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Best Fairfax Private Schools (2026)

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Fairfax, Virginia Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Fair Oaks Academy (Closed 2006)

4601 West Ox Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 631-1467

Gr: K-12 | 414 students

Mark Of Excellence (Closed 2014)

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

4100 Hunt Rd
Fairfax, VA 22032
(703) 323-0165

Gr: K | 14 students

Oak Valley Center (Closed 2014)

Special Education School

11230 Waples Mill Road, Ste. 100
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 591-1146

Gr: 3-12 | 45 students Avg. class size: 8 students Acceptance rate listed

Overview

This Town (Fairfax)

This State (VA)

# Schools

20 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Fairfax, VA Total Schools
2025	20
2024	20
2023	19
2022	19
2021	21
2020	23
2019	21
2018	22
2017	21
2016	20
2015	13

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Student Body:

# Students

2,081 Students

152,743 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	139	169	179
2024	139	163	172
2023	155	167	174
2022	172	171	185
2021	159	165	180
2020	199	158	171
2019	209	161	175
2018	194	158	172
2017	218	166	180
2016	218	163	178
2015	176	149	167

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% Average Students of Color

36%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	36%	31%	34%
2024	36%	31%	34%
2023	45%	31%	33%
2022	41%	30%	33%
2021	42%	29%	32%
2020	38%	29%	32%
2019	22%	28%	31%
2018	22%	28%	31%
2017	26%	31%	32%
2016	26%	31%	32%
2015	27%	32%	32%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

228 Teachers

14,645 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	10:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	11:1	11:1
2023	12:1	11:1	11:1
2022	11:1	11:1	11:1
2021	10:1	11:1	11:1
2020	10:1	11:1	12:1
2019	10:1	10:1	12:1
2018	10:1	10:1	12:1
2017	10:1	10:1	12:1
2016	10:1	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

51%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	51%	54%	55%
2024	51%	53%	54%
2023	51%	54%	54%
2022	63%	54%	54%
2021	65%	54%	54%
2020	65%	52%	54%
2019	68%	53%	53%
2018	76%	53%	53%
2017	76%	53%	53%
2016	73%	53%	52%
2015	85%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

13 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	13	14	15
2024	13	14	15
2023	12	14	15
2022	12	14	15
2021	11	14	15
2020	12	14	15
2019	11	14	15
2018	14	14	15
2017	14	14	15
2016	14	14	15
2015	16	13	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

9 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	9	12	13
2024	10	11	12
2023	10	11	11
2022	10	11	11
2021	9	11	11
2020	11	11	11
2019	11	11	11
2018	17	11	11
2017	14	11	10
2016	14	10	10
2015	19	10	10

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Average SAT score

1281

(Out of 1600)

1228

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	1,281	1,225	1,233
2024	1,281	1,234	1,230
2023	1,281	1,227	1,228
2022	1,305	1,226	1,229
2021	1,317	1,220	1,229
2020	1,340	1,216	1,226
2019	1,340	1,216	1,226
2018	1,340	1,222	1,226
2017	1,340	1,226	1,233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	29	27	26
2024	29	27	26
2023	29	27	26
2022	28	27	26
2021	28	26	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	27	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$20,777

$17,362

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	$20,777	$17,414	$15,012
2024	$15,509	$15,256	$13,254
2023	$16,611	$15,221	$12,626
2022	$15,800	$14,456	$12,187
2021	$17,000	$14,203	$11,800
2020	$16,687	$14,291	$11,512
2019	$17,858	$14,111	$11,293
2018	$18,461	$13,894	$11,017
2017	$16,450	$13,323	$10,708
2016	$20,675	$12,876	$10,356
2015	$16,950	$12,863	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$293

$1,109

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	$293	$1,103	$1,152
2024	$293	$1,097	$1,128
2023	$293	$1,410	$1,156
2022	$293	$803	$1,102
2021	$293	$764	$1,125
2020	$293	$1,693	$1,217
2019	$385	$2,190	$1,305
2018	$385	$1,651	$1,108

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Average % on Financial Aid

35%

30%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	35%	30%	34%
2024	35%	30%	34%
2023	35%	29%	34%
2022	30%	29%	33%
2021	30%	29%	33%
2020	30%	27%	32%
2019	30%	27%	31%
2018	35%	26%	30%
2017	35%	25%	30%
2016	40%	25%	29%
2015	40%	24%	28%

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Average Acceptance Rate

91%

79%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	91%	78%	81%
2024	99%	83%	85%
2023	99%	84%	85%
2022	99%	83%	85%
2021	91%	84%	85%
2020	91%	84%	85%
2019	88%	85%	85%
2018	88%	84%	85%
2017	88%	85%	85%
2016	88%	84%	85%
2015	88%	84%	85%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	0.65	0.65	0.65
2024	0.65	0.65	0.65
2023	0.68	0.65	0.65
2022	0.64	0.64	0.64
2021	0.64	0.64	0.64
2020	0.66	0.64	0.64
2019	0.60	0.62	0.63
2018	0.61	0.62	0.63
2017	0.58	0.61	0.61
2016	0.58	0.60	0.61
2015	0.54	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

15 Students

492 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

241 Students

8,945 Students

% Asian Students

10%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	10%	7%	5%
2024	10%	7%	5%
2023	8%	7%	5%
2022	5%	5%	4%
2021	5%	6%	4%
2020	6%	5%	4%
2019	5%	5%	4%
2018	5%	5%	4%
2017	4%	4%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	5%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

154 Students

6,676 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	7%	4%	9%
2024	7%	4%	9%
2023	9%	4%	9%
2022	8%	4%	8%
2021	8%	4%	9%
2020	9%	4%	9%
2019	5%	3%	8%
2018	5%	4%	8%
2017	4%	3%	8%
2016	4%	3%	8%
2015	6%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

93 Students

11,979 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	4%	8%	7%
2024	4%	8%	7%
2023	4%	8%	8%
2022	2%	8%	7%
2021	3%	8%	7%
2020	3%	9%	8%
2019	3%	8%	7%
2018	4%	8%	7%
2017	3%	8%	7%
2016	3%	8%	7%
2015	5%	9%	8%

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# White Students

1,199 Students

73,423 Students

% White Students

51%

49%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	51%	49%	52%
2024	51%	49%	52%
2023	44%	48%	52%
2022	39%	51%	54%
2021	39%	51%	54%
2020	46%	52%	54%
2019	55%	53%	56%
2018	54%	53%	56%
2017	58%	56%	58%
2016	58%	56%	58%
2015	65%	53%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

370 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

629 Students

47,777 Students

% of Others Students

27%

32%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fairfax, VA Average	Virginia (VA) Average	National Average
2025	27%	32%	26%
2024	27%	32%	26%
2023	34%	33%	25%
2022	45%	32%	25%
2021	44%	31%	25%
2020	35%	30%	24%
2019	30%	31%	24%
2018	31%	30%	23%
2017	29%	29%	22%
2016	29%	28%	22%
2015	19%	30%	21%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

5 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private schools in Fairfax, VA?

The private schools in Fairfax, VA include St. Leo The Great School, Merritt Academy, and Gesher Jewish Day School.

How many private schools are located in Fairfax?

20 private schools are located in Fairfax.

How much do private schools cost in Fairfax?

The average tuition cost is $20,777, which is higher than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $17,362.

How diverse are private schools in Fairfax?

Fairfax private schools are approximately 36% minority students, which is higher than the Virginia private school average of 31%.

What percentage of students in Fairfax go to private school?

8% of all K-12 students in Fairfax are educated in private schools (compared to the VA state average of 11%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Fairfax?

50% of private schools in Fairfax are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private schools in Fairfax are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Fairfax include: Guidepost Montessori at Fairfax vs. Montessori School Of Oakton

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