Fort Hunt?

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Anonymous wrote:How long till FCPS re-zones areas of this "hidden gem" to allow multifamily housing, thereby turning it into a hidden "piece of coal"?

WHAT? Mulitfamily housing from route 1 is already zoned and bussed to Carl Sandburg and West Potomac. Why do you think the FARMS rate at both schools have hovered around 42% and the schools demographics are 62% minority and 38% white. They are bussing kids into these schools. Waynewood Elementary is the only school with no bussing (hence the local nickname “Whitewood”) and is considered “the best” school in Fort Hunt.

it's the only school in fort hunt with a decent rating. The other schools are still good for kids who live in ft hunt, but they are failing the kids being bussed in. Of course schools like Mt. Vernon Woods and Hybla Valley are failing kids in similar demographics even worse.

Ok but do you think schools in other parts of fairfax are actually better? Or do they serve a majority wealthy population so they look better on ratings websites like Great Schools? And so if you buy a house in McLean because you care about “good schools,” are you actually buying a better school for your kids? Or just some space for that pleasant illusion?

you're buying a cohort for your kid that doesn't have any of the problems that accompany poverty.

This. We live in Fort Hunt and our kids have all gone to private schools. Judge me all you want, but almost half of the local public school population lives in extreme poverty. Fort Hunt is not a place full of poverty, but the schools don’t reflect that (unlike Oakton, McLean, Madison, etc. that have minimal FARMs rate). The Fort Hunt public schools have a lot to deal with as a result.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a small hidden gem of NoVA in my mind - but I am biased since we live here. Houses are generally affordable for the space you get and the people are super friendly. Very family friendly/small town feel but within 10 miles of DC and 5 miles of Old Town. We couldn't love it more.

This. Been here 15 years and love it. Kids did go to private so I can’t speak to the schools but it feels like the neighborhoods were when I was growing up in the 80’s/90’s. Lots are big, people are really nice, the river trails are amazing. Great rec sports teams as well. I hope people stay away and keep the feel we have now.

So it’s great if your kids can go to private.

What’s wrong with that? That’s why private schools exist.
No different than Prince George’s County.

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Anonymous wrote:the schools are questionable, if Sandburg and West Potomac were decent, the prices would be higher

This - my understanding is that it was a more desirable area when Fort Hunt had its own high school (Fort Hunt HS) and didn't feed into a giant school that combined two high schools in the 80s. And FCPS is expanding West Potomac to 3000 seats so it will only get worse.

Long time Fort Hunt resident here. My neighbor tells me this exact story all the time. Neighbor swears Fort Hunt HS was one of the highest rated schools in FCPS. They closed it in the 1980s and converted the campus into Carl Sandburg middle school. They built West Potomac to combine Fort Hunt and a very low performing high school. The result was a huge, diverse school that has horrible rankings.

Fort Hunt grad here. I went there before they merged the two schools.
Fort Hunt was a great school. Great reputation. Great teachers. Competitive sports teams. Lots of school spirit.
The merger was highly contested by families from both Ft. Hunt and Groveton. It was fought, unsuccessfully. We are talking two rival schools being combined into one. And, they essentially took two "neighborhood" schools and made it a conglomerate.
Ft. Hunt was a wonderful place to grow up. Still have lots of friends who went to Ft. Hunt, settled in the area, and are still living there.