FCPS High School Poverty and Enrollment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are there any FARMs in Langley district? There is nowhere to live at the poverty level.

live in help

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some of these numbers really surprise me. Where are these families living?? This area has gotten so expensive.

In Mount Vernon, there are two trailer (mobile home) parks that feed into MVHS. We also have homeless shelters. Ft. Belvoir families are zoned for MVHS - enlisted soldiers are not high wage earners and some of our FARMS students may be military families. But the majority are most likely multiple families living together in both single family homes and apartments/townhouses/condos. We also have multiple apartment complexes and most of them are older, garden style apartments and not the new, expensive ones with fancy amenities. I don't know how the affordable housing works, but I do know families can rent at reduced rates. I looked and the apartment complex that is walking distance to the high school starts at $1500 a month. And it is one of the nicer apartment complexes in the 22309 zip code (the MV zip code.)

I cannot speak to the military at Fort Belvoir specifically, but I can speak generally. I taught in DOD schools. They historically have far fewer high school students than elementary because the parents begin retiring as the kids get older. And, FWIW, it is unlikely that there are many high school students from Fort Belvoir whose parents are in the lower enlisted ranks.
Also, I understand that military families are able to pupil place out to other schools. I am guessing that many choose this option.

All true.

I just looked at the school profiles for the 2 elementary schools located on Ft. Belvoir.

Their FARMS numbers significantly increased this past school year, from the upper teens to over 30% in both schools.

Knowing that those schools are amost completely lower level enlisted families, it is shocking to see a snapshot how much the terrible inflation of this administration has affected our enlisted troops.

Shameful.

I think FARMS income has been increased so that more people qualify. It also depends on the number of children in the family. But, it is very sad to see this. Yes, inflation is taking a serious toll on families.

[Anonymous]

Langley 3%
Herndon 50%

These two pyramids are right next to each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Langley 3%
Herndon 50%

These two pyramids are right next to each other.

So? The communities are distinct. The poor parts of Herndon are no where near the Langley lines.

[Anonymous]

Number of enrolled students is kind of a meaningless number. % capacity is a far better indicator. Not all schools are built with the same capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Number of enrolled students is kind of a meaningless number. % capacity is a far better indicator. Not all schools are built with the same capacity.

Both Lewis and Mount Vernon are well below capacity and the smaller enrollment impacts both the variety of courses offered and the number of instances of those courses offered. It is not good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Number of enrolled students is kind of a meaningless number. % capacity is a far better indicator. Not all schools are built with the same capacity.

Both Lewis and Mount Vernon are well below capacity and the smaller enrollment impacts both the variety of courses offered and the number of instances of those courses offered. It is not good.

They need to eliminate IB at those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:West Springfield parents increasingly shaking in their boots each passing year as Lewis' enrollment continues to fall.

If they moved WS neighborhoods or a whole feeder at this point to Lewis, I would be absolutely SHOCKED beyond belief. Like knock me over with a feather shocked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am more surprised by McLean, Woodson and lake Braddock- where do these families live?

Lake Braddock I can see. There are townhome and condo neighborhoods, and some of them are cheap rentals that house multiple families. You could have mom with 3 kids, and mom’s brother and his girlfriend, and grandma all in the same 3 bed TH. Also the regulations for qualifying for free school meals are less stringent than being under federal poverty level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are there any FARMs in Langley district? There is nowhere to live at the poverty level.

I am thinking they are maid kids

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:West Springfield parents increasingly shaking in their boots each passing year as Lewis' enrollment continues to fall.

If they moved WS neighborhoods or a whole feeder at this point to Lewis, I would be absolutely SHOCKED beyond belief. Like knock me over with a feather shocked.

They are not. They already adjusted those boundaries years ago. There is other adjustments that can be made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am more surprised by McLean, Woodson and lake Braddock- where do these families live?

MCLEAN has some section 8 housing in Falls Church area. Glen Apartment near Timberlane Elementary school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Langley 3%
Herndon 50%

These two pyramids are right next to each other.

So? The communities are distinct. The poor parts of Herndon are no where near the Langley lines.

I’m not sure that 2 1/2 miles constitutes ‘nowhere near’ boundary lines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Langley 3%
Herndon 50%

These two pyramids are right next to each other.

Exactly. Langley’s borders should be changed to send some to Herndon and McLean’s border can be changed to send some to Langley to reduce MHS’s overcrowding. But rich Langley parents are too powerful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Langley 3%
Herndon 50%

These two pyramids are right next to each other.

Exactly. Langley’s borders should be changed to send some to Herndon and McLean’s border can be changed to send some to Langley to reduce MHS’s overcrowding. But rich Langley parents are too powerful.

Yes. That will get you lots of brownie points. Send your kids to Herndon to help Herndon. Especially when Langley is not overcrowded and Herndon is full.

That said, it does make sense to redistrict McLean students to Langley--but, then I live no where near there and don't understand the neighborhoods and traffic patterns. So, it is easy to say that.