For anyone looking to buy a home in Springfield Virginia you will hear the term "school pyramid" used to describe the schools that feed into the four local high schools.
West Springfield, Robert E. Lee, South County Secondary School and Lake Braddock Secondary School are the four high schools at the top of the pyramid for children living in Springfield neighborhoods. There are multiple elementary schools that feed each of these schools. There are also elementary schools in the Burke Centre community that also feed to Lake Braddock and South County as well.
The following chart shows you the current schools assigned to each the top schools in the pyramid.
| West Springfield HS Pryamid | Robert E Lee HS Pryamid | South County SS Pryamid | Lake Braddock SS |
| Washington Irving MS | Francis Scott Key MS | South County MS | Lake Braddock MS |
| Cardinal Forest ES | Crestwood ES | Newington Forest ES | Kings Park ES |
| Hunt Valley ES | Forsestdale ES | Sangster ES | |
| Keene Mill ES | Garfield ES | ||
| Orange Hunt ES | Lynbrook ES | ||
| Rolling Valley ES | Saratoga ES | ||
| West Springfield ES | Springfield Estate ES |
Lake Braddock and South County both have middle schools as part of their "campus" and do not have a separate feeder middle school. Detailed information about each school serving t Springfield VA neighborhoods can be found on the Fairfax County Schools site.
New to the Springfield or Fairfax County area? Make sure you check out the Fairfax County Public School Website for information for the 2010-2011 school year.
Need to know which school your children will attend? Enter your address in the Fairfax County School Boundary link to find out.
If you are still looking for a home in the Springfield VA area or anywhere in Fairfax County give me a call at 703-346-2213. Not only did I attend Fairfax County Schools from kindergarten through high school graduation so did my children. Let me show you the neighborhoods that meet the needs for your family.
You can search for your new home by school with my automated home search tool. For example Homes in West Springfield HS boundary*
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Good information for anyone relocating to Northern Virginia.
Schools are an important part of any relocation decision.
Cindy your knowledge of the neighborhoods surrounding Ft. Belvoir is a huge advantage for military families moving to our area.