Samuel W. Tucker Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Alexandria, Virginia
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary in Alexandria, Virginia enrolled 735 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% 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 10%
759 students in 2022-23, 736 students in 2023-24, 735 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.0 to 43.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 759 | 48.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 45.5 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 735 | 43.0 | 17.1 |
17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 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 240 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Samuel W. Tucker Elementary enrolled 720 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 240 of the 720 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent27.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
29.0% of students were Black, 25.4% White, 22.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black29.0%
- White25.4%
- Hispanic22.6%
- Asian12.8%
- Two or more races9.3%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Samuel W. Tucker Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% 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 | 61% | 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 Samuel W. Tucker Elementary
- Bush Hill ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 673 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Clermont ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 549 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Samuel W. Tucker Elementary with Bush Hill 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 VirginiaSamuel W. Tucker Elementary is the number 149 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#149 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.17.1:1
- 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 Samuel W. Tucker Elementary
How many students attend Samuel W. Tucker Elementary?
735 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 759 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alexandria, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Samuel W. Tucker Elementary?
17.1 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 Samuel W. Tucker Elementary a Title I school?
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Samuel W. Tucker Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Samuel W. Tucker Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% 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 Samuel W. Tucker Elementary in?
Alexandria City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510012002549 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.