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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20120

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At a glance

Schools

4,948

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedCardinal Ridge Elementary112^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

London Towne Elementary up 103 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Stone Middle 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 20120 (Centreville, VA) is home to 7 schools—6 elementary schools and 1 middle school—serving students from Pre-K through 8th grade, with no high school in the immediate area. The standout is Cardinal Ridge Elementary, a 5-star school and the top performer in the zip (90th percentile statewide), with 95% proficiency in 5th-grade math and the lowest poverty rate at 18.94%. Powell Elementary is the best Fairfax County school (81st percentile, 4 stars), posting strong math scores and the lowest chronic absenteeism (7.1%) while spending less per student than most others—suggesting strong efficiency. Both belong to different districts: Cardinal Ridge is in Loudoun County Public Schools, while the rest of the zip is served by Fairfax County Public Schools.

Mid-tier schools include Cub Run Elementary (74.4% average proficiency) and Deer Park Elementary (72.7%, up 3.5 points). Virginia Run Elementary (68.6%) and London Towne Elementary (65.2%, up 6.6 points) trail behind, with London Towne having the highest poverty rate (69%) and biggest improvement from 1 to 2 stars. The only middle school, Stone Middle, has a striking split: 100% pass rates in Algebra I and Geometry, but just 46% proficiency in grade-level 7th-grade math, and its state ranking has slipped from the 50th to 35th percentile over three years.

Notably, per-student spending does not predict outcomes—Powell outperforms schools that spend thousands more per pupil. Chronic absenteeism is also inconsistent: Cardinal Ridge posts the highest rate (15.5%) yet still excels academically, while London Towne's high absenteeism (14%) coincides with low scores. A clear pattern emerges in 5th grade, where math and reading scores dip sharply at nearly every elementary school (for example, Powell drops from 92% in 4th-grade math to 74% in 5th grade), likely reflecting a challenging transition year. Families choosing between these schools should weigh academic results, poverty levels, and the lack of a local high school when planning for the long term.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stone Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	5500 Sully Park Dr.	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 631-5500	718	79	9.1	39.0%	265 (36.9%)	61 (8.5%)	247 (34.4%)	97 (13.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	43.6	272^nd of 416 public middle schools	34.6%		46.1	242^nd of 419 public middle schools	42.2%	30	100.0	100.0	82.4					46.4	307.0		64.6					72.3	75.2		$14,017	$449	$13,568
London Towne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6100 Stone Rd	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 227-5400	658	50	13.2	69.1%	156 (23.7%)	67 (10.2%)	306 (46.5%)	77 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.1%)	39.5	741^st of 1111 public elementary schools	33.3%		28.4	844^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.0%	103				74.7	74.4	49.2	57.7			57.0		70.0	73.3	53.9	76.4				$14,358	$1,053	$13,305
Deer Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15109 Carlbern Dr	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 802-5000	522	41	12.8	37.9%	232 (44.4%)	44 (8.4%)	132 (25.3%)	82 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	55.3	552^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	50.3%		46	654^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.1%	102				76.7	81.9	67.9	67.7			66.7		69.9	76.8	68.1	78.6				$15,494	$544	$14,950
Cub Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5301 Sully Station Dr	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 633-7500	620	45	13.8	23.9%	266 (42.9%)	64 (10.3%)	99 (16.0%)	120 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.1%)	57.7	511^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.0%		59.5	482^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	56.6%	29				76.0	76.4	61.7	85.9			62.8		68.4	76.1	71.8	91.1				$13,608	$480	$13,127
Virginia Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15450 Martins Hundred Dr	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 988-8900	724	46	15.8	41.3%	271 (37.4%)	23 (3.2%)	304 (42.0%)	79 (10.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	46.1	658^th of 1111 public elementary schools	40.8%		47.1	637^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.6%	21				72.2	79.0	60.9	60.5			64.2		65.6	76.4	65.3	73.5				$12,348	$330	$12,018
Powell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	13340 Leland Rd.	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 522-6000	872	54	16.1	21.7%	156 (17.9%)	41 (4.7%)	67 (7.7%)	525 (60.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.3%)	79.6	207^th of 1111 public elementary schools	81.4%		79.4	225^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.7%	18				86.7	92.1	74.1	92.8			77.8		77.2	91.0	83.2	83.3				$12,215	$239	$11,976
Cardinal Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26155 Bullrun Post Office Road	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4020	834	60	13.7	18.9%	188 (22.5%)	75 (9.0%)	50 (6.0%)	448 (53.7%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	85.6	112^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.9	124^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.8%	12				86.9	85.9	95.5				83.9		85.8	87.0	91.5				89.2	$13,672	$76	$13,595

Cities Near Zip Code 20120

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centreville	0.57 mi	12	202^nd
Chantilly	2.38 mi	9	102^nd
Clifton	3.14 mi	3	114^th
Fairfax	3.48 mi	27	80^th
South Riding	3.87 mi	4	20^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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