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FCPS approves boundary lines, phased enrollment plan for Skyview High School

Published July 21, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated July 21, 2026 at 11:05AM

Skyview High School in Herndon (file photo)

Fairfax County Public Schools has officially adopted a boundary map for attendance at the new Skyview High School, which will draw in students from Westfield, Chantilly, and South Lakes high schools to alleviate overcrowding at several schools on the western side of the county.

The new school assignments — unanimously approved by the school board during its July 16 regular meeting — are expected to impact 2,544 students, including 1,159 who will be assigned next year to attend Skyview’s campus at 2949 Education Drive, in the Floris area south of Herndon.

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Residents affected by boundary changes for Skyview High School air concerns before final vote

By Nolan Stout

Published July 15, 2026 at 1:45PM

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid's preliminary recommendation for western high school boundary adjustments to accommodate the new Skyview High School (via FCPS)

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).

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FCPS releases recommendation for Skyview High School boundaries

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 7, 2026 at 1:45PM

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid's preliminary recommendation for western high school boundary adjustments to accommodate the new Skyview High School (via FCPS)

After four months of study and community meetings, Fairfax County Public Schools has unveiled Superintendent Michelle Reid’s initial recommendation for Skyview High School’s future attendance boundaries.

Under Reid’s proposal, which was publicly released last Thursday (July 2), the new public high school at 2949 Education Drive in Herndon would pull from students currently assigned to Westfield, Chantilly and South Lakes high schools, starting with the 2027-2028 school year.

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FCPS proposes plan for phasing students in, transportation at Skyview High School

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 1, 2026 at 1:45PM

Skyview High School in Herndon (file photo)

The newest addition to Fairfax County Public Schools, Skyview High School in Herndon, is set to open this fall with over 700 ninth and tenth graders who opt in to attend the new school.

But the county school board is still deciding on a plan for full implementation of school boundaries — wherever those lines are drawn.

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Newly approved FCPS bus plan leaves out some elementary, middle schoolers

By Emily Leayman

Published March 2, 2026 at 3:45PM

A school bus on Lawyers Road near Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After approving new school attendance zone boundaries in January, the Fairfax County School Board opted to provide bus transportation to affected high school students, but not their elementary and middle school counterparts.

The school board voted 7-4 last Thursday (Feb. 26) to approve bus transportation for Fairfax County Public Schools high school students who have been drawn into new school boundaries but are eligible to remain in their current school.

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FCPS considers limited bus service for students outside new school boundaries

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 26, 2026 at 9:15AM

A Fairfax County school bus driving down Nutley Street in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County’s first comprehensive school boundary rewrite in decades will affect only a handful of its approximately 177,000 current students, but Superintendent Michelle Reid believes the resulting transportation costs could still be too high to absorb.

The superintendent is expected to recommend tonight (Thursday) that Fairfax County Public Schools provide transportation only to high school seniors who were affected by the boundary changes and opt to remain at their currently assigned school, as permitted by the district’s phasing policy.

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Fairfax County School Board approves first new boundary plan in four decades

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 26, 2026 at 8:30AM

New Fairfax County Public Schools high school boundaries, as shown in an updated boundary explorer tool (via FCPS)

Fairfax County Public Schools’ first comprehensive redistricting effort in 40 years is complete.

The Fairfax County School Board voted 8-3 at its meeting last Thursday (Jan. 22) to approve the revised school boundaries recommended by Superintendent Michelle Reid after an 18-month review focused on addressing overcrowding, split feeders and other issues created over decades of piecemeal adjustments.

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FCPS superintendent tweaks boundary change plans after public comments

By Nolan Stout

Published January 20, 2026 at 9:15AM

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid speaks at a public hearing on her school redistricting recommendations and proposed Fiscal Year 2027-2031 capital improvement plan (via FCPS/YouTube)

Fairfax County Public Schools has revised, eliminated and postponed several planned redistricting proposals after extensive public feedback.

Superintendent Michelle Reid’s revised recommendations for new attendance boundaries were released last week ahead of a final public hearing on Thursday (Jan. 22).

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FCPS finalizes school boundary recommendations ahead of public hearing

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 8, 2026 at 8:30AM

A Fairfax County Public Schools bus (file photo)

An end to Fairfax County Public Schools’ first district-wide boundary overhaul in four decades is within sight, though the approval of new maps is unlikely to resolve all questions.

Superintendent Michelle Reid’s final recommendations for the revised boundaries have been released ahead of a presentation to the Fairfax County School Board tonight (Thursday) and a public hearing that will be held at Luther Jackson Middle School this Saturday (Jan. 10) at 10 a.m.

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Split board decides which FCPS students can opt into new ‘western high school’

By Scott McCaffrey

Published November 18, 2025 at 9:15AM

King Abdullah Academy in Herndon, soon to become a Fairfax County public high school (via Google Maps)

Rising ninth- and 10th-graders from a wide swath of western Fairfax County will have the opportunity to attend the county’s newest high school starting next fall.

Fairfax County School Board members voted last Thursday (Nov. 13) to allow students who otherwise would attend Centreville, Chantilly, Westfield, Oakton or South Lakes high schools to instead join the first classes at the currently unnamed new high school.