Confusion about Oakton pyramid feeder patterns

[Anonymous]

I'm considering buying a house in the Oakton HS pyramid but the feeder patterns are confusing and making me wary. I'm particularly interested in Crossfield ES and Oakton ES (but am also open to other suggestions). I'm wondering about people's experiences sending their kids to Oakton ES and then Jackson Middle? All OES kids zoned to OHS go to Jackson, right? And if DC gets into AAP what middle school would that be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering buying a house in the Oakton HS pyramid but the feeder patterns are confusing and making me wary. I'm particularly interested in Crossfield ES and Oakton ES (but am also open to other suggestions). I'm wondering about people's experiences sending their kids to Oakton ES and then Jackson Middle? All OES kids zoned to OHS go to Jackson, right? And if DC gets into AAP what middle school would that be?

The bolded used to be the case but as of several years ago, all OES students now go to Thoreau Middle as their base regardless of their zoned HS. Jackson is the AAP center, so kids in AAP can choose that option.

[Anonymous]

PP is correct, but here are the maps and boundary search tool:
https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/planning-future/maps

[Anonymous]

I wasn't aware that Jackson feeds into Oakton. Isnt Jackson falls church?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wasn't aware that Jackson feeds into Oakton. Isnt Jackson falls church?

It may not anymore but it uses to. Until several years ago, OES was a split feeder to both Jackson and Thoreau as were a couple of other schools (Mosby Woods was one I can remember). Then those 3 or 4 schools were redistricted so all of the kids went to Thoreau as their base after the renovation increased capacity there. Most (if not all, I don’t remember) of the former OES Jackson kids went on to OHS while the Thoreau kids went to Madison. Now the only kids OES at Jackson who go to OHS are AAP kids who chose the center.

[Anonymous]

Oakton kids also go to Franklin or Carson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wasn't aware that Jackson feeds into Oakton. Isnt Jackson falls church?

It may not anymore but it uses to. Until several years ago, OES was a split feeder to both Jackson and Thoreau as were a couple of other schools (Mosby Woods was one I can remember). Then those 3 or 4 schools were redistricted so all of the kids went to Thoreau as their base after the renovation increased capacity there. Most (if not all, I don’t remember) of the former OES Jackson kids went on to OHS while the Thoreau kids went to Madison. Now the only kids OES at Jackson who go to OHS are AAP kids who chose the center.

Oh ok maybe since Jackson is AAP then the kids that go there might be zoned for Thoreau and that feeds into Oakton?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oakton kids also go to Franklin or Carson.

Not Oakton Elementary school, though, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering buying a house in the Oakton HS pyramid but the feeder patterns are confusing and making me wary. I'm particularly interested in Crossfield ES and Oakton ES (but am also open to other suggestions). I'm wondering about people's experiences sending their kids to Oakton ES and then Jackson Middle? All OES kids zoned to OHS go to Jackson, right? And if DC gets into AAP what middle school would that be?

The bolded used to be the case but as of several years ago, all OES students now go to Thoreau Middle as their base regardless of their zoned HS. Jackson is the AAP center, so kids in AAP can choose that option.

Ah, ok, but where do you see this? The school website is confusing--just says OES feeds into TMS and LJMS (and Oakton and Madison). So all kids would go to Thoreau and then to OHS and not Madison?

Is Thoreau a good school for AAP and otherwise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oakton kids also go to Franklin or Carson.

Ok, now I am really confused. Also are you talking about Oakton ES or Oakton High?

[Anonymous]

Crossfield kids mostly go to Carson & Oakton, but one neighborhood goes to Hughes & South Lakes. Not sure how Oakton ES works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oakton kids also go to Franklin or Carson.

Ok, now I am really confused. Also are you talking about Oakton ES or Oakton High?

Oakton High. You can look at Franklin boundary and see--I think Navy and Waples Mill--but Waples Mill may be split.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering buying a house in the Oakton HS pyramid but the feeder patterns are confusing and making me wary. I'm particularly interested in Crossfield ES and Oakton ES (but am also open to other suggestions). I'm wondering about people's experiences sending their kids to Oakton ES and then Jackson Middle? All OES kids zoned to OHS go to Jackson, right? And if DC gets into AAP what middle school would that be?

The bolded used to be the case but as of several years ago, all OES students now go to Thoreau Middle as their base regardless of their zoned HS. Jackson is the AAP center, so kids in AAP can choose that option.

Ah, ok, but where do you see this? The school website is confusing--just says OES feeds into TMS and LJMS (and Oakton and Madison). So all kids would go to Thoreau and then to OHS and not Madison?

Is Thoreau a good school for AAP and otherwise?

I don’t know where you’d see it. I know it’s the case because I have two OES grads, one before the boundary change and one after.

All OES students are now zoned for TMS as their base school (and I had no complaints with the LLIV program there, we chose it over LJMS). If they are in AAP, they can choose the center at LJMS.

No HS boundaries were changed. The OHS zoned kids who used to go to LJMS and were rezoned to TMS still go to OHS. The OES kids who always went to TMS (and weren’t affected by the boundary change) then JMHS still do that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering buying a house in the Oakton HS pyramid but the feeder patterns are confusing and making me wary. I'm particularly interested in Crossfield ES and Oakton ES (but am also open to other suggestions). I'm wondering about people's experiences sending their kids to Oakton ES and then Jackson Middle? All OES kids zoned to OHS go to Jackson, right? And if DC gets into AAP what middle school would that be?

The bolded used to be the case but as of several years ago, all OES students now go to Thoreau Middle as their base regardless of their zoned HS. Jackson is the AAP center, so kids in AAP can choose that option.

Ah, ok, but where do you see this? The school website is confusing--just says OES feeds into TMS and LJMS (and Oakton and Madison). So all kids would go to Thoreau and then to OHS and not Madison?

Is Thoreau a good school for AAP and otherwise?

I don’t know where you’d see it. I know it’s the case because I have two OES grads, one before the boundary change and one after.

All OES students are now zoned for TMS as their base school (and I had no complaints with the LLIV program there, we chose it over LJMS). If they are in AAP, they can choose the center at LJMS.

No HS boundaries were changed. The OHS zoned kids who used to go to LJMS and were rezoned to TMS still go to OHS. The OES kids who always went to TMS (and weren’t affected by the boundary change) then JMHS still do that.

Thanks, this is very helpful to know.

[Anonymous]

Case study in FCPS hypocrisy.

FCPS says split feeders are bad and should be limited.

OES parents don’t want to send their kids to Jackson for GenEd with icky Falls Church kids.

So FCPS makes TMS a three-way split feeder to Madison, Oakton, and Marshall HS.

And AAP parents still get choice of Jackson and Thoreau.