| Index | Fairfax Station | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 82% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Fairfax Station | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.4% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 87.5% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 76.7% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 73.2% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 38.9% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.9% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fairfax Station. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fairfax Station, VA schools is 82%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fairfax Station, VA, an average of 96.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McLean, VA | 49,909 | 95% | 97.1% |
| Great Falls, VA | 15,140 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Oakton, VA | 37,413 | 92% | 90.6% |
| Burke, VA | 45,553 | 90% | 86.7% |
| Chantilly, VA | 24,744 | 89% | 85.7% |
| Fairfax Station, VA | 12,757 | 82% | 71.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Centralia, IL | 12,756 | 24% | 49.3% |
| Markham, IL | 12,759 | 16% | 66.3% |
| Grenada, MS | 12,751 | 56% | 17.4% |
| Mountain Home, AR | 12,739 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Cambridge, MD | 12,776 | 24% | 49.4% |
| Fairfax Station, VA | 12,757 | 82% | 71.5% |