Frost or Luther Jackson Middle School?

[Anonymous]

I used to go to FCPS when I was a kid, and we are now moving back from Ohio. There are two houses, generally the same size, but one of them is in Frost's district, and the other in Luther's. If anyone has any input on which school is better, I would love to hear it!

[Anonymous]

Do you plan to be here for the long haul? Then I would look at high schools. There is less difference in those middle schools than the zoned high schools.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely Frost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely Frost.

+1

LJ is struggling.

[Anonymous]

Are you staying for HS? If yes, I would pick frost

[Anonymous]

My kids had great experiences at LJ. But middle school is short so hard to say it matters much.

If you are staying look at HS. Woodson is huge, Oakton is medium sized and Falls Church is small. Falls Church is in midst of complete renovation - scheduled to be complete in 2026 - and will be gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids had great experiences at LJ. But middle school is short so hard to say it matters much.

If you are staying look at HS. Woodson is huge, Oakton is medium sized and Falls Church is small. Falls Church is in midst of complete renovation - scheduled to be complete in 2026 - and will be gorgeous.

You are misinformed. Oakton has substantially more students than Woodson.

And Woodson and Oakton have both been renovated relatively recently. Renovated high schools in FCPS are functional but never gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

You don't want LJ. Their AAP4 program is OK, but GE is not good. Also, they have a lot of issues with discipline.

[Anonymous]

Is it still the case that the LJ kids continue to 2 or 3 high schools? In the recent past it was sort of part of 2 or 3 pyramids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it still the case that the LJ kids continue to 2 or 3 high schools? In the recent past it was sort of part of 2 or 3 pyramids.

The base boundaries of LJ feed entirely into Falls Church now (used to be Falls Church and Oakton) but there are AAP kids at LJ who go to Oakton and Madison.

The Oakton areas that used to go to LJ for Gen Ed now go to Thoreau, which is now a 3-way split feeder to Madison, Oakton, and Marshall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it still the case that the LJ kids continue to 2 or 3 high schools? In the recent past it was sort of part of 2 or 3 pyramids.

The base boundaries of LJ feed entirely into Falls Church now (used to be Falls Church and Oakton) but there are AAP kids at LJ who go to Oakton and Madison.

The Oakton areas that used to go to LJ for Gen Ed now go to Thoreau, which is now a 3-way split feeder to Madison, Oakton, and Marshall.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Frost just got a total renovation.

[Anonymous]

Frost!

Academically LJ and even Falls Church HS are fine, but I have found that socially it a is a lot harder for kids to make friends. There is also more BS at school like FCHS where my kid won't even use the restroom during the day because of all the kids in there vaping. If we were buying a house all over again I would absolutely choose a different pyramid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frost!

Academically LJ and even Falls Church HS are fine, but I have found that socially it a is a lot harder for kids to make friends. There is also more BS at school like FCHS where my kid won't even use the restroom during the day because of all the kids in there vaping. If we were buying a house all over again I would absolutely choose a different pyramid.

You really think kids aren’t vaping at Woodson?

[Anonymous]

Vaping in the bathroom is a nothing burger, especially when compared to 8 kids at a Loudon County HS overdosing in the bathroom in 3 weeks.

I'll break this down for you. I'm a forum regular, so I'll translate...what posters are trying to say is, do you want your kids to go to school with brown kids or non-brown kids?

Make your choice accordingly.