Not everyone is happy with the proposed attendance boundaries for the new Skyview High School, as Fairfax County Public Schools looks to finalize its plans this week.
The Fairfax County School Board held a public hearing on the proposed boundaries on Monday (July 13) and plans to vote on them at its meeting tomorrow (Thursday).
The school, which is at 2949 Education Drive in the Floris area south of Herndon, will welcome its first ninth- and 10th-grade students this fall, allowing students from the Centreville, Chantilly, Oakton, South Lakes and Westfield pyramids to opt in.
Formerly the campus of the private King Abdullah Academy, FCPS purchased the property in August 2025 for $150 million.
The boundary changes would partially take effect for the 2027-2028 school year, populating the school with students currently assigned to Westfield, Chantilly and South Lakes high schools. Rising ninth-grade students would have the flexibility to opt out and remain at their currently assigned school based on their “educational needs” under a phasing plan proposed in late June.
Skyview’s boundaries would then take full effect for the 2028-2029 school year.
Overall, the boundary adjustments are expected to affect approximately 2,544 students — 2,124 high schoolers and 420 middle schoolers.
Several people spoke at the public hearing to voice concerns about how the redistricting would affect their specific neighborhoods.
For example, Carlos Nazario, a rising eighth grader at Rocky Run Middle School, advocated for keeping his neighborhood of Stonebrook at Westfields zoned for Chantilly High School, rather than Westfield.
“To adults, rezoning might look like lines on a map,” he said. “But to students, it is much more than that. It affects our friendships, our routines, our confidence and our ability to feel secure at school.”
Carlos’s father, also named Carlos Nazario, said his community has been raising their concerns, but aren’t getting anywhere with the school system.
“Meeting after meeting, it feels like our voices have not been heard. The message we have received is that Stonebrook is simply a number in a boundary process,” he said. “Our children are not numbers. They are students with friendships, routines, teachers, supporting systems and academic paths already in place.”
Rohini Kyadari, who lives in The Boulevards at Westfields, also called for her community to stay assigned to Chantilly High School, rather than Westfield.
She said there are fewer than 15 high school and 15 middle school students in the neighborhood, so keeping their school assignment wouldn’t affect capacity. Kyadari pointed out that attending Westfield would require students to cross busy Route 28 (Sully Road) and navigate the I-66 interchange.
“This school assignment is not safe because it forces our students into a higher-risk transportation corridor every day,” she said.
The school board did receive some praise for the redistricting plan put forward by FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid. Daniel Glynn said the Metro Silver Line expansion is going to increase the population in the western part of Fairfax County, and the proposal effectively tackles capacity issues.
According to Reid’s presentation, which was delivered to the school board on July 9, the boundary changes won’t exacerbate overcrowding at any high schools, and no middle schools will exceed their program capacity.
“This proposal grants families in the Centreville Road corridor the same right to a neighborhood school experience that the rest of the county takes for granted,” Glynn said. “It is a stable, sustainable and fundamentally fair map.”
