Armstrong Elementary, 11900 Lake Newport Road, Reston: K-6, 311 students in September 2026, rated Meets Expectations. Office: 703-375-4800.

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Sources: Armstrong Elementary School, the FCPS school profile, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.

Armstrong Elementary School is one of two Reston elementary schools in the Herndon High pyramid. It sits on Lake Newport Road in north Reston. Of the roughly 24,200 addresses inside Reston’s Census boundary in Fairfax County’s address file, about 6% fall in its zone on the county’s 2026-27 attendance maps, including North Point Village Center. Armstrong opened Sept. 2, 1986, and is named for astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, according to its history page. The page says the school also serves as a center for students with emotional, behavioral or social challenges, who today are taught alongside the general education population.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-375-4800, open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Attendance: 703-375-4848
  • Registering a new student: FCPS Student Registration, 703-204-6740
  • Buses: FCPS Transportation Services, 703-446-2000
Address 11900 Lake Newport Road, Reston, VA 20194
Grades Kindergarten to 6
School day 8:55 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Website armstronges.fcps.edu
Division Fairfax County Public Schools, Region 1, Herndon High pyramid

Principal

Principal Jim Quinn, according to the school’s website; the FCPS profile lists him as James Quinn. The school’s history page says he has led Armstrong since 2013.

Enrollment and teachers

  • FCPS count: 311 students in September of the 2026-27 school year, on the division’s school profile.
  • State count: 317 students in fall 2025, against 357 in 2024 and 365 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 365 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 11 students per teacher.

State report card

Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school meets the state’s Standards of Accreditation. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.

  • Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
  • Framework score: 92.99, rated Meets Expectations, in the FCPS division summary

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 75% 77% 78%
Math 76% 74% 80%
Science 74% 65% 76%

The full profile breaks the results down by student group and grade and also reports attendance, spending and teacher data.

Attendance zone

Enter an address in the FCPS boundary locator to see its assigned schools. On the county’s 2026-27 attendance area maps, the whole Armstrong zone goes to Herndon Middle and then Herndon High. Herndon Middle’s other feeder schools are Herndon, Dranesville, Clearview and Hutchison elementary schools and Aldrin Elementary.

FCPS’s comprehensive boundary review, approved by the School Board in January 2026, set the zones that took effect this 2026-27 school year, according to the FCPS boundary review page. The locator shows each address’s current assignment.

Calendar and school hours

From the FCPS 2026-27 school year calendar:

  • Friday, Oct. 30: end of the first quarter, two-hour early release
  • Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: student holidays (Nov. 3 is Election Day)
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 3: winter break
  • March 22-26: spring break
  • Wednesday, June 16, 2027: last day of school, a two-hour early release for elementary students

School runs 8:55 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule page. On a two-hour delay, school starts at 10:55 a.m.; on a one-hour delay, at 9:55 a.m.

Programs

Programs the FCPS school profile lists include local Level IV advanced academic programs, crisis intervention services, mentoring, PreK-12 ABA services, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, special education services and School-Age Child Care (SACC). Special features it names include a comprehensive services site, English for Speakers of Other Languages, band, strings and chorus, a STEAM class, Science Olympiad and Girls on the Run. FCPS has a capital project page for the school’s renovation, which the school wrote about in October 2025.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Armstrong Elementary School serve?

Kindergarten through sixth grade, according to the FCPS profile. FCPS counted 311 students at the school in September 2026.

How is Armstrong Elementary rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 92.99 and is rated Meets Expectations.

Which middle and high school does Armstrong Elementary feed into?

Herndon Middle and Herndon High. The whole Armstrong zone goes to both on Fairfax County’s 2026-27 attendance maps.

What time does Armstrong Elementary start?

School runs 8:55 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule.