Can I use Fairfax city's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Fairfax city school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Fairfax city?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Fairfax city?

Start with the 5 listed public schools and 0 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Fairfax city Schools & Education

Name: Fairfax city, Virginia Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Fairfax city, Virginia

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

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Percentile-style score

Score Band

N/A

Graduation Rate

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National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Education Data Brief: Fairfax city

Measured School Summary

school metric data for Fairfax city is currently unavailable.

Funding Context

Per-pupil expenditure data for Fairfax city is not available.

Neighbor Context

Comparison data for Fairfax city against Virginia averages is limited.

School Data Brief

How to read Fairfax city before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

5 public schools and 0 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

Not scored

Data limited. State rank is unavailable because school score coverage is limited.

Completion

Not reported

Graduation-rate comparison is unavailable for this county.

Funding context

Not reported

Per-pupil spending comparison is unavailable for this county.

School coverage

0 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

Use the district and school tables below before drawing conclusions. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Fairfax city has 5 public schools across 0 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Fairfax city school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Fairfax city has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

Not ranked

State score comparison is not available for this county.

Data confidence

Patchy

0 of 5 county signals are present, and 80% of listed schools report enrollment. Treat rankings and averages cautiously here.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

No district pathway can be assembled from the current school-level records. Use state and district lookup tools before making an address-level decision.

District reality check

District-level school records are limited in this county file. Verify local assignment directly with state or district sources.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Fairfax city?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

Where do students transition after the visible grade band, and is that next school inside the same district path?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Which schools are missing enrollment or ratio fields, and does the district publish a newer local profile than the NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data?

School Overview

Total Schools

in Fairfax city

Reported Enrollment

5,114

4 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary2

Middle1

High1

Other1

5 Public Schools in Fairfax city

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 2 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Fairfax city, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
FAIRFAX HIGH	Profile	Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax, 22030Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,371
JOHNSON MIDDLE	Profile	Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax, 22030Suburb: Large	7–8	Middle	1,072
Providence Elementary	Record	Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax, 22030Suburb: Large	PK–6	Primary	869
Daniels Run Elementary	Record	Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax, 22030Suburb: Large	PK–6	Primary	802
FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY	Record	Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax, 22030Suburb: Large	—	Vocational	—

FAIRFAX HIGH

Fairfax County Public Schools