McLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. McLean is home to many diplomats, businessmen, members of Congress, and high-ranking government officials partially due to its proximity to Washington, D.C. and the Central Intelligence Agency. It is the location of Hickory Hill, the former home of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. It is also the location of Salona, the former home of Light-Horse Harry Lee, the Revolutionary War hero. The community had an estimated total population of 53,673 in 2015, according to estimates prepared by the United States Census Bureau. It is located between the Potomac River and the town of Vienna.
As a suburb of Washington, D.C., McLean is a part of both the Washington Metropolitan Area and the larger Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Langley, Lewinsville, and West McLean, and it borders several other Washington suburbs including: Potomac and Cabin John, Maryland to the north; Brookmont, Maryland to the northeast; Arlington to the southeast; Falls Church to the south; Idylwood, Pimmit Hills, and Tysons Corner to the southwest; Wolf Trap to the west; and Great Falls to the northwest.
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McLean is known for its luxury homes and its high-end shopping destinations. McLean is home to many diplomats, businessmen, members of Congress, and high-ranking government officials partially due to its proximity to Washington, D.C. and the Central Intelligence Agency. As of the 2010 census, there were 48,115 people, 17,063 households, and 13,453 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,940.9 people per square mile. Nearby colleges and universities include the Marymount University in Arlington and DeVry University (Arlington campus). The University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies has an academic center in Falls Church, just south of McLean.
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RATING* | SCHOOL NAME | GRADES | SCHOOL TYPE |
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4 | Sherman Elementary School | Preschool - 6th Grade | Public |
4 | Churchill Road Elementary School | Kindergarten - 6th Grade | Public |
5 | Chesterbrook Elementary School | Kindergarten - 6th Grade | Public |
5 | Kent Gardens Elementary School | Kindergarten - 6th Grade | Public |
5 | Spring Hill Elementary School | Kindergarten - 6th Grade | Public |
5 | Cooper Middle School | 7th Grade - 8th Grade | Public |
5 | Mclean High School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
5 | Langley High School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
N/A | St. John Academy | Preschool - 8th Grade | Catholic/Religious |
N/A | St. Luke Catholic School | Preschool - 8th Grade | Catholic/Religious |
N/A | The Potomac School | Kindergarten - 12th Grade | Private/Charter |
N/A | Montessori School Of Mclean | Preschool - 6th Grade | Private/Charter |
N/A | Ridgemont Montessori School | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | Brooksfield School | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | The Langley School | Preschool - 8th Grade | Private/Charter |
N/A | Country Day School | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | The Madeira School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Private/Charter |
N/A | First Steps Academy | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | Tysons Corner Childrens Center | Preschool - Preschool | Private/Charter |