023-245872024-25506
Students enrolled at Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 587, 2024-25: 50602004006008002022-236362023-245872024-25506
Students enrolled at Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 587, 2024-25: 50602004006008002022-236362023-245872024-25506
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363658.011.0
2023-2458756.010.5
2024-2550648.510.4

10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 10.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 10.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 10.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 10.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

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 304 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School enrolled 607 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 304 of the 607 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.0% of students were Black, 25.1% White, 20.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black47.0%
  2. White25.1%
  3. Hispanic20.0%
  4. Two or more races5.1%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.8%
  7. 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 Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School scored proficient or above: 40% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math40%not published67.5%

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.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Patrick Henry K-8 School1,07517.996.8%
Parklawn Elementary96314.098.1%
Mount Vernon Elementary93318.138.8%
Hybla Valley Elementary87814.099.1%
James K. Polk Elementary80416.975.7%
Groveton Elementary76414.083.6%
John Adams Elementary74315.095.6%
Riverside Elementary74114.480.3%

All public schools in Alexandria →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School

  1. Naomi L. Brooks ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 319 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Lyles-Crouch ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 378 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School with Naomi L. Brooks ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaJefferson-Houston PK-8 School is the number 557 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#557 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.10.4:1
  7. 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 Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School

  1. How many students attend Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School?
    506 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 636 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alexandria, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School?
    10.4 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.
  3. Is Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School a Title I school?
    Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School scored proficient or above: 40% 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.
  5. What district is Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School in?
    Alexandria City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510012000044 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.

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