Herndon Middle, 901 Locust Street, Herndon: grades 7-8, 910 students in September 2026, zoned for north Reston. Office: 703-904-4800.

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

Herndon Middle School, in the Town of Herndon, is the middle school for north Reston. Of the roughly 24,200 addresses inside Reston’s Census boundary in Fairfax County’s address file, about 18% fall in its zone on the county’s 2026-27 attendance maps: the Aldrin and Armstrong elementary zones. The rest of Reston goes almost entirely to Langston Hughes Middle. The FCPS profile says the school serves students from Herndon and Reston. Herndon Middle opened Sept. 5, 1961, as Herndon Intermediate School, one of the county’s original intermediate schools, in the old Herndon High building, and took over the whole campus when the high school moved to Bennett Street in 1967, according to its history page.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-904-4800, open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Attendance: 703-904-4848
  • Registering a new student: FCPS Student Registration, 703-204-6740
  • Buses: FCPS Transportation Services, 703-446-2000
Address 901 Locust Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Grades 7 and 8
School day 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Website herndonms.fcps.edu
Division Fairfax County Public Schools, Region 1, Herndon High pyramid

Principal

Principal Trevor Williams, according to the school’s website, which announced his selection as principal on May 18, 2026.

Enrollment and teachers

  • FCPS count: 910 students in September of the 2026-27 school year, on the division’s school profile.
  • State count: 906 students in fall 2025, against 907 in 2024 and 900 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 896 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 82 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: 84.07, 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 62% 60% 64%
Math 61% 64% 64%
Science 57% 58% 60%

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, Herndon Middle’s zone and the Herndon High zone are the same, so every Herndon Middle student goes on to Herndon High. The elementary zones that feed Herndon Middle are:

  • Aldrin Elementary and Armstrong Elementary, the two in Reston
  • Herndon Elementary, the largest by land area, and Dranesville, Clearview and Hutchison elementary schools, in and around the Town of Herndon

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 bell times

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 day for middle school students

Herndon Middle runs a red day and black day schedule, with all classes meeting on Monday anchor days. Classes run 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule page, which also lists the 2026-27 anchor days and the special schedules.

Programs

Programs the FCPS school profile lists include advanced academic services, a foreign language partial-immersion program, career and technical education, multilingual learner and special education services, mentoring and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Special features it names include honors classes in English, math, science and social studies, geometry, the after-school activities program, the National Junior Honor Society, a step team, theater and a bike shop. The school’s website runs the Night Hawk after-school program.

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Frequently asked questions

Which parts of Reston go to Herndon Middle School?

North Reston: the Aldrin and Armstrong elementary zones, about 18% of addresses inside Reston on Fairfax County’s 2026-27 attendance maps.

What grades does Herndon Middle School serve?

Grades 7 and 8. FCPS counted 910 students at the school in September 2026.

How is Herndon Middle School rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 84.07 and is rated Meets Expectations.

Which high school does Herndon Middle School feed into?

Herndon High School. The two schools’ zones are the same on Fairfax County’s 2026-27 attendance maps.

What time does Herndon Middle School start?

Classes run 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule.