George Mason Elementary School, 1703 N. Beauregard St. (temporary): grades K-5, 291 students in fall 2025, rated Approaching Expectations.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: George Mason Elementary School, Alexandria City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.

George Mason Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). It serves kindergarten through fifth grade. Its building in the Cameron Mills Road area is being renovated, so for the 2026-27 school year it is meeting in temporary space on North Beauregard Street.

Who to call

  • Front office: 703-706-4470
  • Registrar (new students): Ariana Lara, per the registrars list
  • ACPS central office: 703-619-8000, 1340 Braddock Place; questions to ask@acps.k12.va.us
  • Buses: ACPS Office of Pupil Transportation, 703-461-4169
Address 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311 (temporary)
Phone 703-706-4470
Grades Kindergarten to 5
School hours 8 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Website gm.acps.k12.va.us
Division Alexandria City Public Schools

Principal

Principal Christopher F. Finan, according to the school’s website, which says he took the job in July 2023. Pamela Buckley is the assistant principal.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 291 students in fall 2025, compared with 332 in 2024 and 336 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. The state count includes nine pre-K students.
  • Federal count: 336 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 15 students per teacher.

State report card

Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school has submitted, and the state has approved, the evidence the Standards of Accreditation require. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.

  • Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
  • Framework score: 83.91, rated Approaching Expectations, in the division summary

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed, grades 3 to 5):

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 71% 70% 66%
Math 75% 69% 65%
Science 64% 82% 75%

The full profile also reports attendance, spending and teacher data.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Look up an address in the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator, which shows its elementary, middle and high school for 2026-27 and whether a student qualifies for a bus. ACPS publishes its elementary-to-middle feeder patterns as maps on the redistricting page instead of as a list, so the locator is the reliable check for a single address. Every ACPS student goes on to Alexandria City High School.

Renovation and rezoning: George Mason’s own building, at 2601 Cameron Mills Road in the federal directory, is being renovated through the 2026-27 school year, and the school is meeting in temporary space at 1703 N. Beauregard St. Every George Mason student gets a bus to the temporary building this year, so walk zones are not enforced, according to the boundaries page. Under the boundaries approved June 12, 2025, kindergarten to second grade students from MacArthur neighborhoods moved to George Mason were placed in the temporary building this year; students from Charles Barrett and Jefferson-Houston areas moved to George Mason are scheduled to start in 2027-28.

The school’s walk zone map applies once the school returns to its own building. In kindergarten, a school that is over its class-size limit holds a lottery among registered students and places some at another ACPS school. Our Alexandria schools guide covers the rezoning.

Programs

Kindergartners at George Mason may apply to join the Spanish-English two-way dual language program at Mount Vernon Community School, if there is room, under the ACPS program transfer rules.

Calendar and bell times

From the ACPS 2026-27 traditional calendar:

  • Friday, Oct. 30: end of first quarter
  • Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school (teacher work day, then Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • Thursday, June 17, 2027: last day of school

School hours are 8 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s schedules page, with a first bell at 7:50 a.m.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does George Mason serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to Alexandria City Public Schools.

How is George Mason rated by the state?

It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 83.91 and is rated Approaching Expectations.

Where is George Mason Elementary this year?

In temporary space at 1703 N. Beauregard St. while its building is renovated through the 2026-27 school year. Every student gets a bus there.

What time does George Mason Elementary start?

School hours are 8 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., with a first bell at 7:50 a.m.

Which high school does George Mason feed into?

Alexandria City High School, the city’s only public high school. The middle school depends on the address; check the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator.