Photo: joshdoe · CC BY-SA 2.0Burke Centre’s public schools outscore 74% of Virginia districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Burke Centre, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Burke Centre’s districts is 61%, above the Virginia average (54%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.
From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Burke Centre’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 90 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Burke Centre’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,064 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 26 middle and 25 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Burke Centre’s grade
B+: better than 74% of Virginia school districts, #63 of 250 Virginia towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Virginia average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Burke Centre, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
Kindergarten in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
1st grade in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
2nd grade in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
3rd grade in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
4th grade in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
5th grade in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
6th grade in Burke Centre · depends on your address
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 751 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax Station
Terra Centre Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 594 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Burke
Burke Centre’s public schools are run by Fairfax County Public Schools, which also serves Clifton, Herndon and Vienna. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Burke Centre vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Burke Centre’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Burke Centre | B+ | Fairfax County |
Every school in Burke Centre
50 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Burke Centre’s schools
Are Burke Centre’s schools good?
By Virginia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Burke Centre children attend outscore 74% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #63 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Burke Centre in?
Fairfax County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 179,323 students in 199 schools (2024–25).
Where do Burke Centre kids go to high school?
One of 25 high schools, depending on your address: Lake Braddock Secondary, Robinson Secondary, Hayfield Secondary, Chantilly High, West Springfield High, Westfield High, West Potomac High, Oakton High, Woodson High, South Lakes High, McLean High, Fairfax High, Justice High, Centreville High, Edison High, Herndon High, Marshall High, Langley High, Falls Church High, Annandale High, Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology, South County High, Madison High, Mount Vernon High and Lewis High.
What is Burke Centre’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Fairfax County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.
How much does Burke Centre spend per student?
$20,064 in Fairfax County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Burke Centre families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Burke Centre → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.