Best feeder school for Langley?

[Anonymous]

I live in a neighborhood that is zoned for Churchill/Cooper/Langley that is walking distance to Cooper and Langley. Roughly 75% of the kids in the neighborhood go to private schools, not the ones they're zoned for. Just something to be aware of when you're looking at the homes in some of these areas, if this matters to you. Maybe try to pick a time when you can check out the bus drop offs or something.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely consider your commenting/daily driving needs. There are some beautiful homes and neighborhoods zoned for Churchill Road, Spring Hill, and Great Falls that require Georgetown Pike. Expanding from a PP’s comment, traffic at the 495 entrance is usually terrible, and this can impact Georgetown Pike for quite a distance. Would definitely recommend checking out the area during times you anticipate being on the road to help give you a feel for what you’re dealing with.

The only time this has ever been an issue for me is during 5:00 pm rush hour. Morning and other times are not bad t all. FWIW, I usually avoid GTP altogether (taking Old Dominion in stead, and cutting across).

Traffic anywhere near Cooper or the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is a total mess.

Girl, I have a kid at Cooper right now and I drive through the intersection every morning on my way to work, and many evenings to pick my kid up after drama rehearsals. 5:00 is the worst, but all other times are fine. You just have to know how which roads to take and when.

It's not a reason to avoid moving there, but depending on one's schedule it can be really bad in the evening traffic. If OP were to move the neighborhood, I would advise not living on a road adjacent to Georgetown Pike or Balls Hill.

[Anonymous]

Traffic in the Cooper, CRS, Langley area became a nightmare. We moved out and feel our quality of life improved from 4 to 8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Traffic in the Cooper, CRS, Langley area became a nightmare. We moved out and feel our quality of life improved from 4 to 8.

We looked at the Langley neighborhoods, although we ended up elsewhere. To me, some of the areas north of Tysons zoned to Spring Hill are the sweet spot, if you’re thinking of sending your kid to public schools. Nothing is inexpensive but there are a variety of neighborhoods.

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Anonymous wrote:Traffic in the Cooper, CRS, Langley area became a nightmare. We moved out and feel our quality of life improved from 4 to 8.

We looked at the Langley neighborhoods, although we ended up elsewhere. To me, some of the areas north of Tysons zoned to Spring Hill are the sweet spot, if you’re thinking of sending your kid to public schools. Nothing is inexpensive but there are a variety of neighborhoods.

I looked into that sweet spot some years ago. The school environment wasn’t very sweet.

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Anonymous wrote:Traffic in the Cooper, CRS, Langley area became a nightmare. We moved out and feel our quality of life improved from 4 to 8.

We looked at the Langley neighborhoods, although we ended up elsewhere. To me, some of the areas north of Tysons zoned to Spring Hill are the sweet spot, if you’re thinking of sending your kid to public schools. Nothing is inexpensive but there are a variety of neighborhoods.

I looked into that sweet spot some years ago. The school environment wasn’t very sweet.

Not sure what you mean. Nice building in an accessible location across from the county rec center, and my research at the time indicated most of the AAP kids chose to remain there rather than attend the AAP center at Churchill Road.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely consider your commenting/daily driving needs. There are some beautiful homes and neighborhoods zoned for Churchill Road, Spring Hill, and Great Falls that require Georgetown Pike. Expanding from a PP’s comment, traffic at the 495 entrance is usually terrible, and this can impact Georgetown Pike for quite a distance. Would definitely recommend checking out the area during times you anticipate being on the road to help give you a feel for what you’re dealing with.

The only time this has ever been an issue for me is during 5:00 pm rush hour. Morning and other times are not bad t all. FWIW, I usually avoid GTP altogether (taking Old Dominion in stead, and cutting across).

Traffic anywhere near Cooper or the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is a total mess.

Girl, I have a kid at Cooper right now and I drive through the intersection every morning on my way to work, and many evenings to pick my kid up after drama rehearsals. 5:00 is the worst, but all other times are fine. You just have to know how which roads to take and when.

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It’s funny when people who clearly don’t have kids at these schools decide to chime in with constant misinformation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Find a neighborhood you like - that has a decent commute. My Langley HS teens went to Churchill Road. Loved it, loved the community. Have heard good things about Spring Hill, Forestville, and Great Falls too. That said, families whose teens went to Chesterbrook, Haycock, and Kent Gardens (McLean pyramid) have had positive experience too. I hope you find a community that feels like home.

Very true.

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Great Falls is a nice small school

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Anonymous wrote:Great Falls is a nice small school

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We loved both Great Falls and Colvin Run.

[Anonymous]

As someone who looked closely in the area several years ago, and did a lot of research, here are my overall recommendations:

1. Spring Hill - Nice building in a good location across from the county's Spring Hill rec center. The AAP-eligible kids from the school tend to stay there, even though they could attend Churchill Road, which speaks well of the school. Can get crowded.

2. Great Falls - On the smaller side, friendly atmosphere, with the added plus of a Japanese immersion program for those interested.

3. Churchill Road - Best location if you want to be close to Cooper and Langley, and an AAP center, but a high percentage of those in the area send their kids to privates. Enrollment hasn't really recovered from Covid.

4. Colvin Run - Doesn't seem to have strong leadership, more tension between AAP and Gen Ed families than at most center schools. Got the impression some of the Great Falls parents really don't like their kids having to cross Route 7 to attend a school in Vienna.

5. Forestville - The school itself seemed fine, but the location was a negative - it's pretty far out towards Loudoun and closer to Herndon than Cooper/Langley. Very long commute if you stick around for MS/HS.

HTH.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely consider your commenting/daily driving needs. There are some beautiful homes and neighborhoods zoned for Churchill Road, Spring Hill, and Great Falls that require Georgetown Pike. Expanding from a PP’s comment, traffic at the 495 entrance is usually terrible, and this can impact Georgetown Pike for quite a distance. Would definitely recommend checking out the area during times you anticipate being on the road to help give you a feel for what you’re dealing with.

The only time this has ever been an issue for me is during 5:00 pm rush hour. Morning and other times are not bad t all. FWIW, I usually avoid GTP altogether (taking Old Dominion in stead, and cutting across).

Traffic anywhere near Cooper or the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is a total mess.

Girl, I have a kid at Cooper right now and I drive through the intersection every morning on my way to work, and many evenings to pick my kid up after drama rehearsals. 5:00 is the worst, but all other times are fine. You just have to know how which roads to take and when.

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It’s funny when people who clearly don’t have kids at these schools decide to chime in with constant misinformation.

I do live in the neighborhood near Cooper, and the traffic can get pretty bad. I agree it’s not bad at all times of the day, but it can be almost impossible to cross that intersection at 5pm. Not every day, but it’s enough that someone moving to the area should be aware of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely consider your commenting/daily driving needs. There are some beautiful homes and neighborhoods zoned for Churchill Road, Spring Hill, and Great Falls that require Georgetown Pike. Expanding from a PP’s comment, traffic at the 495 entrance is usually terrible, and this can impact Georgetown Pike for quite a distance. Would definitely recommend checking out the area during times you anticipate being on the road to help give you a feel for what you’re dealing with.

The only time this has ever been an issue for me is during 5:00 pm rush hour. Morning and other times are not bad t all. FWIW, I usually avoid GTP altogether (taking Old Dominion in stead, and cutting across).

Traffic anywhere near Cooper or the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is a total mess.

Girl, I have a kid at Cooper right now and I drive through the intersection every morning on my way to work, and many evenings to pick my kid up after drama rehearsals. 5:00 is the worst, but all other times are fine. You just have to know how which roads to take and when.

+1
It’s funny when people who clearly don’t have kids at these schools decide to chime in with constant misinformation.

I do live in the neighborhood near Cooper, and the traffic can get pretty bad. I agree it’s not bad at all times of the day, but it can be almost impossible to cross that intersection at 5pm. Not every day, but it’s enough that someone moving to the area should be aware of it.

Sure, rush hour can be bad, but the PPP was implying that it’s always bad, which is absurd. Any area near the beltway will start to back up around rush hour. It is what it is. And I also live in the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely consider your commenting/daily driving needs. There are some beautiful homes and neighborhoods zoned for Churchill Road, Spring Hill, and Great Falls that require Georgetown Pike. Expanding from a PP’s comment, traffic at the 495 entrance is usually terrible, and this can impact Georgetown Pike for quite a distance. Would definitely recommend checking out the area during times you anticipate being on the road to help give you a feel for what you’re dealing with.

The only time this has ever been an issue for me is during 5:00 pm rush hour. Morning and other times are not bad t all. FWIW, I usually avoid GTP altogether (taking Old Dominion in stead, and cutting across).

Traffic anywhere near Cooper or the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is a total mess.

Girl, I have a kid at Cooper right now and I drive through the intersection every morning on my way to work, and many evenings to pick my kid up after drama rehearsals. 5:00 is the worst, but all other times are fine. You just have to know how which roads to take and when.

+1
It’s funny when people who clearly don’t have kids at these schools decide to chime in with constant misinformation.

I do live in the neighborhood near Cooper, and the traffic can get pretty bad. I agree it’s not bad at all times of the day, but it can be almost impossible to cross that intersection at 5pm. Not every day, but it’s enough that someone moving to the area should be aware of it.

Sure, rush hour can be bad, but the PPP was implying that it’s always bad, which is absurd. Any area near the beltway will start to back up around rush hour. It is what it is. And I also live in the neighborhood.

This is simply untrue. Some entrances to the Beltway get far more congested than others, and the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is one of the worst.

It’s not so much that it is always super congested as that it is frequently congested at times when people might be trying to get to Churchill Road ES or Cooper MS. It can get congested well before 5 PM in the afternoon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely consider your commenting/daily driving needs. There are some beautiful homes and neighborhoods zoned for Churchill Road, Spring Hill, and Great Falls that require Georgetown Pike. Expanding from a PP’s comment, traffic at the 495 entrance is usually terrible, and this can impact Georgetown Pike for quite a distance. Would definitely recommend checking out the area during times you anticipate being on the road to help give you a feel for what you’re dealing with.

The only time this has ever been an issue for me is during 5:00 pm rush hour. Morning and other times are not bad t all. FWIW, I usually avoid GTP altogether (taking Old Dominion in stead, and cutting across).

Traffic anywhere near Cooper or the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is a total mess.

Girl, I have a kid at Cooper right now and I drive through the intersection every morning on my way to work, and many evenings to pick my kid up after drama rehearsals. 5:00 is the worst, but all other times are fine. You just have to know how which roads to take and when.

+1
It’s funny when people who clearly don’t have kids at these schools decide to chime in with constant misinformation.

I do live in the neighborhood near Cooper, and the traffic can get pretty bad. I agree it’s not bad at all times of the day, but it can be almost impossible to cross that intersection at 5pm. Not every day, but it’s enough that someone moving to the area should be aware of it.

Sure, rush hour can be bad, but the PPP was implying that it’s always bad, which is absurd. Any area near the beltway will start to back up around rush hour. It is what it is. And I also live in the neighborhood.

This is simply untrue. Some entrances to the Beltway get far more congested than others, and the 495/Georgetown Pike intersection is one of the worst.

It’s not so much that it is always super congested as that it is frequently congested at times when people might be trying to get to Churchill Road ES or Cooper MS. It can get congested well before 5 PM in the afternoon.

It’s a gigantic pain in the azz starting around 4 imo.