Fairfax High School

Fairfax is for Small City Lovers

by Marina Brito, Realtor®, Fairfax High School Boundary Specialist

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The Fairfax HS Boundary encompasses the City of Fairfax and beyond. The City of Fairfax is a small, independent city within Fairfax County with lots of history, its own government, and a unique school board situation (the schools are run by the County board, and overseen by the City board).

The Fairfax High School boundary is a very convenient place to live because public transportation is easily accessible, and it is easy to get to award-winning hospitals, world-class shopping centers, and there is lots to do for fun.

About the Fairfax HS boundary

What’s great
Excellent Schools
The Boundary surrounds the Historic City of Fairfax, VA
Easy access to the rest of Fairfax County
A good network of public transit
Lots of fun things to do

What you should know
Higher-density housing; fewer single family detached homes available
Lots are smaller than in more suburban areas

Why move here
Highly-Rated Schools
Small city feel
Bus service to move around
A wide range of home prices

Schools in the Fairfax High School Boundary

The Fairfax High School boundary is the attendance area for highly-rated Fairfax High School, Lanier Middle School, and 6 feeder elementary schools.

** Attention: This boundary has been approved for a change starting with the 2014-2015 school year, but it could affect students as early as the fall of 2013, the current boundary map is accessible here.**

Here are the details of the boundary change:
http://fairfax.homebyschool.com/fairfax-county-schools-boundary-changes-2014-15/

Fairfax High School Boundary & Feeder Schools (2014-2015)

Average of Standard of Learning (SOL) Scores (June 2012)

School	School Score	Fairfax County
Fairfax High	93	89
Lanier Middle	89	89
Elementary Schools
Daniels Run Elementary	87	89
Eagle View Elementary	89	89
Fairfax Villa Elementary	92	89
Providence Elementary	90	89
Willow Springs	96	89

Homes in the Fairfax High School Boundary

There are many options for homes within the Fairfax HS Boundary: single family homes, a significant amount of townhomes and many condos. Last school year (2012-2013), almost 600 homes sold within this boundary, with prices ranging from $134K to $2.3M. This wide range of home availability ensures that there is a home in almost everyone’s price-range.

SOLD Home prices (School year 2012-2013)

Home Type	Low	Average	High
Detached (150)	$314K	$712K	$2.3M
Townhome (242)	$316K	$478K	$669K
Condo (178)	$134K	$275K	$611K

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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax HS Boundary)
Click to launch the full-page interactive “Find a Home by School” app.