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Schools in Clifton

Clifton’s public schools

Fairfax County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clifton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?109/183schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 77% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
61%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 17% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
VA 13.9
Schools in town
0
175,533 students on the public path
In brief

Clifton’s schools, in brief

School by school

109 of Clifton’s 183 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology places highest (better than 100%); Weyanoke Elementary lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

138 elementary schools serve Clifton, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 26 middle schools and 25 high schools: 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. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clifton, with each school’s own grade.

138 schools teach K in Clifton’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Coates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
C
996 students14:1Rate it →
Spring Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
980 students17:1Rate it →
Hutchison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D−
970 students14:1Rate it →
Parklawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
963 students14:1Rate it →
Braddock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
D
955 students16:1Rate it →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
954 students15:1Rate it →
Sangster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A+
928 students17:1Rate it →
Mosaic Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A+
927 students16:1Rate it →
Greenbriar East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
922 students15:1Rate it →
Kent Gardens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
918 students17:1Rate it →
Mantua Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
909 students16:1Rate it →
Hybla Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D−
878 students14:1Rate it →
Orange Hunt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B+
874 students17:1Rate it →
Union Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
874 students16:1Rate it →
Powell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
A−
872 students16:1Rate it →
Navy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A+
848 students16:1Rate it →
Westbriar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
840 students16:1Rate it →
Haycock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
A+
838 students17:1Rate it →
Laurel Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B+
835 students14:1Rate it →
Willow Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
818 students16:1Rate it →
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Falls Church
814 students14:1Rate it →
Keene Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A+
813 students16:1Rate it →
Daniels Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
811 students14:1Rate it →
Silverbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax Station
A+
799 students14:1Rate it →
Oakton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakton
A
795 students17:1Rate it →
Herndon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D
792 students15:1Rate it →
Westlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D
789 students15:1Rate it →
Glen Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
D
779 students12:1Rate it →
Oak View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
776 students17:1Rate it →
Bull Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
B
766 students14:1Rate it →
Groveton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
764 students14:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax Station
A−
751 students15:1Rate it →
Waples Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakton
B+
750 students14:1Rate it →
Colvin Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
750 students15:1Rate it →
Dogwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
D
745 students13:1Rate it →
Lorton Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lorton
C+
745 students14:1Rate it →
Laurel Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lorton
A−
743 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
741 students14:1Rate it →
Centreville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
741 students14:1Rate it →
Waynewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A
738 students16:1Rate it →
Canterbury Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Annandale
A+
735 students14:1Rate it →
Hunt Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A
735 students15:1Rate it →
Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
726 students16:1Rate it →
Virginia Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
724 students16:1Rate it →
Bonnie Brae Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B+
718 students13:1Rate it →
Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B−
716 students14:1Rate it →
Fort Belvoir Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Fort Belvoir
707 students14:1Rate it →
White Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burke
B+
699 students14:1Rate it →
Marshall Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
B
691 students12:1Rate it →
Island Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B+
686 students14:1Rate it →
Brookfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chantilly
C−
684 students14:1Rate it →
Mason Crest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
C−
684 students12:1Rate it →
Poplar Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chantilly
A+
683 students14:1Rate it →
Annandale Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
D−
680 students13:1Rate it →
Cardinal Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B
680 students12:1Rate it →
Bush Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B+
673 students13:1Rate it →
Rose Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
671 students13:1Rate it →
Stratford Landing Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A−
669 students13:1Rate it →
Floris Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A
666 students15:1Rate it →
Eagle View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
665 students13:1Rate it →
London Towne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C−
658 students13:1Rate it →
Kings Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Springfield
C+
653 students12:1Rate it →
Fox Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A
650 students14:1Rate it →
Churchill Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
635 students15:1Rate it →
Centre Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
635 students13:1Rate it →
Greenbriar West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A+
630 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A+
628 students13:1Rate it →
Wakefield Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
626 students16:1Rate it →
Cub Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
B−
620 students14:1Rate it →
Lake Anne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
C
616 students14:1Rate it →
Flint Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A
614 students15:1Rate it →
Westgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
B−
614 students14:1Rate it →
Saratoga Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
C+
612 students12:1Rate it →
Dranesville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D
610 students13:1Rate it →
Halley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax Station
C+
608 students13:1Rate it →
Pine Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D
607 students14:1Rate it →
Belvedere Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
B
606 students12:1Rate it →
Cameron Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
606 students13:1Rate it →
Camelot Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Annandale
B−
602 students13:1Rate it →
Hayfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B−
600 students16:1Rate it →
Terraset Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
598 students13:1Rate it →
Springfield Estates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A
596 students12:1Rate it →
Lemon Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
A
595 students15:1Rate it →
Lynbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D−
595 students12:1Rate it →
Hollin Meadows Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
594 students14:1Rate it →
Terra Centre Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burke
A−
594 students14:1Rate it →
Washington Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
592 students15:1Rate it →
Weyanoke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D−
590 students14:1Rate it →
Timber Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
C
584 students11:1Rate it →
Crestwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D
582 students14:1Rate it →
Clearview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
C+
580 students11:1Rate it →
Shrevewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
A
579 students14:1Rate it →
Newington Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
C+
579 students15:1Rate it →
Forestville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
A
571 students16:1Rate it →
Ravensworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B+
568 students15:1Rate it →
Fairhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B+
566 students14:1Rate it →
Sunrise Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A
558 students13:1Rate it →
Chesterbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
557 students15:1Rate it →
Fort Hunt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B−
551 students16:1Rate it →
Clermont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A+
549 students16:1Rate it →
Lees Corner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
547 students14:1Rate it →
Archer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
543 students14:1Rate it →
Stenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A
538 students14:1Rate it →
Forestdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D
537 students12:1Rate it →
Gunston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lorton
B−
530 students14:1Rate it →
Wolftrap Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
529 students16:1Rate it →
West Springfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A
524 students12:1Rate it →
Deer Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
522 students13:1Rate it →
Rolling Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B
521 students15:1Rate it →
McNair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Herndon
520 students13:1Rate it →
Fairfax Villa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A−
514 students13:1Rate it →
Great Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
A
513 students14:1Rate it →
Crossfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A
513 students13:1Rate it →
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
507 students12:1Rate it →
Freedom Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
B−
500 students13:1Rate it →
Woodley Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
495 students11:1Rate it →
Franconia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C
492 students13:1Rate it →
Bren Mar Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C
490 students12:1Rate it →
Woodburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D
483 students13:1Rate it →
Cherry Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burke
A+
481 students12:1Rate it →
Sleepy Hollow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
C
475 students13:1Rate it →
North Springfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C+
465 students10:1Rate it →
Aldrin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
455 students11:1Rate it →
Forest Edge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
C+
454 students11:1Rate it →
Woodlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
447 students12:1Rate it →
Graham Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D−
438 students12:1Rate it →
Belle View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
419 students13:1Rate it →
Cunningham Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
B
412 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
C+
377 students12:1Rate it →
Beech Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
C
366 students12:1Rate it →
Mount Eagle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D−
361 students14:1Rate it →
Olde Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B−
359 students10:1Rate it →
Vienna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A
357 students13:1Rate it →
Armstrong Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
357 students10:1Rate it →
Bucknell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D−
319 students11:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D
315 students12:1Rate it →
Sherman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A
290 students11:1Rate it →
Little Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
264 students9:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–6138 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
7–826 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfax County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fairfax County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 199 schools · 179,323 students · 13.7 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$20,064VA $17,169 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math61%
State average 54.4% · 72751 students tested

Clifton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Clifton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clifton—Fairfax County

Every school in Clifton

186 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).

Also serving Cliftonin other towns
Coates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
C
996 students14:1Rate it →
Spring Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
980 students17:1Rate it →
Hutchison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D−
970 students14:1Rate it →
Parklawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
963 students14:1Rate it →
Braddock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
D
955 students16:1Rate it →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
954 students15:1Rate it →
Sangster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A+
928 students17:1Rate it →
Mosaic Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A+
927 students16:1Rate it →
Greenbriar East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
922 students15:1Rate it →
Kent Gardens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
918 students17:1Rate it →
Mantua Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
909 students16:1Rate it →
Hybla Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D−
878 students14:1Rate it →
Orange Hunt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B+
874 students17:1Rate it →
Union Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
874 students16:1Rate it →
Powell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
A−
872 students16:1Rate it →
Navy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A+
848 students16:1Rate it →
Westbriar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
840 students16:1Rate it →
Haycock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
A+
838 students17:1Rate it →
Laurel Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B+
835 students14:1Rate it →
Willow Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
818 students16:1Rate it →
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Falls Church
814 students14:1Rate it →
Keene Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A+
813 students16:1Rate it →
Daniels Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
811 students14:1Rate it →
Silverbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax Station
A+
799 students14:1Rate it →
Oakton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakton
A
795 students17:1Rate it →
Herndon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D
792 students15:1Rate it →
Westlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D
789 students15:1Rate it →
Glen Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
D
779 students12:1Rate it →
Oak View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
776 students17:1Rate it →
Bull Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
B
766 students14:1Rate it →
Groveton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
764 students14:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax Station
A−
751 students15:1Rate it →
Waples Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakton
B+
750 students14:1Rate it →
Colvin Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
750 students15:1Rate it →
Dogwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
D
745 students13:1Rate it →
Lorton Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lorton
C+
745 students14:1Rate it →
Laurel Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lorton
A−
743 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
741 students14:1Rate it →
Centreville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
741 students14:1Rate it →
Waynewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A
738 students16:1Rate it →
Canterbury Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Annandale
A+
735 students14:1Rate it →
Hunt Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A
735 students15:1Rate it →
Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
726 students16:1Rate it →
Virginia Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
724 students16:1Rate it →
Bonnie Brae Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B+
718 students13:1Rate it →
Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B−
716 students14:1Rate it →
Fort Belvoir Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Fort Belvoir
707 students14:1Rate it →
White Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burke
B+
699 students14:1Rate it →
Marshall Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
B
691 students12:1Rate it →
Island Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B+
686 students14:1Rate it →
Brookfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chantilly
C−
684 students14:1Rate it →
Mason Crest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
C−
684 students12:1Rate it →
Poplar Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chantilly
A+
683 students14:1Rate it →
Annandale Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
D−
680 students13:1Rate it →
Cardinal Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B
680 students12:1Rate it →
Bush Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B+
673 students13:1Rate it →
Rose Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
671 students13:1Rate it →
Stratford Landing Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A−
669 students13:1Rate it →
Floris Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A
666 students15:1Rate it →
Eagle View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
665 students13:1Rate it →
London Towne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C−
658 students13:1Rate it →
Kings Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Springfield
C+
653 students12:1Rate it →
Fox Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A
650 students14:1Rate it →
Churchill Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
635 students15:1Rate it →
Centre Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
635 students13:1Rate it →
Greenbriar West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A+
630 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A+
628 students13:1Rate it →
Wakefield Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
626 students16:1Rate it →
Cub Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
B−
620 students14:1Rate it →
Lake Anne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
C
616 students14:1Rate it →
Flint Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A
614 students15:1Rate it →
Westgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
B−
614 students14:1Rate it →
Saratoga Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
C+
612 students12:1Rate it →
Dranesville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D
610 students13:1Rate it →
Halley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax Station
C+
608 students13:1Rate it →
Pine Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D
607 students14:1Rate it →
Belvedere Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
B
606 students12:1Rate it →
Cameron Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
606 students13:1Rate it →
Camelot Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Annandale
B−
602 students13:1Rate it →
Hayfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B−
600 students16:1Rate it →
Terraset Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
598 students13:1Rate it →
Springfield Estates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A
596 students12:1Rate it →
Lemon Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
A
595 students15:1Rate it →
Lynbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D−
595 students12:1Rate it →
Hollin Meadows Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
594 students14:1Rate it →
Terra Centre Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burke
A−
594 students14:1Rate it →
Washington Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
592 students15:1Rate it →
Weyanoke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D−
590 students14:1Rate it →
Timber Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
C
584 students11:1Rate it →
Crestwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D
582 students14:1Rate it →
Clearview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
C+
580 students11:1Rate it →
Shrevewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
A
579 students14:1Rate it →
Newington Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
C+
579 students15:1Rate it →
Forestville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
A
571 students16:1Rate it →
Ravensworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B+
568 students15:1Rate it →
Fairhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B+
566 students14:1Rate it →
Sunrise Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A
558 students13:1Rate it →
Chesterbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
557 students15:1Rate it →
Fort Hunt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B−
551 students16:1Rate it →
Clermont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A+
549 students16:1Rate it →
Lees Corner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
547 students14:1Rate it →
Archer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
543 students14:1Rate it →
Stenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A
538 students14:1Rate it →
Forestdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D
537 students12:1Rate it →
Gunston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lorton
B−
530 students14:1Rate it →
Wolftrap Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A+
529 students16:1Rate it →
West Springfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A
524 students12:1Rate it →
Deer Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centreville
C
522 students13:1Rate it →
Rolling Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
B
521 students15:1Rate it →
McNair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Herndon
520 students13:1Rate it →
Fairfax Villa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A−
514 students13:1Rate it →
Great Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Great Falls
A
513 students14:1Rate it →
Crossfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
A
513 students13:1Rate it →
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
507 students12:1Rate it →
Freedom Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
B−
500 students13:1Rate it →
Woodley Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
495 students11:1Rate it →
Franconia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C
492 students13:1Rate it →
Bren Mar Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C
490 students12:1Rate it →
Woodburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D
483 students13:1Rate it →
Cherry Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burke
A+
481 students12:1Rate it →
Sleepy Hollow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
C
475 students13:1Rate it →
North Springfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C+
465 students10:1Rate it →
Aldrin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
455 students11:1Rate it →
Forest Edge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
C+
454 students11:1Rate it →
Woodlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D
447 students12:1Rate it →
Graham Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Falls Church
D−
438 students12:1Rate it →
Belle View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
C−
419 students13:1Rate it →
Cunningham Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
B
412 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
C+
377 students12:1Rate it →
Beech Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falls Church
C
366 students12:1Rate it →
Mount Eagle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D−
361 students14:1Rate it →
Olde Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
B−
359 students10:1Rate it →
Vienna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vienna
A
357 students13:1Rate it →
Armstrong Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reston
A−
357 students10:1Rate it →
Bucknell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
D−
319 students11:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
D
315 students12:1Rate it →
Sherman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A
290 students11:1Rate it →
Little Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
A
264 students9:1Rate it →
Glasgow Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
C−
1,702 students14:1Rate it →
Holmes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
C−
881 students11:1Rate it →
Poe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Annandale
D
879 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Braddock Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Burke
A
4,411 students22:1Rate it →
Robinson Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Fairfax
A−
3,710 students22:1Rate it →
Hayfield Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Alexandria
B−
3,256 students16:1Rate it →
Sandburg Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Alexandria
B−
1,401 students14:1Rate it →
Carson Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Herndon
A+
1,358 students11:1Rate it →
Frost Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fairfax
A
1,272 students14:1Rate it →
Thoreau Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Vienna
A
1,239 students11:1Rate it →
Longfellow Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Falls Church
A+
1,226 students11:1Rate it →
Irving Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Springfield
A
1,204 students14:1Rate it →
Kilmer Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Vienna
A−
1,199 students14:1Rate it →
Johnson Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fairfax
B+
1,165 students12:1Rate it →
Twain Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Alexandria
B
1,026 students12:1Rate it →
Hughes Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Reston
B
1,012 students14:1Rate it →
Cooper Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · McLean
A+
997 students12:1Rate it →
Jackson Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Falls Church
B−
991 students13:1Rate it →
South County Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lorton
A−
943 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
913 students12:1Rate it →
Herndon Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Herndon
C−
895 students10:1Rate it →
Rocky Run Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chantilly
A+
882 students15:1Rate it →
Whitman Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Alexandria
D
828 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chantilly
A
798 students14:1Rate it →
Stone Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Centreville
B−
718 students9:1Rate it →
Key Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Springfield
C−
700 students11:1Rate it →
Chantilly High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chantilly
B+
2,937 students13:1Rate it →
West Springfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
A−
2,799 students14:1Rate it →
Westfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chantilly
C+
2,737 students13:1Rate it →
West Potomac High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
B−
2,710 students13:1Rate it →
Oakton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Vienna
A
2,621 students14:1Rate it →
Woodson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfax
B+
2,436 students13:1Rate it →
South Lakes High
High · Grades 9–12 · Reston
C+
2,434 students12:1Rate it →
McLean High
High · Grades 9–12 · McLean
A
2,428 students14:1Rate it →
Fairfax High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfax
B−
2,404 students17:1Rate it →
Justice High
High · Grades 9–12 · Falls Church
B
2,357 students15:1Rate it →
Centreville High
High · Grades 9–12
A
2,347 students13:1Rate it →
Edison High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
B+
2,294 students13:1Rate it →
Herndon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Herndon
C
2,261 students12:1Rate it →
Marshall High
High · Grades 9–12 · Falls Church
B+
2,200 students13:1Rate it →
Langley High
High · Grades 9–12 · McLean
A−
2,181 students18:1Rate it →
Falls Church High
High · Grades 9–12 · Falls Church
C
2,170 students12:1Rate it →
Annandale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Annandale
B
2,161 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
A+
2,108 students17:1Rate it →
South County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lorton
B
2,106 students16:1Rate it →
Madison High
High · Grades 9–12 · Vienna
A−
2,090 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Vernon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
C
1,858 students10:1Rate it →
Lewis High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
C
1,658 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Clifton’s schools

Are Clifton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clifton. Fairfax County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clifton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 109 of its 183 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clifton in?

Fairfax County Public Schools.

Where do Clifton 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.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.