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[RANKINGS] Top School Pyramids Around Fairfax City
See if your home zoned to the best Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax City!
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 Fairfax City (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 Fairfax City
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 Fairfax City pyramids, along with the percentile ranking for that pyramid compared against all 181 Fairfax County pyramids.
| Great School Score: | 19 |
| Percentile Ranking: | 60th |
| Elementary School: | Willow Springs |
| Middle School: | Lanier |
| High School: | Fairfax |
| Great School Score: | 19 |
| Percentile Ranking: | 60th |
| Elementary School: | Powell |
| Middle School: | Lanier |
| High School: | Fairfax |
| Great School Score: | 17 |
| Percentile Ranking: | 50th |
| Elementary School: | Greenbriar East |
| Middle School: | Lanier |
| High School: | Fairfax |
| Great School Score: | 17 |
| Percentile Ranking: | 50th |
| Elementary School: | Eagle View |
| Middle School: | Lanier |
| High School: | Fairfax |
| Great School Score: | 15 |
| Percentile Ranking: | 40th |
| Elementary School: | Providence |
| Middle School: | Lanier |
| High School: | Fairfax |
| Great School Score: | 14 |
| Percentile Ranking: | 30th |
| Elementary School: | Daniels Run |
| Middle School: | Lanier |
| High School: | Fairfax |
Neighborhoods and Median Home Values Around Top Fairfax City 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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Willow Springs - Lanier - Fairfax (19/30 Great School Rating)
| SubDivision | Sold Price (Median) |
| Pickett'S Reserve | $353,518 |
| Little River Hills | $365,000 |
| Farrcroft | $535,000 |
| Fairfax Acres | $540,000 |
| Lewis Park | $560,950 |
| Halemhurst | $750,000 |
| Hampton Chase | $770,000 |
| Chancery Park | $806,518 |
| Aspen Grove | $817,500 |
| Hampton Forest | $833,500 |
Powell - Lanier - Fairfax (19/30 Great School Rating)
| SubDivision | Sold Price (Median) |
| Green Acres | $730,000 |
| Jaguar/Yorktown | $745,000 |
Greenbriar East - Lanier - Fairfax (17/30 Great School Rating)
| SubDivision | Sold Price (Median) |
| Woodlands Of Fair Lakes | $265,000 |
| Buckleys Reserve | $303,000 |
| Clifton Manor | $312,500 |
| Vannoy Park | $315,000 |
| Brentwood | $318,000 |
| Willow Ponds | $331,000 |
| Cobbdale | $371,000 |
| Oak Marr Courts | $376,000 |
| Rockpointe | $421,000 |
| Willow Oaks | $425,000 |
| Fairchester | $485,000 |
| Courthouse Square | $500,000 |
| Crestmont Townhouses | $532,450 |
| Great Oaks | $588,200 |
| Cameron Glen | $590,000 |
| Chancery Square | $595,000 |
| Providence Square | $665,000 |
Eagle View - Lanier - Fairfax (17/30 Great School Rating)
| SubDivision | Sold Price (Median) |
| Westmore | $308,000 |
| Country Club Hills | $399,000 |
| Mosby Woods | $406,000 |
| Fairview | $415,000 |
| Ridge Top | $422,000 |
| Centerpointe | $559,500 |
| Fair Oaks | $573,500 |
| Wescott Ridge | $577,500 |
| Carr At Cedar Lakes | $597,500 |
| Fair Chase | $625,000 |
Providence - Lanier - Fairfax (15/30 Great School Rating)
| SubDivision | Sold Price (Median) |
| Fair Lakes | $176,500 |
| Stone Creek Crossing | $225,500 |
| Leonard Property | $418,250 |
| Windsor Mews | $437,000 |
| Fair Ridge | $485,000 |
| Fair Lakes Court | $490,000 |
| Fairmont Estates | $497,450 |
| Lord Fairfax Estates | $573,000 |
| Fairfax Woods | $599,000 |
| Cambridge Station | $617,500 |
| Warren Woods | $682,000 |
| Elan At East Market | $705,000 |
| Cedar Lakes | $712,500 |
| Glen Alden | $850,000 |
| Comstock | $940,000 |
Daniels Run - Lanier - Fairfax (14/30 Great School Rating)
| SubDivision | Sold Price (Median) |
| Residences At Fair Chase | $190,500 |
| East Market | $239,250 |
| East Market | $358,500 |
| East Market At Fair Lake | $465,000 |
| Carriage Park | $480,500 |
| Christopher At Cedar Lakes | $525,000 |
| Courts At Wescott Ridge | $540,000 |
| Greens At Wescott Ridge | $547,500 |
| Gates Of Fair Lakes | $549,944 |
| Fairfield House | $570,000 |
| The Crossings | $575,000 |
| Legato Corner | $620,000 |
| Linden At Fair Ridge | $630,000 |
| Fairmont | $641,000 |
| Stonecroft | $641,250 |
| Lyndhurst | $650,000 |
| Oxford Row Condos | $911,000 |
| Foxcroft Colony | $1,225,000 |
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.
| City | Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Great Schools Score | Percentile Ranking |
| McLean | Churchill Road | Cooper | Langley | 28 | 99th |
| McLean | Colvin Run | Cooper | Langley | 28 | 99th |
| McLean | Forestville | Cooper | Langley | 28 | 99th |
| McLean | Great Falls | Cooper | Langley | 28 | 99th |
| McLean | Haycock | Longfellow | McLean | 26 | 97th |
| McLean | Kent Gardens | Longfellow | McLean | 26 | 97th |
| McLean | Spring Hill | Cooper | Langley | 26 | 97th |
| McLean | Chesterbrook | Longfellow | McLean | 25 | 95th |
| Fairfax | Mantua | Frost | Woodson | 25 | 95th |
| Chantilly | Poplar Tree | Rocky Run | Chantilly | 25 | 95th |
| Burke | Sangster | Lake Braddock | Lake Braddock | 25 | 95th |
| Fairfax | Wakefield Forest | Frost | Woodson | 25 | 95th |
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* Data Source: BrightMLS and GreatSchools. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
