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[RANKINGS] Top School Pyramids & Neighborhoods Around Burke

See if your home zoned to the best Fairfax County Public Schools in Burke!

Looking to purchase a new home in the least expensive neighborhood, while still staying in a top ranked Fairfax County Public School Pyramid (e.g. elementary, middle and high school)? No problem! We've got you covered! We analyzed all of the top ranked FCPS Pyramids near Burke (as ranked by GreatSchools.org) and combined the data with the median sold prices for neighborhoods with homes that are zoned to that school pyramid.

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Top Fairfax County Public School Pyramids around Burke

Here is the most current school rankings based on GreatSchools.org. While each person has their own criteria for determining what makes a school great, we decided to use a third-party objective criteria for this analysis. For this analysis we identified all the Fairfax County Public School Pyramids, which includes an elementary, middle and high school, along with the Great School rating and added up the score. Great School provides a score of 1-10 for each school, so each Pyramid score is out of a possible 30 points. For the FCPS Pyramids, there are 181 different pyramids and the highest score was 28, the lowest score was 7 and the median score was 18. The below tables list the cumulative Great School score for the Burke pyramids, along with the percentile ranking for that pyramid compared against all 181 Fairfax County pyramids.

Great School Score:25
Percentile Ranking: 95th
Elementary School: Sangster
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:25
Percentile Ranking: 95th
Elementary School: Keene Mill
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:24
Percentile Ranking: 90th
Elementary School: Sangster
Middle School: Irving
High School: West Springfield
Great School Score:24
Percentile Ranking: 90th
Elementary School: Keene Mill
Middle School: Irving
High School: West Springfield
Great School Score:23
Percentile Ranking: 90th
Elementary School: Ravensworth
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:23
Percentile Ranking: 90th
Elementary School: Kings Glen
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:22
Percentile Ranking: 80th
Elementary School: White Oaks
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:22
Percentile Ranking: 80th
Elementary School: Terra Centre
Middle School: Robinson
High School: Robinson
Great School Score:22
Percentile Ranking: 80th
Elementary School: West Springfield
Middle School: Irving
High School: West Springfield
Great School Score:22
Percentile Ranking: 80th
Elementary School: Orange Hunt
Middle School: Irving
High School: West Springfield
Great School Score:22
Percentile Ranking: 80th
Elementary School: Hunt Valley
Middle School: Irving
High School: West Springfield
Great School Score:21
Percentile Ranking: 70th
Elementary School: Little Run
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:21
Percentile Ranking: 70th
Elementary School: Kings Park
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:21
Percentile Ranking: 70th
Elementary School: Cherry Run
Middle School: Lake Braddock
High School: Lake Braddock
Great School Score:21
Percentile Ranking: 70th
Elementary School: Union Mill
Middle School: Robinson
High School: Robinson
Great School Score:21
Percentile Ranking: 70th
Elementary School: Fairview
Middle School: Robinson
High School: Robinson
Great School Score:21
Percentile Ranking: 70th
Elementary School: Rolling Valley
Middle School: Irving
High School: West Springfield
Great School Score:20
Percentile Ranking: 60th
Elementary School: Oak View
Middle School: Robinson
High School: Robinson
Great School Score:20
Percentile Ranking: 60th
Elementary School: Laurel Ridge
Middle School: Robinson
High School: Robinson
Great School Score:19
Percentile Ranking: 60th
Elementary School: Olde Creek
Middle School: Robinson
High School: Robinson
Great School Score:19
Percentile Ranking: 60th
Elementary School: Bonnie Brae
Middle School: Robinson
High School: Robinson
Great School Score:19
Percentile Ranking: 60th
Elementary School: Cardinal Forest
Middle School: Irving
High School: West Springfield
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Neighborhoods and Median Home Values Around Top Burke Pyramids

In the tables below, you'll find the neighborhoods and their median home values that have homes that are zoned to these elementary, middle and high school districts. You can see that within a school pyramid there can be a huge disparity in prices for homes. It does not mean that these neighborhoods are exclusively zoned to these schools. Note: While we make every effort to make sure this data is accurate, if you are looking at a specific house, you can go to the School Boundary Locator for the official schools for that home.

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Sangster - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (25/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Estates At Roseland$530,000
Wyant Property$629,900
Briarlynn Estates$635,000
Balmoral Greens$668,950
Edgewater$679,999
Middleridge$869,975
Meadows Of Narnia$1,051,200
South Run$1,209,500

Keene Mill - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (25/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Fairfax Station East$437,000

Sangster - Irving - West Springfield (24/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Glenverdant Estate$490,000
Ardmore Woods$601,000
Fairview Woods$651,100

Keene Mill - Irving - West Springfield (24/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Lakewood Hills$347,777
Lake Braddock$429,950
Timarron Cove$525,000
Wildwood Hills Estates$530,000

Ravensworth - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (23/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Fairfax Station$568,650
Country Club View$624,500
Britford$650,000
Ravensworth$660,000
Wooded Glen$730,000

Kings Glen - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (23/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
South Run Forest$425,500
Whisperwood$461,000
Springfield Glen$565,000

White Oaks - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (22/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Glenwood Manor$315,000
Middleford$428,450
Daventry$435,000
Hunter Village$460,000
Bonnie Brae$489,000
Lake Braddock$501,500
Glenwood Manor$512,500

Terra Centre - Robinson - Robinson (22/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Signal Hill$480,500
Southport$510,000

West Springfield - Irving - West Springfield (22/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Kings Park West$277,000
West Springfield$515,000
Kings Park West$530,000
Cardinal Forest$542,500
Orange Hunt Estates$558,000
Burke Centre$640,000

Orange Hunt - Irving - West Springfield (22/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Longwood Knolls$427,500
Rolling Valley$430,000
Burke Centre$479,075
Rolling Forest$495,000
Lakewood Hills$592,500
Kings Park$645,000
Cherry Run$650,000
Briarwood$730,000

Hunt Valley - Irving - West Springfield (22/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Keene Mill Station$395,000
Dunleigh$480,000
Longwood Knolls$525,000
Southern Grove$585,000
Afton Glen$647,000
Fairfax Club Estates$660,000
Burke Station Square$770,000

Little Run - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (21/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Cardinal Glen$364,950

Kings Park - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (21/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Rolling Forest$340,000
Rolling Valley$417,444
Fox Lair$417,500
Pepper Tree$430,000
Orange Hunt Estates West$450,000
Rolling Valley West$452,502
Rolling Valley$482,500
Olde Oak Ridge$549,950
Rhygate$600,000
Burke Centre Conservancy$687,500

Cherry Run - Lake Braddock - Lake Braddock (21/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Keene Mill Manor$472,750
West Springfield Village$630,000
Bramblewood$635,000
Kings Park$657,500
Westview Hills$875,000
Kingsberry$950,000

Union Mill - Robinson - Robinson (21/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Somerset At South Run$1,187,500
Charlestown$1,210,000

Fairview - Robinson - Robinson (21/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Caroline Oaks$512,500
Burke Centre$825,000
Kings Park West$855,000
The Timbers$870,000
Orange Hunt Square$930,000

Rolling Valley - Irving - West Springfield (21/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Burgoyne Forest West$527,000
Glen Cove$570,000
Woodlynne Community$655,000

Oak View - Robinson - Robinson (20/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Crownleigh$444,990
Danbury Forest$447,875
The Village Park$605,000
Shannon Station$655,000
Danbury Forest$715,000
Burke Village$825,000

Laurel Ridge - Robinson - Robinson (20/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Colony Park$403,800
Keene Mill Village$600,000
Lakepointe$692,500

Olde Creek - Robinson - Robinson (19/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Heritage Square$510,000
Old Mill Community$560,000

Bonnie Brae - Robinson - Robinson (19/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Twinbrook$160,000
Walden At Burke Centre$263,000
Greentree Village$330,000
Townes Of Orange Hunt Th$339,000
The Tallwoods$343,000
Hillsdale$426,500
Lake Braddock$430,000
Townes Of Burke$431,250
Keene Mill Woods$460,000
Whitfield Green$588,000
Cardinal Square$639,990
Oakwood Commons At Burke$643,500

Cardinal Forest - Irving - West Springfield (19/30 Great School Rating)

SubDivisionSold Price (Median)
Greenfield Farm$213,000
Woodwalk$301,000
Burke Cove$400,000
Ramblewood At Daventry$460,000
Tivoli$477,500
Burke Centre Station Commons$539,900
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Top 12 Pyramids

Below is a table of the best Fairfax County Public School pyramids. Eight of these pyramids are located in McLean, an area with some of the highest real estate prices in the region, however the other four are located in Fairfax, Burke and Chantilly, which are more moderately priced cities within Fairfax County.

CityElementary
School
Middle
School
High
School
Great Schools
Score
Percentile
Ranking
McLeanChurchill RoadCooperLangley2899th
McLeanColvin RunCooperLangley2899th
McLeanForestvilleCooperLangley2899th
McLeanGreat FallsCooperLangley2899th
McLeanHaycockLongfellowMcLean2697th
McLeanKent GardensLongfellowMcLean2697th
McLeanSpring HillCooperLangley2697th
McLeanChesterbrookLongfellowMcLean2595th
FairfaxMantuaFrostWoodson2595th
ChantillyPoplar TreeRocky RunChantilly2595th
BurkeSangsterLake BraddockLake Braddock2595th
FairfaxWakefield ForestFrostWoodson2595th

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* Data Source: BrightMLS and GreatSchools. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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