Dogwood Elementary, 12300 Glade Drive, Reston: preschool and K-6, 681 students in September 2026, rated Needs Intensive Support. Office: 703-262-3100.

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

Dogwood Elementary School is on Glade Drive in western Reston, in the South Lakes High pyramid. Of the roughly 24,200 addresses inside Reston’s Census boundary in Fairfax County’s address file, about 10% fall in its zone on the county’s 2026-27 attendance maps. Dogwood was the fourth elementary school built in Reston and opened Sept. 3, 1974. A nighttime fire on Nov. 27, 2000, destroyed the building; no one was hurt, according to the school’s history page. It is a Title I school.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-262-3100
  • Attendance: 703-262-3131
  • Registering a new student: FCPS Student Registration, 703-204-6740
  • Buses: FCPS Transportation Services, 703-446-2000
Address 12300 Glade Drive, Reston, VA 20191
Grades Preschool, kindergarten to 6
School day 8:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Website dogwoodes.fcps.edu
Division Fairfax County Public Schools, Region 1, South Lakes High pyramid

Principal

Principal Kate Beckner, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • FCPS count: 681 students in September of the 2026-27 school year, on the division’s school profile.
  • State count: 727 students in fall 2025, against 753 in 2024 and 739 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 739 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 56 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: 77.3, rated Needs Intensive Support, in the FCPS division summary

Needs Intensive Support is the lowest of the four performance levels. Math and science pass rates rose in 2025-26.

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

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 40% 39% 42%
Math 44% 47% 52%
Science 40% 39% 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 Dogwood zone goes to Langston Hughes Middle and then South Lakes High. Hughes’ other feeder schools are Sunrise Valley, Lake Anne, Hunters Woods, Terraset and Forest Edge 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

School runs 8:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., according to the school’s website.

Programs

Dogwood offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, according to South Lakes High, which describes the pyramid’s IB programs from elementary through high school. The FCPS school profile lists the school as Title I, with preschool classes.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Dogwood Elementary School serve?

Preschool and kindergarten through sixth grade. FCPS counted 681 students at the school in September 2026.

How is Dogwood Elementary rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 77.3 and is rated Needs Intensive Support.

Which middle and high school does Dogwood Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Dogwood Elementary start?

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