How many middle schools feed into McLean High

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Anonymous wrote:The PP insisting McLean is "so much more diverse" than Langley just sounds absurd. Langley is like a mini United Nations - kids from all over the world. And the "economic diversity" found at McLean is minimal. Please.

Not PP but McLean is certainly more diverse and less conservative than Langley.

And if Langley is like a mini-UN, it’s a mini-UN without one hemisphere and another continent.

So tell us you've never set foot inside Langley without actually telling us. There are kids there from all continents - except Antarctica . I seriously doubt McLean could say the same.

Tell us you know nothing about McLean without actually telling us. McLean and Langley each have international students from all over the planet.

Other posters (you?) have claimed McLean is vastly more diverse than Langley. That is simply not true and anyone familiar with both schools knows that.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry for posting in two places - I was confused about what school system the school is part of.

We are considering a move, and are trying to figure out what high school would be best for my rising 9th grader. McLean High looks like it has a lot to commend it, but we are trying to assess how difficult it would be for him to make new friends. Do a lot of different middle schools feed into McLean?

Langley HS is a much better choice, IMHO.  Langley is either under capacity or near capacity with new facilities while McLean is over capacity with much older facilities.  Believe it or not, there are multiple trailers at McLean HS and they will be there for a VERY LONG TIME.  I just don't see it changing anytime soon.

Temporary trailers still at McLean. Four ( 4 ) of them remain, after the previous 17 were replaced by a “pod” or pre-fab, semi-permanent structure.

The 4 trailers are far beyond their lifespan. Several were found to have extensive black mold problems.

There are a lot of fantastic things about McLean but if your top priority is avoiding a school with any trailers or a modular then under-enrolled Langley is a better choice.

Other high schools with trailers and/or a modular this year include South Lakes, Annandale, Marshall, Edison, Centreville, Robinson, Chantilly, Fairfax, Westfield, and Woodson.

No other HS in FSPS is in the dire situation McLean is. Lockers had to be removed from hallways, so that the kids can actually walk to their classrooms.You have no idea how bad the overcrowding is, until your own kid starts attending.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry for posting in two places - I was confused about what school system the school is part of.

We are considering a move, and are trying to figure out what high school would be best for my rising 9th grader. McLean High looks like it has a lot to commend it, but we are trying to assess how difficult it would be for him to make new friends. Do a lot of different middle schools feed into McLean?

Langley HS is a much better choice, IMHO.  Langley is either under capacity or near capacity with new facilities while McLean is over capacity with much older facilities.  Believe it or not, there are multiple trailers at McLean HS and they will be there for a VERY LONG TIME.  I just don't see it changing anytime soon.

Temporary trailers still at McLean. Four ( 4 ) of them remain, after the previous 17 were replaced by a “pod” or pre-fab, semi-permanent structure.

The 4 trailers are far beyond their lifespan. Several were found to have extensive black mold problems.

There are a lot of fantastic things about McLean but if your top priority is avoiding a school with any trailers or a modular then under-enrolled Langley is a better choice.

Other high schools with trailers and/or a modular this year include South Lakes, Annandale, Marshall, Edison, Centreville, Robinson, Chantilly, Fairfax, Westfield, and Woodson.

No other HS in FSPS is in the dire situation McLean is. Lockers had to be removed from hallways, so that the kids can actually walk to their classrooms.You have no idea how bad the overcrowding is, until your own kid starts attending.

Thanks, but I have a very good idea, and will still take it over Langley.

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Check out McLean Rot on Instagram to see how bad the facilities are. It’s shameful.

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Anonymous wrote:Check out McLean Rot on Instagram to see how bad the facilities are. It’s shameful.

I’d rather check out US News to see how good the school is. Top-ranked non-magnet school in the state.

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Even though Longfellow only has two grades 7 & 8, it is a huge school. LMSx2 = MHS

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My DD said MHS is so old that they constantly have critters in school, rodents, snakes (3x during summer)!

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I heard that Frost just had construction (not even done yet) and they are within 100 spaces of being at capacity. It is the only MS that feeds into Woodson. It seems it was poor planning to not account for population growth. This age group is a known population dip.

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Anonymous wrote:I heard that Frost just had construction (not even done yet) and they are within 100 spaces of being at capacity. It is the only MS that feeds into Woodson. It seems it was poor planning to not account for population growth. This age group is a known population dip.

Frost could reduce its enrollment by sending some of its AAP students back to under-enrolled Poe.

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Anonymous wrote:I heard that Frost just had construction (not even done yet) and they are within 100 spaces of being at capacity. It is the only MS that feeds into Woodson. It seems it was poor planning to not account for population growth. This age group is a known population dip.

Sure, but there aren't more kids coming behind them.

Frost is fine.

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Anonymous wrote:I heard that Frost just had construction (not even done yet) and they are within 100 spaces of being at capacity. It is the only MS that feeds into Woodson. It seems it was poor planning to not account for population growth. This age group is a known population dip.

Frost could reduce its enrollment by sending some of its AAP students back to under-enrolled Poe.

In SY 2022-2023, this was only 36 students, some of whom might not even be AAP students.