Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon is for History Lovers

by Marina Brito, Realtor®, Home by School Specialist

The Mount Vernon HS boundary is located surrounding the world-famous museum of Mount Vernon, the plantation house of George Washington, the first President of the United States.

Speaking of history, also within the Mount Vernon HS boundary, is Fort Belvoir. Fort Belvoir is now an important military installation – originally built during World War I, but prior to that it used to be a plantation house belonging to the family of Thomas Fairfax, the original owner of the Northern Neck.

About the Mount Vernon HS boundary

What’s great
Mount Vernon High School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World school
Easy access to Fort Belvoir and Quantico
Historical location with much to explore and learn
The world-renowned Mount Vernon is a few minutes away
Commuting bus routes are convenient

What you should know
Traffic on Route 1 can be challenging at times
Public transportation options are adequate
Some schools’ scores are lower than in other highly-competitive boundaries

Why move here
Love of history
Access to the Huntington Metro station via commuter bus
Near Fort Belvoir
Live near the water and beautiful views

Schools in the Mount Vernon High School Boundary

The Mount Vernon boundary is the attendance area for Mount Vernon High School – home of the Majors, Whitman Middle School, and 6 feeder elementary schools.

Mount Vernon High School & feeder schools (2011-2012)

Mount Vernon High School & feeder schools (2014-2015)

Average of Standard of Learning (SOL) Pass Rates (June 2012)

School	School Score	Fairfax County
Mount Vernon High	80	89
Whitman Middle	80	89
Elementary Schools
Fort Belvoir Elementary	85	89
Mount Vernon Woods	65	89
Riverside Elementary	80	89
Washington Mill Elementary	78	89
Woodlawn Elementary	72	89
Woodley Hills Elementary	80	89

Homes in the Mount Vernon High School Boundary

The Mount Vernon Boundary offers an affordable variety of options for buying a home. Last school year (2013-2014), over 300 homes sold within this boundary, with prices ranging from $118K to $3.5 Million.

The Mount Vernon boundary is an ideal place to live for people who want to live close to history, with access to the Potomac river and Ft. Belvoir, at an affordable price.

Within the Mount Vernon boundary, there are mostly detached single family homes available for sale; a good amount of townhomes and some condos. Home prices in this boundary are, in general, lower than the average price in Fairfax County – with the exception of water-oriented properties which are, understandably, priced higher.

SOLD Home prices (School year 2013-2014)

Home Type	Low	Average	High
Detached (167)	$250K	$617K	$3.5M
Townhome (63)	$135K	$284K	$419K
Condo (38)	$118K	$164K	$205K

See all the homes for sale within the Mount Vernon boundary

Finding a home by school can be a challenge
If you have tried to find a home by school before, you have probably found that it’s a challenge to cross-reference homes for sale on a typical home search website with their assigned school.

Simply finding homes “near” the school won’t do
The issue with typical home search websites is that they only display homes by city or zip code. Some of them display homes “near” the school. Well, that won’t do you any good since school boundaries span cities, zip codes, and just being “near” the school doesn’t mean that the home belongs to that boundary.

You want a home INSIDE the Mount Vernon high school boundary. Not just “near” it…
The good news is that we have put together the only interactive map where you can find homes for sale INSIDE the Mount Vernon High School boundary. Plus, you can also see points of interest such as shopping and hospitals. Click to search:

Find homes for sale
(inside the Mount Vernon HS Boundary)
Click to launch the full-page interactive “Find a Home by School” app.