Fairfax County Public Schools on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Oak View ElementaryChantilly HighBelvedere ElementaryBren Mar Park ElementaryStone MiddleWaples Mill ElementaryFairfax County Adult HighAnnandale HighAnnandale Terrace ElementaryBaileys Elementary School For The Arts And SciencesBeech Tree ElementaryBelle View ElementaryBraddock ElementaryBrookfield ElementaryBucknell ElementaryBush Hill ElementaryCamelot ElementaryCameron ElementaryCanterbury Woods ElementaryCardinal Forest ElementaryChesterbrook ElementaryChurchill Road ElementaryClermont ElementaryColumbia ElementaryCooper MiddleCrestwood ElementaryCunningham Park ElementaryDogwood ElementaryHutchison ElementaryEdison HighFairfax HighFairfax Villa ElementaryFairhill ElementaryFairview ElementaryFalls Church HighFlint Hill ElementaryFloris ElementaryForest Edge ElementaryForestdale ElementaryFort Hunt ElementarySandburg MiddleWhitman MiddleFranconia ElementarySherman ElementaryFreedom Hill ElementaryFrost MiddleGarfield ElementaryGlasgow MiddleGlen Forest ElementaryGraham Road ElementaryGreat Falls ElementaryGreenbriar East ElementaryGreenbriar West ElementaryGroveton ElementaryWest Potomac HighGunston ElementaryHaycock ElementaryHayfield ElementaryHayfield SecondaryHerndon ElementaryHerndon HighHerndon MiddleBryant HighHollin Meadows ElementaryHolmes MiddleHunt Valley ElementaryHunters Woods Elementary School For The Arts And SciencesHybla Valley ElementaryIrving MiddleJustice HighKeene Mill ElementaryKent Gardens ElementaryKey CenterKey MiddleKilmer CenterKilmer MiddleKings Park ElementaryLake Anne ElementaryLake Braddock SecondaryLangley HighJohnson MiddleLaurel Ridge ElementaryLewis HighLemon Road ElementaryLittle Run ElementaryLondon Towne ElementaryLongfellow MiddleArcher ElementaryJackson MiddleLynbrook ElementaryMadison HighMantua ElementaryMarshall HighMarshall Road ElementaryMclean HighMosaic ElementaryMount Eagle ElementaryMount Vernon HighMount Vernon Woods ElementaryNavy ElementaryNorth Springfield ElementaryOakton ElementaryOakton HighOlde Creek ElementaryOrange Hunt ElementaryParklawn ElementaryPine Spring ElementaryPoe MiddleRavensworth ElementaryRiverside ElementaryRobinson SecondaryRolling Valley ElementaryRose Hill ElementaryShrevewood ElementarySleepy Hollow ElementarySouth Lakes HighSpring Hill ElementarySpringfield Estates ElementaryStenwood ElementaryStratford Landing ElementarySunrise Valley ElementaryTerraset ElementaryThoreau MiddleTimber Lane ElementaryTwain MiddleVienna ElementaryWakefield Forest ElementaryWashington Mill ElementaryWaynewood ElementaryWest Springfield ElementaryWest Springfield HighWestbriar ElementaryWestgate ElementaryWestlawn ElementaryWeyanoke ElementaryWolftrap ElementaryWoodburn ElementaryWoodlawn ElementaryWoodley Hills ElementaryWoodson HighAldrin ElementaryDeer Park ElementaryCentreville ElementaryLane ElementaryHalley ElementaryMountain View HighCarson MiddleFort Belvoir ElementaryClearview ElementaryForestville ElementaryFox Mill ElementaryHughes MiddleKings Glen ElementaryRocky Run MiddleTerra Centre ElementaryWhite Oaks ElementaryBull Run ElementaryCherry Run ElementaryNewington Forest ElementaryOak Hill ElementaryFranklin MiddleThomas Jefferson High For Science And TechnologyArmstrong ElementaryUnion Mill ElementaryCub Run ElementaryLees Corner ElementaryCentreville HighSilverbrook ElementaryBonnie Brae ElementaryDranesville ElementaryCrossfield ElementarySangster ElementarySaratoga ElementaryVirginia Run ElementaryWillow Springs ElementaryPoplar Tree ElementaryCentre Ridge ElementaryLiberty MiddleMcnair ElementaryColvin Run ElementaryIsland Creek ElementaryLorton Station ElementaryPowell ElementaryDunn Loring Early Childhood Resource CenterSouth County HighEagle View ElementaryWestfield HighDaniels Run ElementaryProvidence ElementaryCoates ElementaryLaurel Hill ElementaryVirginia Hills Early Childhood Resource CenterBull Run Early Childhood Resource CenterSouth County MiddleMason Crest ElementaryPimmit Early Childhood Resource CenterFort Belvoir Upper ElementaryBaileys Upper Elementary School For The Arts And SciencesMcnair Upper Elementary
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Fairfax County Public Schools

Average SchoolGrade
B+
Meeting or exceeding expectations
84%
Exceeding
70%
Avg actual scores
60.7%
Avg projected
55.7%

191 of 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (8 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 120B: 38C: 22D: 11

Best schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

Statewide rankings: all 319 high schools in Virginia · all 325 middle schools in Virginia · all 1104 elementary schools in Virginia

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Thomas Jefferson High For Science And Technology (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. A+ Poplar Tree Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. A+ Sangster Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  4. A+ Longfellow Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  5. A+ Colvin Run Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  6. A+ Haycock Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  7. A+ Wolftrap Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  8. A+ Carson Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  9. A+ Cooper Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  10. A+ Kent Gardens Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)

Every school in Fairfax County Public Schools

High schools (25)

Middle and junior high schools (23)

Elementary and primary schools (146)

Other schools and academies (5)

Where Fairfax County Public Schools schools are

Cities and towns served (19)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in Virginia
  • County: Fairfax County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 180,714 students with 13,166 full-time-equivalent teachers and 28,829 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 5101260
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Fairfax County Public Schools

How many schools are in Fairfax County Public Schools?

SchoolGrade grades 199 public schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, across 19 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Fairfax County Public Schools serve?

The largest by graded schools: Alexandria, Springfield, Fairfax, Falls Church, Vienna and 14 more.

How good are the schools in Fairfax County Public Schools?

Across the 191 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 60.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55.7%. 84% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Fairfax County Public Schools?

180,714 students were enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Fairfax County Public Schools?

Fairfax County Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Fairfax County, with its district office in Falls Church. Its boundary covers about 391 sq mi.