William Ramsay Elementary School, 5700 Sanger Ave.: pre-K to grade 5, 735 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, rated Needs Intensive Support.

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

William Ramsay Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). It serves pre-K through fifth grade on Sanger Avenue in the western part of the city, and its enrollment has grown each of the last two years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 703-824-6950
  • Registrar (new students): Judith Almeida, 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 5700 Sanger Ave., Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone 703-824-6950
Grades Pre-K to 5
Website wr.acps.k12.va.us
Division Alexandria City Public Schools

Principal

Principal Nefertiti Hunter-Holbeck, according to the school’s website, which says she took the job July 1, 2025, after serving as acting principal. Mariela Garcia-Maria has been an assistant principal since 2015.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 735 students in fall 2025, compared with 689 in 2024 and 654 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 included 45 pre-K students.
  • Federal count: 654 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 43 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: 78.36, rated Needs Intensive Support, 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 43% 46% 43%
Math 40% 46% 52%
Science 50% 47% 47%

Math is up 12 points since 2023-24. 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 William Ramsay 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 William Ramsay may apply to join the Spanish-English two-way dual language program at John Adams Elementary, 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

William Ramsay does not post a bell schedule on its website; call the front office for start and dismissal times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does William Ramsay serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade, according to Alexandria City Public Schools.

How is William Ramsay rated by the state?

It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 78.36 and is rated Needs Intensive Support.

Which high school does William Ramsay 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.