Virginia Hills Elementary School

Here follows a history of the school as prepared by Fairfax County Public Schools and published on the Rose Hill Elementary School website:

Virginia Hills Elementary School:
From the mid-1970s into the early 1980s, student enrollment began a gradual decline resulting in the closure of several schools in the eastern part of Fairfax County. The closures affected neighborhoods that saw the earliest growth post-World War II. The children in these neighborhoods were graduating high school, and there were fewer families in the area with young children. By May 1978, enrollment at Rose Hill had fallen to 365 students. In January 1982, the School Board voted to close nearby Virginia Hills Elementary School permanently and consolidate its student body into Rose Hill beginning in September 1982.

After Virginia Hills closed, the building was designated the FCPS Area I Office. Our library maintains a small selection of Virginia Hills memorabilia, such as school yearbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and a history written by its P.T.A.

The gentleman pictured at center is Virginia Hills Elementary School's first principal, Emmett Milton Day. On the right is the cover of Virginia Hills' 1971-72 yearbook.