School History

Greenbriar East Elementary School was built beginning in December 1967 at a cost of $922,600 by Jenkins Construction Company, Inc. Our school opened its doors to students for the first time on September 3, 1968.

Black and white photograph of the front entrance of Greenbriar East Elementary School. Four cars are parked in front of the building.
Greenbriar East Elementary School, Circa 1968
Directory photograph of Principal Driver taken in 1969.
The first principal of Greenbriar East Elementary School was Dorilas “D. J.” Driver. He served as principal until 1981.
Color photograph of the front entrance of Greenbriar East Elementary School taken on 35-millimeter slide film in the early 1980s.
Greenbriar East Elementary School was designed by the architecture firm of Charles M. Goodman & Associates.

What's in a Name?

Did you know that Greenbriar East Elementary School was originally named Greenbriar Elementary School? Several years later, when a second elementary school was constructed to serve the Greenbriar subdivision, the new school was given the name Greenbriar West and our building was renamed Greenbriar East. Learn about the origin of our school's name in this video produced for Fairfax County Public Schools’ cable television channel Red Apple 21.