Academics

Learn more about our different programs and departments, access state standards, and find out about the county's grading and reporting systems.

Advanced Academics Programs

Fairfax County Public Schools offers a continuum of advanced academic services for students K-12 that builds upon students' individual strengths and skills and maximizes academic potential for all learners.

Band

Details about the Band program at Spring Hill

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) department works with children who are English Learners (ELs).

Health and Family Life Education (FLE)

Information about the county's programs for health, human growth and development, and family life education.

Orchestra

Details about the orchestra program at Spring Hill

Special Education

Spring Hill's Special Education program serves students with diverse needs.

Speech and Language Services

Information about our Speech and Language Program

Student Links

A list of digital resources for our students.

Student Testing

The ABCs of testing: SOLs, eCART testing, KMRA, MRA and DRAs!

Visual Arts

Information about the Visual Arts Program at our School

Academics Year at a Glance

K-6 "Year at a Glance" documents were revised during the summer of 2019.  Each grade level document provides a high-level understanding of what topics across Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies will be taught throughout the year.

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

6th Grade

Grade Level Q3 Quarterly Overviews

The quarterly overview section of our planning and pacing guides are shared in the attached document.  This is traditionally an internal document for staff use and may not match the exact pacing/sequence of units provided at each school.  Also, with this unprecedented closure, there may be changes to this year’s scope and sequence of learning topics.

Quarterly Overviews K-6

FCPS Elementary School Academics (K-6)

VA Standards of Learning (SOLs)

Access the specific standards and curricular frameworks used in each grade level.

Math

Standards and Framework

English

Standards and Framework

Science

Standards and Framework

Social Studies

Standards and Framework

Grading and Reporting

ES Grading & Reporting Handbook for Parents

See standards-based grading & reporting

ES Progress Report: Grade Level Information

Learn about grade level information

FCPS Links

Portrait of a Graduate

Digital Citizenship

President's Award for Educational Excellence

6th grade students may be eligible to receive the President's Award for Educational Excellence at the end of the school year.  Criteria for this award is available here: Award Criteria