Lake Braddock Secondary School is a combined junior-high and high school in Burke, Virginia, United States, administered by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). It is one of four secondary schools in Fairfax County; the other three are Hayfield, Robinson, and South County. If considered as a high school, Lake Braddock ranks #66 in the U.S. for enrollment size.
Opened in 1973, Lake Braddock completed an extensive renovation project in 2007. Its mascot is the Bruin, and its school colors are purple and gold.
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