B+
Fairfax County Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Herndon, Vienna and Clifton.
Students
179,323
Schools
223
Spent per student
$20,064
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$1,648.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Fairfax County Public Schools
- School Grade B+: better than 65% of Virginia districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
- Spends 17% more per student than the VA average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $1,648.1M, about $9,191 per student
Test scores vs. VA
2020–21Math proficiency61%
State average 54.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 88.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,064 per student · 17% above VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 26%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
180,028’20
178,479’21
179,858’22
180,714’23
179,323’24
About steady.
Students
White 36%Hispanic 29%Asian 18%Black 10%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
223 public schools.
Coates Elementary
C996 students14:1
Spring Hill Elementary
A+980 students17:1
Hutchison Elementary
D−970 students14:1
Parklawn Elementary
D963 students14:1
Braddock Elementary
D955 students16:1
Providence Elementary
C+954 students15:1
Sangster Elementary
A+928 students17:1
Mosaic Elementary
A+927 students16:1
Greenbriar East Elementary
C+922 students15:1
Kent Gardens Elementary
A+918 students17:1
Mantua Elementary
A909 students16:1
Hybla Valley Elementary
D−878 students14:1
Orange Hunt Elementary
B+874 students17:1
Union Mill Elementary
B+874 students16:1
Powell Elementary
A−872 students16:1
Navy Elementary
A+848 students16:1
Westbriar Elementary
A+840 students16:1
Haycock Elementary
A+838 students17:1
Laurel Ridge Elementary
B+835 students14:1
Willow Springs Elementary
A818 students16:1
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
814 students14:1
Keene Mill Elementary
A+813 students16:1
Daniels Run Elementary
C+811 students14:1
Silverbrook Elementary
A+799 students14:1
Oakton Elementary
A795 students17:1
Herndon Elementary
D792 students15:1
Westlawn Elementary
D789 students15:1
Glen Forest Elementary
D779 students12:1
Oak View Elementary
A776 students17:1
Bull Run Elementary
B766 students14:1
Groveton Elementary
D764 students14:1
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary
B−761 students15:1
Fairview Elementary
A−751 students15:1
Colvin Run Elementary
A+750 students15:1
Waples Mill Elementary
B+750 students14:1
Dogwood Elementary
D745 students13:1
Lorton Station Elementary
C+745 students14:1
Laurel Hill Elementary
A−743 students15:1
Centreville Elementary
C741 students14:1
Riverside Elementary
C−741 students14:1
Waynewood Elementary
A738 students16:1
Canterbury Woods Elementary
A+735 students14:1
Hunt Valley Elementary
A735 students15:1
Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
A−726 students16:1
Virginia Run Elementary
C724 students16:1
Bonnie Brae Elementary
B+718 students13:1
Lane Elementary
B−716 students14:1
Fort Belvoir Elementary
707 students14:1
White Oaks Elementary
B+699 students14:1
Marshall Road Elementary
B691 students12:1
Island Creek Elementary
B+686 students14:1
Brookfield Elementary
C−684 students14:1
Mason Crest Elementary
C−684 students12:1
Poplar Tree Elementary
A+683 students14:1
Annandale Terrace Elementary
D−680 students13:1
Cardinal Forest Elementary
B680 students12:1
Bush Hill Elementary
B+673 students13:1
Rose Hill Elementary
C−671 students13:1
Stratford Landing Elementary
A−669 students13:1
Floris Elementary
A666 students15:1
Eagle View Elementary
C+665 students13:1
London Towne Elementary
C−658 students13:1
Kings Park Elementary
C+653 students12:1
Fox Mill Elementary
A650 students14:1
Centre Ridge Elementary
C635 students13:1
Churchill Road Elementary
A+635 students15:1
Greenbriar West Elementary
A+630 students14:1
Oak Hill Elementary
A+628 students13:1
Wakefield Forest Elementary
A626 students16:1
Cub Run Elementary
B−620 students14:1
Lake Anne Elementary
C616 students14:1
Flint Hill Elementary
A614 students15:1
Westgate Elementary
B−614 students14:1
Saratoga Elementary
C+612 students12:1
Dranesville Elementary
D610 students13:1
Halley Elementary
C+608 students13:1
Pine Spring Elementary
D607 students14:1
Belvedere Elementary
B606 students12:1
Cameron Elementary
D606 students13:1
McNair Upper Elementary
A−605 students17:1
Camelot Elementary
B−602 students13:1
Hayfield Elementary
B−600 students16:1
Terraset Elementary
A−598 students13:1
Springfield Estates Elementary
A596 students12:1
Lemon Road Elementary
A595 students15:1
Lynbrook Elementary
D−595 students12:1
Hollin Meadows Elementary
C−594 students14:1
Terra Centre Elementary
A−594 students14:1
Washington Mill Elementary
C−592 students15:1
Weyanoke Elementary
D−590 students14:1
Timber Lane Elementary
C584 students11:1
Crestwood Elementary
D582 students14:1
Clearview Elementary
C+580 students11:1
Newington Forest Elementary
C+579 students15:1
Shrevewood Elementary
A579 students14:1
Forestville Elementary
A571 students16:1
Ravensworth Elementary
B+568 students15:1
Fairhill Elementary
B+566 students14:1
Sunrise Valley Elementary
A558 students13:1
Chesterbrook Elementary
A+557 students15:1
Fort Hunt Elementary
B−551 students16:1
Clermont Elementary
A+549 students16:1
Lees Corner Elementary
A547 students14:1
Archer Elementary
A+543 students14:1
Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
D−539 students14:1
Stenwood Elementary
A538 students14:1
Forestdale Elementary
D537 students12:1
Gunston Elementary
B−530 students14:1
Wolftrap Elementary
A+529 students16:1
West Springfield Elementary
A524 students12:1
Deer Park Elementary
C522 students13:1
Rolling Valley Elementary
B521 students15:1
McNair Elementary
520 students13:1
Fairfax Villa Elementary
A−514 students13:1
Crossfield Elementary
A513 students13:1
Great Falls Elementary
A513 students14:1
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary
D507 students12:1
Freedom Hill Elementary
B−500 students13:1
Woodley Hills Elementary
D495 students11:1
Franconia Elementary
C492 students13:1
Bren Mar Park Elementary
C490 students12:1
Woodburn Elementary
D483 students13:1
Cherry Run Elementary
A+481 students12:1
Sleepy Hollow Elementary
C475 students13:1
North Springfield Elementary
C+465 students10:1
Aldrin Elementary
A−455 students11:1
Forest Edge Elementary
C+454 students11:1
Woodlawn Elementary
D447 students12:1
Graham Road Elementary
D−438 students12:1
Belle View Elementary
C−419 students13:1
Cunningham Park Elementary
B412 students11:1
Columbia Elementary
C+377 students12:1
Beech Tree Elementary
C366 students12:1
Mount Eagle Elementary
D−361 students14:1
Olde Creek Elementary
B359 students10:1
Armstrong Elementary
A−357 students10:1
Vienna Elementary
A357 students13:1
Bucknell Elementary
D−319 students11:1
Garfield Elementary
D315 students13:1
Sherman Elementary
A290 students11:1
Little Run Elementary
A264 students9:1
Glasgow Middle
C−1,702 students14:1
Sandburg Middle
B−1,401 students14:1
Carson Middle
A+1,358 students11:1
Frost Middle
A1,272 students14:1
Thoreau Middle
A1,239 students11:1
Longfellow Middle
A+1,226 students11:1
Irving Middle
A1,204 students14:1
Kilmer Middle
A−1,199 students14:1
Johnson Middle
B+1,165 students12:1
Twain Middle
B1,026 students12:1
Hughes Middle
B1,012 students14:1
Cooper Middle
A+997 students12:1
Jackson Middle
B−991 students13:1
South County Middle
A−943 students13:1
Liberty Middle
B+913 students12:1
Herndon Middle
C−895 students10:1
Rocky Run Middle
A+882 students15:1
Holmes Middle
C−881 students11:1
Poe Middle
D879 students12:1
Whitman Middle
C−828 students14:1
Franklin Middle
A798 students14:1
Stone Middle
B−718 students9:1
Key Middle
C−700 students11:1
Kings Glen Elementary
B+476 students15:1
Lake Braddock Secondary
A4,411 students22:1
Robinson Secondary
A−3,710 students22:1
Hayfield Secondary
B−3,256 students16:1
Chantilly High
B+2,937 students13:1
West Springfield High
A−2,799 students14:1
Westfield High
C+2,737 students13:1
West Potomac High
B−2,710 students13:1
Oakton High
A2,621 students14:1
Woodson High
B+2,436 students13:1
South Lakes High
C+2,434 students12:1
McLean High
A2,428 students14:1
Fairfax High
B−2,404 students17:1
Justice High
B2,357 students15:1
Centreville High
A2,347 students13:1
Edison High
B+2,294 students13:1
Herndon High
C2,261 students12:1
Marshall High
B+2,200 students13:1
Langley High
A−2,181 students18:1
Falls Church High
C2,170 students12:1
Annandale High
B2,161 students14:1
Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology
A+2,108 students17:1
South County High
B+2,106 students16:1
Madison High
A−2,090 students15:1
Mount Vernon High
C1,858 students10:1
Lewis High
C1,658 students14:1
Fairfax County Adult High
D−226 students20:1
Bryant High
C−154 students7:1
Mountain View High
C−145 students7:1
Dunn Loring Early Childhood Resource Center
266 students8:1
Virginia Hills Early Childhood Resource Center
249 students7:1
Bull Run Early Childhood Resource Center
236 students12:1
Kilmer Center
A−57 students2:1
Key Center
D−43 students2:1
Pimmit Early Childhood Resource Center
33 students3:1
Achievement Integrity And Maturity Bryant
0 students
Achievement Integrity and Maturity Mountain View
0 students
ALC at Bryant
0 students
ALC at Burke
0 students
ALC at Montrose
0 students
ALC at Mountain View
0 students
Burke School
0 students
Cedar Lane School
0 students
Chantilly Governor's STEM Academy
0 students
Chantilly High School Academy
0 students
Clifford S. Hardison Governor's Health Sciences Academy
0 students
Community Based Education
0 students
Davis Career Center
0 students
Edison High School Academy
0 students
Fairfax High School Academy
0 students
Falls Church Governor's Health Sciences Academy
0 students
Falls Church High School Academy
0 students
Interagency Alternative Secondary Center
0 students
Marshall Governor's STEM Academy
0 students
Marshall High School Academy
0 students
Plum Center For Lifelong Learning
0 students
Pulley Career Center
0 students
Quander Road School
0 students
West Potomac High School Academy
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.