Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Fair Oaks’s public schools outscore 74% of Virginia districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Fair Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Fair Oaks, 61% of tested students are proficient in math, 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.
Fair Oaks’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 139 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fair Oaks’s, its schools beat 53%, 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 ↓
Choice beyond the district
Phillips School - Fairfax (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Fair Oaks’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 Fair Oaks, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
Kindergarten in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
1st grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
2nd grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
3rd grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
4th grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
5th grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
6th grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Waples Mill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 750 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oakton
Eagle View Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairfax
Fair Oaks’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
Fair Oaks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Fair Oaks’s borders.
Every school in Fair Oaks
51 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 Fair Oaks’s schools
Are Fair Oaks’s schools good?
By Virginia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fair Oaks 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 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fair Oaks in?
Fairfax County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 179,323 students in 199 schools (2024–25).
Where do Fair Oaks 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 Fair Oaks’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 Fair Oaks spend per student?
$20,064 in Fairfax County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Fair Oaks?
Yes: Phillips School - Fairfax (special education, grades 1–12, 63 students).
Parents talk
What Fair Oaks families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fair Oaks → 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.