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==Education== Public schools in Springfield are run by [[Fairfax County Public Schools]].<ref>"[http://commweb.fcps.edu/directory/ Fairfax County Public School Directory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527154733/http://commweb.fcps.edu/directory/ |date=2010-05-27 }}" as of April 5, 2012.</ref> Some Springfield neighborhoods feed schools outside the census-designated place limits, such as the [[Lake Braddock Secondary School|Lake Braddock]], [[South County Secondary School|South County]], and [[Hayfield Secondary School|Hayfield]] districts. Likewise, some Springfield schools are fed by neighborhoods outside the CDP limits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/maps/boundary2014-15/regions.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319012705/http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/maps/boundary2014-15/regions.pdf |archive-date=2015-03-19 }}</ref> Elementary schools serving the Springfield area include: Cardinal Forest Elementary School (in [[West Springfield, Virginia|West Springfield CDP]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/CardinalForestES/|title=Cardinal Forest Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Crestwood Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/CrestwoodES/|title=Crestwood Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Garfield Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/GarfieldES/|title=Garfield Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Forestdale Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/ForestdaleES/|title=Forestdale Elementary|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Hunt Valley Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/HuntValleyES/|title=FCPS School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Keene Mill Elementary School (West Springfield CDP),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/KeeneMillES/|title=Keene Mill Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Kings Glen Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/KingsGlenES/|title=Kings Glen Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Kings Park Elementary School (in [[Kings Park, Virginia|Kings Park CDP]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/|title=Kings Park Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Lynbrook Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/LynbrookES/|title=Lynbrook Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Newington Forest Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/NewingtonForestES/|title=Newington Forest Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> North Springfield Elementary School (in [[North Springfield, Virginia|North Springfield CDP]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/NorthSpringfieldES/|title=North Springfield Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Orange Hunt Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/OrangeHuntES/|title=Orange Hunt Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Ravensworth Elementary School (in [[Ravensworth, Virginia|Ravensworth CDP]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/RavensworthES/|title=Ravensworth ES|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Rolling Valley Elementary School (West Springfield CDP),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/RollingValleyES/|title=Rolling Valley Elementary|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Sangster Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/SangsterES/|title=Sangster Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Springfield Estates Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/SpringfieldEstatesES/|title=Springfield Estates Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Saratoga Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/SaratogaES/|title=Saratoga Elementary School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> and West Springfield Elementary School (West Springfield CDP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/WestSpringfieldES/|title=West Springfield Elementary|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Middle schools serving Springfield include Francis Scott Key Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/KeyMS/|title=Key Middle School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> and Washington Irving Middle School (West Springfield CDP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/IrvingMS/|title=Irving Middle School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> High schools serving Springfield include John Lewis High School (formerly Robert E. Lee) and [[West Springfield High School (Virginia)|West Springfield High School]] in West Springfield CDP;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/westspringfieldhs/|title=West Springfield High School|work=fcps.edu|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> the latter is home to the West Springfield Dance Team, which appeared on the television show ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/west-springfield-dance-team-returns-from-americas-got-talent-stint/2011/09/19/gIQAQIUvkK_story.html|title=West Springfield dance team returns from 'America's Got Talent' stint|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Private schools in the vicinity of Springfield include St. Bernadette School (of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington]]) in West Springfield CDP,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stbernpar.org/parishschool|title=St. Bernadette School|work=stbernpar.org|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Springfield Academy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springfieldacademy.org/|title=Private School, Nondenominational Christian School β North Springfield, VA|work=springfieldacademy.org|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> the Word of Life Christian Academy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolca.org/|title=Private Christian School in Springfield VA, Northern Virginia, Alexandria β Word of Life Christian Academy|work=wolca.org|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Iqra Elementary,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iqraelementary.com/|title=Iqra Elementary School {{!}} Educating and Nurturing the Youth|website=iqraelementary.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-19}}</ref> and Al-Qalam Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alqalamacademyforgirls.com/|title=Al-Qalam Academy {{!}} Al-Qalam of Springfield VA|website=www.alqalamacademyforgirls.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420045919/http://www.alqalamacademyforgirls.com/|archive-date=2017-04-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> The medical campus of [[Northern Virginia Community College]] is located in Springfield. It offers a variety of [[associates degree]]s and certificates. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nvcc.edu/medical/|title=Medical Education Campus (Springfield) :: Northern Virginia Community College|access-date=21 March 2017}}</ref>
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