South Lakes High School

South Lakes is for Reston Lovers

by Marina Brito & Kathi Robinson, Realtors®, South Lakes High School Boundary Specialists

Reston is an internationally recognized planned community, and it was built with the goal of revolutionizing the 1940’s concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in the suburbs. Reston is also the home of award-winning South Lakes High School.

About the South Lakes HS boundary

What’s great
South Lakes HS has been honored as a Ribbon School for its outstanding chorus, music and band programs
The recent renovation to South Lakes HS has given it state-of-the-art facilities.
Easy access to major employment centers (Reston, Tysons & Washington)
Reston is an award-winning Planned Community
Robust network of public transit

What you should know
Traffic around Reston can be a challenge at certain times
Newer and luxury housing is expensive
Some schools’ scores are lower than in surrounding highly-competitive boundaries

Why move here
Good Schools
BRAND NEW! Silver line of the Metro
Plenty of amenities available (pools, tennis, trails, etc.)
Natural setting within a planned community

Schools in the South Lakes High School Boundary

The South Lakes High School boundary is the attendance area for highly-rated South Lakes High School, Hughes Middle School, and 6 feeder elementary schools. South Lakes High School – home of the Seahawks – is a dynamic community school that features the renowned International Baccalaureate program.

The school also has an award-winning fine and performing arts program. Students from over 70 countries provide South Lakes with a diverse perspective that will help graduates as they prepare to take their place in the world.

The vision of South Lakes High School is to develop a community of learners who strive for academic excellence and value diversity, intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, and an international understanding for all students.

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South Lakes High School boundary and feeder schools (2014-2015)

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

School	School Score	Fairfax County
South Lakes High	88	89
Hughes Middle	89	89
Elementary Schools
Dogwood Elementary	73	89
Forest Edge Elementary	89	89
Hunters Woods Elementary	95	89
Lake Anne Elementary	85	89
Sunrise Valley Elementary	93	89
Terraset Elementary	85	89

Homes in the South Lakes High School Boundary

The South Lakes Boundary offers a wide variety of options for buying a home. Last school year (2013-2014), over 675 homes sold within this boundary, with prices ranging from $140K to $1.6 Million.

In Reston, a great majority of homes are of the “contemporary” style, with architecture reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright. There are almost an even amount of single family homes, townhomes, and condos available for sale; from very affordable to highly luxurious.

Due to its location within Reston, the South Lakes boundary is a highly desired area to live in; and best of all, home prices are consistent with the average price in Fairfax County.

SOLD Home prices (School year 2013-2014)

Home Type	Low	Average	High
Detached (209)	$275K	$717K	$1.6M
Townhome (264)	$225K	$454K	$950K
Condo (202)	$140K	$361K	$1.6M

See all the homes for sale within this 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 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 South Lakes 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 South Lakes HS Boundary) Click to launch the full-page interactive “Find a Home by School” app.