John Adams Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Alexandria, Virginia

John Adams Elementary in Alexandria, Virginia enrolled 743 students in 2024-25 with 49.4 full-time teachers, 15.0 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, 58% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

731 students in 2022-23, 746 students in 2023-24, 743 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.8 to 49.4.

Students enrolled at John Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-237312023-247462024-25743
Students enrolled at John Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-237312023-247462024-25743
Students enrolled at John Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-237312023-247462024-25743
Students enrolled at John Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-237312023-247462024-25743
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373151.814.1
2023-2474648.015.5
2024-2574349.415.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 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; John Adams Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJohn Adams Elementary 15.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; John Adams Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJohn Adams Elementary 15.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; John Adams Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJohn Adams Elementary 15.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; John Adams Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherJohn Adams Elementary 15.0state 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 344 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Adams Elementary enrolled 688 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 344 of the 688 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent22.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.8% of students were Hispanic, 24.8% Black, 19.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic40.8%
  2. Black24.8%
  3. White19.8%
  4. Asian10.9%
  5. Two or more races3.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 John Adams Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% 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
Math58%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; John Adams Elementary is number 7 by size.

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 John Adams Elementary

  1. Ferdinand T. Day ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 589 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. William Ramsay ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 689 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare John Adams Elementary with Ferdinand T. Day 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 VirginiaJohn Adams Elementary is the number 141 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#141 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  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 John Adams Elementary

  1. How many students attend John Adams Elementary?
    743 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 731 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alexandria, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John Adams Elementary?
    15.0 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 John Adams Elementary a Title I school?
    John Adams Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at John Adams Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at John Adams Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% 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 John Adams Elementary in?
    Alexandria City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510012000045 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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