Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, 530 S. St. Asaph St.: grades K-5, 403 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, rated Distinguished.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Alexandria City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy is a public elementary school run by Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). It serves kindergarten through fifth grade on South St. Asaph Street in Old Town, and it is the only ACPS school rated Distinguished, the top level in Virginia’s school ratings. The state lists it as Lyles-Crouch Elementary.
Who to call
- Front office: 703-706-4430
- Registrar (new students): Chinyere McNeal, 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 | 530 S. St. Asaph St., Alexandria, VA 22314 |
| Phone | 703-706-4430 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 5 |
| School hours | 8 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. |
| Website | lcta.acps.k12.va.us |
| Division | Alexandria City Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Laura Burkart, according to the school’s website, which says she became principal in July 2023 after serving as assistant principal. Colleen Cassidy is the assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 403 students in fall 2025, compared with 384 in 2024 and 440 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
- Federal count: 434 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 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: 95.76, rated Distinguished, 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 | 83% | 83% | 85% |
| Math | 79% | 80% | 80% |
| Science | 86% | 83% | 89% |
Its reading and science pass rates are the highest of any ACPS school. 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.
New elementary and middle school boundaries, approved by the School Board on June 12, 2025, took effect this school year; check the locator, and see the boundaries page for who could stay at a former school for a year or two.
Elementary students who live within one mile of school are expected to walk; see the Lyles-Crouch walk zone map. 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 Lyles-Crouch 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 7:45 a.m.
More on Alexandria schools
- The ACPS schools page lists every school.
- Every public school in Alexandria, with zones and state ratings.
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Lyles-Crouch serve?
Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to Alexandria City Public Schools.
How is Lyles-Crouch rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 95.76 and is rated Distinguished.
What time does Lyles-Crouch start?
School hours are 8 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., with a first bell at 7:45 a.m.
Which high school does Lyles-Crouch 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.
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