[3] Herndon serves grades 9-12 and is a part of the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system.

Herndon's mascot is the Fighting Hornet and school colors are red, black and white.

Roughly that same number of students attend Herndon High School today.

[5] Herndon High School Band is Virginia's ambassador at the 2023 Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade, Honolulu, Hawaii.

[7] In 2009 the school's baseball field was named Alan McCullock Field for retiring baseball coach Alan McCullock, whose father has the same honor at Falls Church High School.