Forest Edge Elementary, 1501 Becontree Lane, Reston: preschool and K-6, 452 students in September 2026, rated Distinguished. Office: 703-925-8000.

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

Forest Edge Elementary School is on Becontree Lane, east of Lake Anne, in the South Lakes High pyramid. Of the roughly 24,200 addresses inside Reston’s Census boundary in Fairfax County’s address file, about 9% fall in its zone on the county’s 2026-27 attendance maps. Forest Edge opened Sept. 7, 1971, as Reston’s third elementary school after Lake Anne and Hunters Woods. It was designed by Charles M. Goodman Associates as an open-plan school with six pods named for lunar craters, and its last open classrooms were enclosed in a renovation completed in 2006, according to the school’s history page. It is a Title I school.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-925-8000, open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Attendance: 703-925-8080
  • Registering a new student: FCPS Student Registration, 703-204-6740
  • Buses: FCPS Transportation Services, 703-446-2000
Address 1501 Becontree Lane, Reston, VA 20190
Grades Preschool, kindergarten to 6
School day 8:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Website forestedgees.fcps.edu
Division Fairfax County Public Schools, Region 1, South Lakes High pyramid

Principal

Principal Brittany Rogers, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • FCPS count: 452 students in September of the 2026-27 school year, on the division’s school profile.
  • State count: 468 students in fall 2025, against 458 in 2024 and 457 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 457 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 42 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: 90.53, rated Distinguished, 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 73% 72% 75%
Math 71% 72% 78%
Science 68% 66% 78%

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 Forest Edge zone goes to Langston Hughes Middle and then South Lakes High. Hughes’ other feeder schools are Sunrise Valley, Lake Anne, Dogwood, Hunters Woods and Terraset elementary schools and part of Crossfield 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

Kindergarten through sixth grade runs 8:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., with doors opening at 8:35 a.m., according to the school’s bell schedule page. Morning preschool runs 8:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. On a two-hour delay, school runs 10:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.; on a two-hour early dismissal, 8:50 a.m. to 1:35 p.m.

Programs

Programs the FCPS school profile lists include a full-time Advanced Academic Program center, Title I, PreK, early childhood special education, Young Scholars, multilingual learner and special education services and School-Age Child Care (SACC). Special features it names include chess, drama, Math Olympiad, Odyssey of the Mind and Science Olympiad clubs, a student-run TV studio and after-school classes in partnership with the Reston Association.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Forest Edge Elementary School serve?

Preschool and kindergarten through sixth grade. FCPS counted 452 students at the school in September 2026.

How is Forest Edge Elementary rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 90.53 and is rated Distinguished.

Which middle and high school does Forest Edge Elementary feed into?

Langston Hughes Middle and South Lakes High. The whole Forest Edge zone goes to both on Fairfax County’s 2026-27 attendance maps.

What time does Forest Edge Elementary start?

School runs 8:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., with doors opening at 8:35 a.m., according to the school’s bell schedule.