Best Public Schools in Zip Code 22032

Zip code 22032 in Fairfax, Virginia is home to 8 public schools within Fairfax County Public Schools, serving grades pre-kindergarten through 12 with a combined enrollment of 8,560 students. The mix includes 6 elementary schools (PK-6), Frost Middle (grades 7-8), and Robinson Secondary (grades 7-12). Because the state ranks elementary, middle, and high schools in separate pools, the most meaningful comparisons are among schools of the same type.

Among elementary schools, Wakefield Forest Elementary is the clear academic leader, ranking 57th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (95th percentile) with the highest math and reading proficiency in the zip code, the lowest chronic absenteeism (3.9%), and the lowest free/reduced-price lunch rate (8.3%). Laurel Ridge Elementary is the biggest improver, climbing from the 73rd to the 90th percentile in two years. Olde Creek Elementary also stands out, earning an 86th-percentile rank despite a moderate poverty rate. At the middle school level, Frost Middle ranks in the 88th percentile and posts 100% proficiency in accelerated Algebra and Geometry courses. Robinson Secondary, the only high school in the zip code, maintains a 98.4% graduation rate, a 1.0% dropout rate, and 98.2% reading proficiency for 11th graders, although its state rank slipped from the 88th to the 72nd percentile.

The data also show meaningful disparities within this single zip code. Free/reduced-price lunch rates range from 8.3% at Wakefield Forest to 30.7% at Little Run Elementary, and the two highest-poverty elementary schools generally rank lower than their peers. Higher spending does not guarantee higher test scores: Little Run spends $18,979 per student, the most in the zip code, yet ranks in the 66th percentile, while Wakefield Forest spends about $7,700 less and ranks much higher. Chronic absenteeism is impressively low across most schools, with every elementary school below 11%. Advanced math acceleration is widespread at both Frost Middle and Robinson Secondary, where most advanced students take Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra II instead of standard grade-level math.