Lake Anne Elementary, 11510 North Shore Drive, Reston: preschool and K-6, 570 students in September 2026, rated Approaching Expectations. Office: 703-326-3500.

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

Lake Anne Elementary School was Reston’s first elementary school, and its zone covers more Reston addresses than any other. Of the roughly 24,200 addresses inside Reston’s Census boundary in Fairfax County’s address file, about 23% fall in its zone on the county’s 2026-27 attendance maps, including Lake Anne Village Center and many apartment and townhouse communities. The school opened Jan. 17, 1967, and was planned as part of Reston’s first village center, according to its history page. It is a Title I school.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-326-3500, open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Attendance: 703-326-3535
  • Registering a new student: FCPS Student Registration, 703-204-6740
  • Buses: FCPS Transportation Services, 703-446-2000
Address 11510 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA 20190
Grades Preschool, kindergarten to 6
School day 8:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Website lakeannees.fcps.edu
Division Fairfax County Public Schools, Region 1, South Lakes High pyramid

Principal

Principal Jill Stewart, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • FCPS count: 570 students in September of the 2026-27 school year, on the division’s school profile.
  • State count: 576 students in fall 2025, against 620 in 2024 and 583 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 583 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 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: 87.51, rated Approaching 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 60% 60% 68%
Math 58% 62% 67%
Science 47% 49% 49%

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 Lake Anne zone goes to Langston Hughes Middle and then South Lakes High. Hughes’ other feeder schools are Sunrise Valley, Dogwood, Hunters Woods, Terraset and Forest Edge elementary schools and part of Crossfield Elementary. The north side of the Lake Anne area is zoned for Aldrin Elementary and the Herndon schools instead; check an exact address.

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 8:30 a.m., according to the school’s bell schedule page. Morning preschool runs 8:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and afternoon preschool 12:20 to 3:35 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

Lake Anne runs a two-way Spanish immersion program for kindergarten through sixth grade, in which students learn math, science and health in Spanish for about half of each day. Students are enrolled through a lottery, and the program is open only to Fairfax County residents, according to the school’s immersion page. The FCPS school profile also lists a local Level IV advanced academics program, PreK, Young Scholars, multilingual learner and special education services and School-Age Child Care (SACC), and names band, strings, chorus, an Eco-School program and a learning garden.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Lake Anne Elementary School serve?

Preschool and kindergarten through sixth grade. FCPS counted 570 students at the school in September 2026.

How is Lake Anne Elementary rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 87.51 and is rated Approaching Expectations.

Which middle and high school does Lake Anne Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Lake Anne Elementary start?

School runs 8:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., with doors opening at 8:30 a.m., according to the school’s bell schedule.