Herndon middle and high school
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Anonymous
Looks like the PTA was nonexistent for about 5-6 years and started up again this year. Inactivity at all is bad and being inactive for years is a bad trend. It starting up again is a good sign but too recent to be very reassuring. |
Anonymous
Where is the info on PTA? |
Anonymous
| Google "Herndon pta" . Its website shows a 5 year dormancy |
Anonymous
Yes, the PTA is one of the first things the Ivies looks at... for admission.. They must have been sleeping on the recent apps. |
Anonymous
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If I were evaluating a school prior to moving in I would scratch Herndon off the list.
There are too many schools with better metrics. |
Anonymous
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Almost every school pyramid in Fairfax County has a tracked cohort of higher performing students who are challenged and challenge each other and have excellent college admissions stats to back it up including Herndon
That's all you need to know |
Anonymous
Many people with the means to do so routinely avoid certain schools, or try them and then go private/move. That's a "need to know". "My kid isn't doomed if they attend any school in FCPS" is a good thing of course. |
Anonymous
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The school board has talked about having "courageous conversations" about some schools and whether there is flight from them.
Wonder how that's been going. |
Anonymous
Where do you find out college admissions for Herndon students? Naviance is self reported. |
Anonymous
The initial poster asked about Herndon specifically- with a mention that the other house they liked was in South Lakes-but they liked the Herndon zoned house better. So those were the two options- and they wanted info from people who had experience at Herndon. You said that there are too many schools with better metrics. They were talking about 2 schools specifically. Herndon or South Lakes. I don't think there is much difference between those 2 choices - and I would go with the house in Herndon- based on what they said. If they said South Lakes, Herndon or Madison- I would go with Madison..... but they didn't. |
Anonymous
Good point. I would go with the favored house and neighborhood I couldn't get enough feedback. A visit is also a good idea. |
Anonymous
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Just a reminder:
TJ 1530 Langley 1330 McLean 1305 Madison 1277 Oakton 1274 Woodson 1260 Chantilly 1253 Marshall 1246 Centreville 1222 FCPS AVERAGE 1208 Lake Braddock 1210 Fairfax 1208 West Springfield 1202 Robinson 1195 Westfield 1195 South Lakes 1194 South County 1187 Herndon 1176 Falls Church 1158 Hayfield 1138 Edison 1131 West Potomac 1126 VIRGINIA AVERAGE 1119 Annandale 1112 Lee 1095 Justice 1084 US AVERAGE 1059 Mount Vernon 1048 Both schools score above the Virginia Average and well above the US average. As someone who has been in the area for many years, I would probably say South Lakes over Herndon. I know several SLHS families who were/are quite happy there. |
Anonymous
According to this, no much difference between the 2 |
Anonymous
Parental disengagement is certainly a sign of a great school. |
Anonymous
| South Lakes has a slightly better overall profile- but it wouldn't be enough to sway me from the better house- if those were my two choices. The kids would seem to have equal opportunity. Herndon is an AP School and South Lakes is IB. I prefer the AP schools generally over IB. |