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Patrick Henry K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Patrick Henry K-8 School in Alexandria, VA serves 1,075 students in pre-K through 8th grade, making it the largest and only K-8 campus among nearby elementary schools in Alexandria City Public Schools. The school has an extremely high-poverty population, with 96.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — the highest rate in this comparison, well above schools like Douglas MacArthur Elementary (42.65%) and even similar high-poverty neighbors like William Ramsay Elementary (88.68%). Despite this, Patrick Henry’s attendance is a bright spot: chronic absenteeism dropped from 28.3% in 2021-22 to 13.6% in 2024-25, lower than the state average and several other high-poverty schools.

Academically, Patrick Henry is something of “two schools in one.” Elementary grades struggle, with 5th grade math proficiency at 51.35% and science at 48.65% — both well below district and state averages. But middle school results are much stronger: 8th grade reading (74.6%), science (74.6%), and civics (79.37%) all beat district averages, and 100% of 8th graders taking Algebra I passed their SOL. The contrast is stark in 8th grade math, where only 21.43% of students in grade-level math passed, suggesting advanced students are accelerated into Algebra I while the remaining cohort lags. The school’s overall state rank is in the bottom quarter (22nd percentile), but subgroup data shows real strengths: African American students rank at the 50th percentile statewide among similar schools, English Language Learners at the 55th percentile, and low-income students at the 41st percentile — all better than the school’s overall ranking would suggest.

The biggest concern is resource equity. Patrick Henry spends $10,628 per student and has a 17.9 student-teacher ratio — the lowest spending and highest class sizes in the entire comparison, despite serving the highest-need population. Nearby Douglas MacArthur spends about $4,400 more per student, while Fairfax schools like Clermont Elementary also outspend Patrick Henry. Though the school’s rank is low, it actually outperforms several similarly high-poverty schools such as Ferdinand T. Day Elementary (14th percentile) and William Ramsay (7th percentile). Given its challenges, Patrick Henry shows meaningful pockets of success — especially for African American students, English Learners, and middle schoolers — while elementary math and science remain clear areas for growth.

1,075

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,628

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4643 Taney Ave
Alexandria, VA 22304

(703) 461-4170

District: Alexandria City Public Schools

Students who attend Patrick Henry K-8 School usually attend:

High:

Alexandria City High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.9%

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

Virginia avg70%

Elementary school

865^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

265^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 57 pts since 2019

From top 6% (2019) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Alexandria City Public Schools

103^rd of 131Alexandria City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	865 of 1111	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	843 of 1110	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	903 of 1114	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	899 of 1114	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	768 of 1109	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	884 of 1103	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	732 of 1105	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	665 of 1097	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	644 of 1099	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	682 of 1096	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	904 of 1100	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	961 of 1110	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.9	1094 of 1120	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	1112 of 1117	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	1110 of 1117	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	921 of 1113	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	935 of 1082	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	1054 of 1081	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1040 of 1083	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.0	1038 of 1071	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	957 of 1062	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	293 of 591	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	229 of 579	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	251 of 588	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	255 of 579	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	208 of 238	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	216 of 230	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	142 of 315	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	129 of 326	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	184 of 306	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	195 of 300	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	784 of 1100	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	814 of 1096	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	786 of 1098	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	868 of 1100	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	492 of 619	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	521 of 606	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	510 of 580	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	465 of 564	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	614 of 1040	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	654 of 1046	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	702 of 1036	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	918 of 1099	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	864 of 1093	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	950 of 1101	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	912 of 1093	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	254 of 306	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	177 of 271	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.3	241 of 247	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	780 of 974	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	913 of 973	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	947 of 979	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	956 of 984	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	265 of 416	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	255 of 419	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	265 of 417	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	198 of 422	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	214 of 415	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	218 of 419	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.9	27 of 424	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	66 of 297	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	39 of 297	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	74 of 299	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	83 of 298	72.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	70 of 137	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	99 of 136	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	24 of 134	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	21 of 135	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.5	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	251 of 409	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	242 of 403	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	267 of 407	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	169 of 411	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	227 of 283	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	169 of 279	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	164 of 272	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.0	70 of 275	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	160 of 401	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	209 of 403	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	155 of 402	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	250 of 410	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	234 of 404	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	238 of 407	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	201 of 409	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	324 of 400	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+46 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+7 vs state

Civics and Economics79%+5 vs state

VA Studies70%~ state avg

English Reading63%-10 vs state

Mathematics58%-8 vs state

Science58%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a principal
Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Patrick Henry makes use of the much derided Success for All reading program. A canned, scripted and exceedingly poor curriculum. If your child is at all proficient in reading, he/she will quickly exhaust all of the quality books and begin reading the same titles again and again. Worse still, because the program is scripted and all teachers are told exactly what to say, to the minute, creative, innovative and quality teachers leave this school in droves. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, April 24, 2016

My daughter goes to K at Patrick Henry Elementary. At first we are little skeptical about the school. But now after several months we are very very happy with this school.
Specially the principal and stuff are excellent workers. Every time for any kind of help we always get professional help.
We thank you for those helps. And also we hope they stay like that. I know in no time this elementary school will become one of the best school in the nation.
Thank you again for teaching my daughter.
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by a parent
Sunday, February 22, 2015

I have two kids at Patrick Henry and I could not be happier with the school, the teachers, and the principal. This school is filled with passionate and creative teachers, who really care about their students. The principal and her team are working really hard to get the scores up but without sacrificing actual learning. This is a school full of diversity and Ms. Bynum, our principal, celebrates it and makes it a point of strength. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, October 17, 2014

always they have big mistake ,,and they don't resolve the problems ..some teacher they don't good professional.. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Algebra I (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Patrick Henry K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4643 Taney Ave	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4170	1,075	60	17.9	96.8%	217 (20.2%)	343 (31.9%)	303 (28.2%)	95 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	101 (9.4%)	28.1	865^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.5	843^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	24.1%	22	100.0	72.0	64.0	51.4	61.1	45.7	21.4	48.7	74.6	60.2	58.8	58.7	65.6	65.6	74.6	79.4	70.3	$10,628	$392	$10,236
James K. Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Polk Ave	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4180	804	48	16.9	75.7%	197 (24.5%)	206 (25.6%)	255 (31.7%)	96 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.8%)	31.7	826^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.7%		29.5	835^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.8%	9		65.6	69.2	66.7				57.7		57.8	62.5	62.2					67.7	$11,597	$534	$11,064
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Ferdinand Day Dr	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 933-6300	735	43	17.0	77.0%	187 (25.4%)	213 (29.0%)	166 (22.6%)	94 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (9.3%)	30.6	834^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.3	814^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.7%	20		67.4	60.4	63.5				58.8		59.0	60.4	61.5					81.0	$14,433	$455	$13,978
Ferdinand T. Day Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 N Beauregard Street	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-8125	589	36	16.3	89.1%	97 (16.5%)	179 (30.4%)	232 (39.4%)	66 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	19.3	955^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.5	1030^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.2%	75		57.5	52.8	58.7				60.9		46.8	58.6	51.7					75.0	$11,865	$691	$11,174
William Ramsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Sanger Ave	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 824-6950	689	45	15.3	88.7%	78 (11.3%)	131 (19.0%)	350 (50.8%)	74 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.4%)	9.8	1029^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.4%		6	1065^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.1%	36		41.4	60.0	53.8				46.8		32.7	48.5	47.8					57.7	$15,311	$636	$14,675
John Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5651 Rayburn Ave	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 824-6970	743	49	15.0	110.8%	147 (19.8%)	184 (24.8%)	303 (40.8%)	81 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	24.9	895^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.4%		19.5	934^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.9%	39		43.0	57.9	65.1				63.1		43.8	56.3	58.8					88.9	$15,767	$913	$14,854
Clermont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5720 Clermont Dr	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 921-2400	549	34	15.9	15.1%	326 (59.4%)	25 (4.6%)	101 (18.4%)	38 (6.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.5%)	82.8	162^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	85.4%		82.4	171^st of 1110 public elementary schools	84.6%	9		89.3	94.0	77.3	71.4			85.1		81.3	92.0	86.5	87.1					$11,128	$238	$10,890
Douglas MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Janneys Ln	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 461-4190	680	43	15.8	42.6%	264 (38.8%)	164 (24.1%)	175 (25.7%)	30 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	52.5	584^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.8	599^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.0%	15		68.5	71.4	76.3				70.1		63.7	74.0	77.3					77.4	$15,010	$22	$14,988
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Campbell Dr	Alexandria	22303	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 329-2100	606	47	12.7	87.6%	151 (24.9%)	122 (20.1%)	207 (34.2%)	92 (15.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	34.6	795^th of 1111 public elementary schools	28.4%		26.6	864^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.2%	69		63.0	76.9	43.9	55.3			48.2		60.8	77.6	54.7	72.3					$13,230	$1,121	$12,109
Abingdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3035 S Abingdon St	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6650	768	59	13.0	57.6%	242 (31.5%)	84 (10.9%)	309 (40.2%)	87 (11.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	24.8	898^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.2%		26.4	868^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.8%	30		63.8	57.6	67.0				68.6		55.7	59.9	61.9					46.8	$15,114	$823	$14,291

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Students who attend Patrick Henry K-8 School usually go on to attend:

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Patrick Henry K-8 School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

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Alexandria City Public Schools

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,075 students attended Patrick Henry K-8 School.

What is the racial makeup of Patrick Henry K-8 School?

Students at Patrick Henry K-8 School are 32% African American, 28% Hispanic, 20% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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