Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is a school division in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is an agency of the Fairfax County government that administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. The main administrative offices of FCPS are located in the Merrifield area of Fairfax County, just west of the independent city of Falls Church.[8]

As of December 2025, all schools in FCPS have were accredited from the Virginia Department of Education.[9][10]

With nearly 183,000 students enrolled as of March 2026, FCPS is the largest public school system in Virginia and was the 12th-largest school district in the nation as of autumn 2021.[2][11] The school division has been led by Division Superintendent Michelle Reid since July 2022.[12][13]

History

19th century

Fairfax High School in Fairfax
George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church
Langley High School in McLean
McLean High School in McLean
Oakton High School in Vienna
South Lakes High School in Reston
Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax
Carter G. Woodson High School (formerly Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School) in Fairfax

The public school system in Fairfax County, Virginia, was created after the Civil War, following Virginia's adoption of its Reconstruction-era state constitution in 1870, which made free public education a constitutional right for the first time. The first superintendent of schools for Fairfax County was Thomas M. Moore, who was sworn in on September 26, 1870.[14][15] At the time of its creation, Fairfax County Public Schools system consisted of 41 schools, 28 serving White students, and 13 serving Black students.[14][15]

In 1886, Milton D. Hall was appointed superintendent, and he served for 44 years until his retirement in 1929.[14]

20th century

Fairfax County Public Schools, like most school systems in the South, practiced de jure segregation. The county had local elementary schools for Black students, but no high schools for Black students. Although Fairfax County was densely populated, it had proportionately few Black high school students.[16] Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Arlington, and Fauquier counties shared a high school for Black students. The school was centrally located among the counties in Manassas. Other students attended high schools in Washington, D.C., where many had relatives. Those schools included Armstrong High School, Cardozo High School, Dunbar High School, and Phelps Vocational Center. In 1951, Fairfax County began construction of Luther Jackson High School after residents requested a high school for Black students.[17] In 1954, FCPS had 42 elementary schools and six high schools, and Luther Jackson High School opened in Falls Church as the first high school for Black students in Fairfax County.[18][19]

In 1954, the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education ordered an end to racial segregation in public schools. In response, Virginia enacted legislation to prevent desegregation, took control of school placement decisions, and closed some school systems that attempted to desegregate. When Arlington County announced an early desegregation plan, its school board was dismissed by the State Board of Education.[20]

In 1955, the Fairfax County School Board renamed its "Committee on Desegregation" the "Committee on Segregation" after a petition and threat of litigation from a civic group called Virginia Citizens' Committee for Better Schools.[21]

After the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Daniel L. Duke, author of Education Empire: The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System, wrote: "Whether local school systems such as Fairfax County, left to their own, would have moved forward to implement desegregation in the late fifties will never be known. Richmond removed any possibility of local option..."[22]

Court decisions later noted that the state, rather than the county, controlled student placement during this period. A 1964 decision stated: "Prior to the Brown decision Fairfax County maintained a dual school system: one for Negro students; one for all other races. Shortly thereafter the placement of all children in the Fairfax County schools was taken from the local School Board and vested in the state Pupil Placement Board. The assignment of students remained with the state Board until the 1961–62 school year, at which time placement responsibilities were reinvested in the local School Board."[23] Fairfax County began its desegregation efforts shortly thereafter.[18]

By 1955, delegates from Northern Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly openly opposed the Stanley Plan and called for more far-reaching legislation. Virginia's 10th congressional district was the only congressional district to vote against the Gray Plan.[24] Delegate Boatwright introduced another bill aimed at Northern Virginia school boards.[25] Known as the Boatwright Bill, it would have prohibited certain federal employees from serving on school boards or holding other local offices.[26] Boatwright said his bill applied to all Virginia communities but acknowledged Northern Virginia would be most affected. Supporters of the bill argued that federal employees favored the federal government's position on integration. At the time, four members of the seven-member Fairfax County School Board were federal employees.

In Blackwell v. Fairfax County School Board in 1960, Black plaintiffs charged that Fairfax County's grade-a-year desegregation plan was discriminatory and dilatory. Fifteen Black children had been refused admission to White schools because they did not fall within the grades covered by the school board's assignment plan. The plaintiffs successfully argued that desegregation was proceeding too slowly under the plan. District Judge Albert V. Bryan did not categorically reject grade-a-year plans but held that they had to be judged according to the character of the community. Since Black students made up less than four percent of Fairfax County's school population, Bryan considered fear of racial friction an unacceptable justification for such a cautious desegregation plan.[25]

The Civil Rights Commission report of 1962 found that "Every sign indicates that the communities in Northern Virginia will be the first in the State to reach compliance with the mandate in the School Segregation Cases."[16] Fairfax County was later among the first school systems in the country to receive funds to aid desegregation because of its efforts to implement a desegregated system.[16][22]

The Fairfax County School Board voted in 1958 to switch from a 7–5 to a 6–2–4 grade-level configuration, necessitating the creation of what were then called intermediate schools for students in grades 7 and 8.[18] By the time the first eight intermediate schools opened in the fall 1960, they had already exceeded their 1,000-student capacities.[18][27]

In fall 1960, the first Black students were admitted to newly desegregated Fairfax County public schools. Jerald R. Betz and Raynard Wheeler enrolled at Belvedere Elementary School in Falls Church, and Gwendolyn Brooks enrolled at Cedar Lane Elementary School in Vienna.[28]

The changeover to the 6–2–4 plan was the last major initiative of Superintendent W. T. Woodson, who retired in 1961 after 32 years as head of FCPS, the second-longest tenure in the system's history.[18][29] In April 1961, Earl C. Funderburk, superintendent of schools in Wilmington, North Carolina, was appointed to replace Woodson.[30]

In 1961, FCPS also began administering schools in the City of Fairfax.[31]

As early as 1965, Superintendent Funderburk was discussing plans to decentralize FCPS.[18] By 1967, he had developed a plan for five area offices, each serving part of the county, and had appointed Woodson High School Principal Robert E. Phipps and West Springfield High School Principal S. John Davis as the first two area administrators that December.[18][32]

Although the school board had endorsed Funderburk's plan, it also hired the consulting firm Cresap, McCormick & Paget to audit the system's management organization and operations.[18] In 1968, based on the consultant's recommendations, the school board implemented a significantly modified version of the decentralization plan, dividing FCPS into four areas that functioned as miniature school systems.[18][33][34] In January 1969, Funderburk resigned, telling the school board he did not want a third term as superintendent.[35] In May 1969, the school board selected Lawrence M. Watts of the Greece School District in Greece, New York to lead FCPS, which had grown during Funderburk's tenure from 65,000 to 122,000 students.[34]

In May 1970, Watts appointed Taylor M. Williams as the first Black high school principal in FCPS since desegregation, placing him in charge of James Madison High School in Vienna.[36] The appointment was one of Watts' final official acts. After less than a year as superintendent, Watts died of a heart attack at age 44 at his home in Oakton in June 1970.[37] Assistant Superintendent S. Barry Morris was named interim superintendent while the school board sought a replacement to lead the 130,000-student school system.[38]

In September 1970, Area Superintendent S. John Davis was chosen after a nationwide search to serve the remaining 33 months of Watts' four-year term.[39]

During the mid-1970s, Davis faced declining enrollment and population shifts. The student population dropped from a high of 145,385 in the 1974–75 school year to a low of 122,646 in 1982–83.[18] Families also migrated from established eastern and central parts of the county to newer developments in the west and south, requiring Davis to request the closure of some schools while seeking to build new ones elsewhere.[18][40]

In a 6–5 vote in May 1976, the school board voted to reinstitute textbook rental fees, hoping to raise an additional $1.3 million to close a projected budget shortfall.[41] The plan was scrapped two months later, in July, when the board was able to find a $1.4 million surplus.[42]

In 1978, Fairfax County began countywide enforcement of its 15-year-old standardized six-point letter grading scale, with a ten-point spread at the bottom of the grading range.[43] The grading scale, established in 1963, provided that a score of 94–100% was an A, 87–93% a B, 80–86% a C, and 70–79% a D, with any score below 70% an F.[43]

The county school board adopted a $279 million budget in February 1979 that included a 5.15% cost-of-living raise for the system's teachers and other employees.[44] The increase was only slightly more than half the 9.9% inflation rate that month and less than the 9.4% increase FCPS employees had sought. In April 1979, the Fairfax Education Association (FEA), the professional association representing teachers in the county, adopted a work-to-rule action. Under the action, teachers would not work beyond the 7.5 hours per day specified in their contracts.[45] The FEA also gave Superintendent Davis a vote of no confidence.[46][47]

The vote of no confidence was cited as a major factor in Davis' decision to resign from FCPS on May 18, 1979. He accepted an appointment from Governor John N. Dalton as Virginia Superintendent of Public Education, despite taking a $5,000-per-year pay cut.[48]

After Davis resigned, the Fairfax County School Board appointed Associate Superintendent William J. Burkholder as interim superintendent.[49]

In November 1979, the school board named Lucius Linton Deck, Jr.,superintendent in Orange County, Florida, to lead FCPS after a four-month search.[50] Deck's 6+1⁄2 years in Orange County drew mixed reactions, with some residents glad to see him leave and others praising him as a strong and professional leader.[51]

Deck inherited the issue of closing underused schools, which had also affected Superintendent Davis.[52] Twenty-nine elementary schools, mostly in the eastern part of the county, were studied for possible closure, but Deck recommended in April 1980 that eight schools be closed, five more than the review panel had suggested.[52][53] The following month, the school board voted at its May 22 meeting to close seven of the eight schools, a decision that was met with angry hisses and boos from parents in attendance.[54][55]

Fairfax County teachers' work-to-rule action, which had begun in April 1979, ended in May 1980.[56]

In January 1981, Linton Deck accepted a new four-year contract as superintendent of FCPS.[57] Shortly before accepting the contract, Deck proposed covering $2.75 million of his proposed $395 million 1982 school budget by instituting textbook rental fees for students.[58] Although permitted by Virginia law, the plan, which would have charged annual textbook fees ranging from $22 for elementary school students to $30 per year for high school students, was scrapped after strong criticism.[59]

Deck faced several controversies, including his handling of an investigation into recruiting violations by the Mount Vernon High School athletic department, his censure by the FEA over a school closing, criticism of his leadership style, and pressure from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors over his proposed budget. The school board forced Deck to resign on June 24, 1982, only 1+1⁄2 years into his four-year contract.[60][61] The board appointed William J. Burkholder as acting superintendent.

At its April 25, 1991, meeting, the school board approved a plan under which several intermediate schools in areas of the county with declining enrollment would add sixth-grade classes and become middle schools.[62] The affected schools had served only seventh and eighth grades for the previous 31 years. Glasgow, Holmes, and Poe intermediate schools added sixth-grade classes.

In 1993, teacher merit pay, then four years old, was suspended because of budget cuts. At its March 11 meeting, the school board voted to phase out the program completely over the next four years.[63]

Special education

FCPS took over the education of students with mental disabilities from a parent-organized cooperative in 1953. The parents had begun the program in 1950, using whatever space could be found to educate their children, but eventually asked FCPS to take control of the program.[64]

In 1955, special education classes for mentally disabled students were expanded to include four classes for "educable" children, described as those with a mental age above 7, at Groveton, Lincolnia, Oakton, and Luther Jackson schools. A separate class for "trainable" children, defined as those with a mental age of less than 6+1⁄2, was offered at Groveton.[64]

In recent years, parents of students with individualized education programs (IEPs) and Section 504 plans have filed lawsuits against FCPS. The lawsuits alleged that the district failed to provide required services and resources under students' special education plans. They also alleged violations of federal disability-rights laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.[65][66]

Complaints and lawsuits about FCPS's services for students with disabilities led to an investigation by the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. In 2022, the office found that FCPS had failed or been unable to provide a free appropriate public education to thousands of students with disabilities during remote learning. The findings included failures to provide services identified in students' IEPs and Section 504 plans.[67][68]

21st century

Until 2006, the county school system was headquartered at 10700 Page Avenue in an unincorporated area of the county surrounded by the City of Fairfax.[69][70] In 2006, FCPS moved all of its operations from the Burkholder Center and several other school-owned and leased offices to the office building on Gatehouse Road.[71]

Operations and statistics

As of March 2026, Virginia School Quality Profiles listed FCPS as having 195 schools, including 25 high schools, three secondary schools, 24 middle schools, 141 elementary schools, and two centers for special education.[72] FCPS operates more than 1,600 school buses, including 31 electric buses, and transports 131,000 students daily.[2] Its FY 2026 approved operating budget was $3.9 billion, and the system had 41,298 employees, including 25,625 full-time equivalent positions.[2]

As of 2026, FCPS was the largest school system in Virginia and the ninth-largest in the United States.[2] For the class of 2025, FCPS reported an on-time graduation rate of 93.3% and an average SAT score of 1,183.[2] FCPS uses an electronic visitor-management system to control visitor access at its schools.[73]

2025 House committee investigation

On November 24, 2025, the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce announced an investigation into antisemitism in several K–12 school districts, including Fairfax County Public Schools.[74] In a letter to Superintendent Michelle Reid, committee chairman Tim Walberg said the committee was investigating whether FCPS had a hostile environment for Jewish students and whether it was fulfilling its obligations under Title VI to address harassment and prevent it from recurring.[75]

Academic programs and courses

FCPS offers several academic programs and course options at select schools:[76]

  • Advanced Placement (AP) Program: The AP program provides college-preparatory coursework in various subject areas for high school students. FCPS offers 39 AP courses at schools with AP programs.[77]
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs: FCPS offers the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP) for grades 6-10 and the IB Diploma Program (DP) for grades 11 and 12.[78]
  • FCPS Online Campus: Students can take online courses for high school credit through the FCPS Online Campus. The courses are identical to those taught in traditional classrooms.[79]
  • Academy Elective Courses: FCPS high school academies offer advanced technical and specialized elective courses that combine career and academic preparation. Students enrolled in academy electives may participate in career experiences such as shadowing, mentoring, and internships with local businesses.[80]

Controversies

Debate over grading policies

Before May 2009, FCPS used a six-point grading scale in which 94–100% was an A, 90–93% was a B+, 84–89% was a B, and so on. In 2008, a group of parents raised concerns about whether FCPS's method of weighting and computing grades for advanced courses adversely affected FCPS students applying for college admissions, honors programs, and merit-based scholarship awards.

On January 2, 2009, Superintendent Jack D. Dale announced his recommendation to change the weighting of advanced courses while maintaining the six-point grading scale.[81][82] Dale stated that there was no conclusive evidence that the six-point grading scale disadvantaged FCPS students.

FCPS worked with the parent group to conduct a joint review of the issue. On January 22, 2009, the Fairfax County School Board directed Dale to report back with a new version of the grading scale by March 2009.[83] The board also approved changing the weighting for Honors courses to 0.5 effective with the 2009–2010 school year and for AP and IB courses to 1.0 retroactively.[83]

After the review, the Fairfax County School Board approved a modified ten-point scale with pluses and minuses. The new scale went into effect at the beginning of the 2009–10 school year. Under the new scale, 93–100% is an A, 90–92% is an A−, 87–89% is a B+, and so on.[84]

Controversy over disciplinary policies

In 2009 and 2011, Fairfax County Public Schools' disciplinary policies for drug-related offenses came under community scrutiny after two students died by suicide following school disciplinary proceedings.[85] Both 17-year-old Josh Anderson of South Lakes High School, who died in 2009, and 15-year-old Nick Stuban of Woodson High School, who died in 2011, had been suspended from their schools for marijuana-related offenses.[85][86] The school district also suspended at least one student for possession of her prescription medication.[87]

Although then-Superintendent Jack D. Dale maintained that the disciplinary policy did not constitute "zero tolerance",[88] the suicides nevertheless prompted the school board and the state legislature to revisit school disciplinary policies.[89][90] After a year-long study, the school board voted to relax punishments for marijuana possession and add parental notification requirements for students facing serious disciplinary sanctions.[91]

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

In late 2022 and early 2023, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was investigated by the State Attorney General Jason Miyares for withholding notification from parents that their children were awarded the National Merit Award, which made national headlines. The high school was also sued for a change made to their admissions policy, from a standardized test to a written exam.[92]

Organization

FCPS is led by a superintendent and is overseen by a school board. The current superintendent is Dr. Michelle C. Reid, who began her term on July 1, 2022.[93]

For FCPS administrative and governance purposes, Fairfax County is organized into six geographically based regions (1 through 6). Each region is led by an assistant superintendent, who oversees operations at schools within the region.

FCPS's headquarters is located in the Gatehouse Administration Center in Merrifield, an unincorporated section of the county near the city of Falls Church; the headquarters has a Falls Church address but is not within the city limits.[8]

School board

Virginia statutes and the Virginia Board of Education charge the Fairfax County School Board with setting general school policy and establishing guidelines that ensure proper administration and operation of FCPS.

The Fairfax County School Board comprises 12 elected members and one student representative. Nine elected members are chosen from each magisterial district (Braddock, Dranesville, Franconia, Hunter Mill, Mason, Mount Vernon, Providence, Springfield, and Sully). Three additional elected members are chosen "at-large". Members are elected for four-year terms. A student representative, selected for a one-year term by the Student Advisory Council, sits with the board at all public meetings and participates in discussions but does not vote. The board chair is elected to serve for a one-year term, and the current chair Karl Frisch (Providence), has been serving since January 1, 2024.[94]

The current members of the school board are Tom Dannan (Braddock), Robyn A. Lady (Dranesville), Marcia C. St. John-Cunning (Franconia), Melanie K. Meren (Hunter Mill), Ricardy J. Anderson (Mason), Mateo Dunne (Mount Vernon), Karl V. Frisch (Providence), Sandy B. Anderson (Springfield), and Seema Dixit (Sully). The other three members, R. Kyle McDaniel, Ryan L. McElveen, and Ilryong Moon, serve as "at-large" members.[95] Faith Mekonen from South County High School serves as the non-voting student representative.

Schools

High schools

Secondary schools

Alternative high schools

Middle schools

Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon

Elementary schools

There are 141 elementary schools in Fairfax County:

Bonnie Brae Elementary School in Fairfax
Fairfax Villa Elementary School in Fairfax
Groveton Elementary School in Alexandria
Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax
Willow Springs Elementary School in Fairfax
Eagle View Elementary School in Fairfax
  • Buzz Aldrin Elementary School – Reston
  • Annandale Terrace Elementary School - Annadale
  • Louise Archer Elementary School – Vienna
  • Armstrong Elementary School – Reston
  • Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences – Bailey's Crossroads
  • Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences – Falls Church
  • Beech Tree Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Belle View Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Belvedere Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Bonnie Brae Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Braddock Elementary School – Annandale
  • Bren Mar Park Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Brookfield Elementary School –Chantilly
  • Bucknell Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Bull Run Elementary School – Centreville
  • Bush Hill Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Camelot Elementary School – Annandale
  • Cameron Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Canterbury Woods Elementary School – Annandale
  • Cardinal Forest Elementary School – West Springfield
  • Centre Ridge Elementary School – Centreville
  • Centreville Elementary School – Centreville
  • Cherry Run Elementary School – Burke
  • Chesterbrook Elementary School – McLean
  • Churchill Road Elementary School – McLean
  • Clearview Elementary School – Herndon
  • Clermont Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Coates Elementary School – Herndon
  • Colin Powell Elementary School – Centreville
  • Columbia Elementary School – Annandale
  • Colvin Run Elementary School – Vienna
  • Crestwood Elementary School – Springfield
  • A. Scott Crossfield Elementary School – Herndon
  • Cub Run Elementary School – Centreville
  • Cunningham Park Elementary School – Vienna
  • Daniels Run Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Deer Park Elementary School – Centreville
  • Dogwood Elementary School – Reston
  • Dranesville Elementary School – Herndon
  • Eagle View Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Fairfax Villa Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Fairhill Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Fairview Elementary School – Fairfax Station
  • Flint Hill Elementary School – Vienna
  • Floris Elementary School – Herndon
  • Forest Edge Elementary School – Reston
  • Forestdale Elementary School – Springfield
  • Forestville Elementary School – Great Falls
  • Fort Belvoir Elementary School – Fort Belvoir
  • Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary School – Fort Belvoir
  • Fort Hunt Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Fox Mill Elementary School – Herndon
  • Franconia Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Franklin Sherman Elementary School – McLean
  • Freedom Hill Elementary School – Vienna
  • Garfield Elementary School – Springfield
  • Glen Forest Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Graham Road Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Great Falls Elementary School – Great Falls
  • Greenbriar East Elementary School – Chantilly
  • Greenbriar West Elementary School – Chantilly
  • Groveton Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Gunston Elementary School – Lorton
  • William Halley Elementary School – Fairfax Station
  • Haycock Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Hayfield Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Herndon Elementary School – Herndon
  • Hollin Meadows Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Hunt Valley Elementary School – Springfield
  • Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences – Reston
  • Hutchison Elementary School – Herndon
  • Hybla Valley Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Island Creek Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Keene Mill Elementary School – West Springfield
  • Kent Gardens Elementary School – McLean
  • Kings Glen Elementary School – Springfield
  • Kings Park Elementary School – Springfield
  • Lake Anne Elementary School – Reston
  • Anthony T. Lane Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Laurel Hill Elementary School – Lorton
  • Laurel Ridge Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Lees Corner Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Lemon Road Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Little Run Elementary School – Fairfax
  • London Towne Elementary School – Centreville
  • Lorton Station Elementary School – Lorton
  • Lynbrook Elementary School – Springfield
  • Mantua Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Marshall Road Elementary School – Vienna
  • Mason Crest Elementary School – Annandale
  • McNair Elementary School – Herndon
  • McNair Upper Elementary School – Herndon
  • Mosaic Elementary School – Fairfax (formerly Mosby Woods)
  • Mount Eagle Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Navy Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Newington Forest Elementary School – Springfield
  • North Springfield Elementary School – North Springfield
  • Oak Hill Elementary School – Herndon
  • Oak View Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Oakton Elementary School – Oakton
  • Olde Creek Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Orange Hunt Elementary School – Springfield
  • Parklawn Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Pine Spring Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Poplar Tree Elementary School – Chantilly
  • Providence Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Ravensworth Elementary School – Springfield
  • Riverside Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Rolling Valley Elementary School – West Springfield
  • Rose Hill Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Sangster Elementary School – Springfield
  • Saratoga Elementary School – Springfield
  • Sherman Elementary – McLean
  • Shrevewood Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Silverbrook Elementary School – Fairfax Station
  • Sleepy Hollow Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Spring Hill Elementary School – McLean
  • Springfield Estates Elementary School – Springfield
  • Stenwood Elementary School – Vienna
  • Stratford Landing Elementary School – Fort Hunt
  • Sunrise Valley Elementary School – Reston
  • Terra Centre Elementary School – Burke
  • Terraset Elementary School – Reston
  • Timber Lane Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Union Mill Elementary School – Clifton
  • Vienna Elementary School – Vienna
  • Virginia Run Elementary School – Centreville
  • Wakefield Forest Elementary School – Annandale
  • Waples Mill Elementary School – Oakton
  • Washington Mill Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Waynewood Elementary School – Alexandria
  • West Springfield Elementary School
  • Westbriar Elementary School – Vienna
  • Westgate Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Westlawn Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Weyanoke Elementary School – Alexandria
  • White Oaks Elementary School – Burke
  • Willow Springs Elementary School – Fairfax
  • Wolftrap Elementary School – Vienna
  • Woodburn Elementary School – Falls Church
  • Woodlawn Elementary School – Alexandria
  • Woodley Hills Elementary School – Alexandria

Special education centers

  • Burke School
  • Camelot Center
  • Cedar Lane School
  • Davis Career Center
  • Key Center
  • Kilmer Center
  • Mount Vernon Center
  • Pulley Career Center
  • Quander Road School

Interagency alternative schools

  • Adult Detention Center
  • Boys Probation House
  • Foundations (formerly Girls Probation House)[96]
  • GRANTS (GED Readiness and New Technology Skills)
  • Gunston School at South County
  • Hillwood School at East County
  • Independent Study Program
  • Merrifield Day
  • Nontraditional Career Readiness Academy (NCRA): West Potomac, Edison, Spring Village, and Falls Church
  • Sager School
  • Shelter Care II (formerly Less Secure Shelter)[96]
  • Transition Support Resource Center (TSRC): Annandale, Bryant, Fairfax, Marshall HS, South County HS, South Lakes HS, Robinson SS, Westfield HS

Former schools

Crouch School House
  • Cedar Lane Elementary School
  • Clifton High School
  • Clifton Elementary School
  • Crouch School House
  • Dunn Loring Elementary School
  • Edsall Park Elementary School (now the Plum Center for Lifelong Learning)
  • Green Acres Elementary School (now owned by the City of Fairfax Parks & Recreation)
  • James Lee Elementary School (now the James Lee Community Center)
  • Lewinsville Elementary School
  • Pimmit Hills Elementary School (now the Pimmit Hills Center for Adult Education)
  • Pine Ridge Elementary School
  • Walnut Hill Elementary School (now the Leis Center)
  • Westmore Elementary School

Schools for black children:

See also

References

Notes

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  7. ↑ "Fairfax County Public Schools Quality Profile". Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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    "Home". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved September 6, 2024. Gatehouse Administration Center 8115 Gatehouse Road Falls Church, VA 22042. This place is not in the independent city of Falls Church; City of Falls Church zoning map. In Virginia, cities are not within counties.
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  13. ↑ "Dr. Michelle Reid Sworn in as Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent (Video Included)". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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