Herndon schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We wanted to buy there but the schools were so bad. We love the town though- the antiquing, Herndon Rocks, WOD trail, and the old historic homes.

I think this was just bad county planning to concentrate poverty so close together.

I don't think the county planned on concentrating poverty in that part of Herndon. It and the Town of Herndon just allowed certain types of housing to get built there that, over time, became less attractive and more affordable compared to housing in other areas.

Except most of the poverty is concentrated in an area assigned to the ToH post office (zip) but is actually Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind, when you see the +50% Hispanic student body stats, I hope people are not assuming all are English Learners, low income and have low standardized test scores. My kids had many Hispanic friends in their honor societies, and AP classes.

Ditto. -Parent of 2 current HHS students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We wanted to buy there but the schools were so bad. We love the town though- the antiquing, Herndon Rocks, WOD trail, and the old historic homes.

I think this was just bad county planning to concentrate poverty so close together.

I don't think the county planned on concentrating poverty in that part of Herndon. It and the Town of Herndon just allowed certain types of housing to get built there that, over time, became less attractive and more affordable compared to housing in other areas.

Except most of the poverty is concentrated in an area assigned to the ToH post office (zip) but is actually Fairfax County.

Unlike independent cities, towns in Fairfax, including the Towns of Clifton, Herndon, and Vienna, are part of the county, but the Town does have some additional authority with respect to development. Again, you'd be hard pressed to blame the county for whatever historical decisions resulted in a lot of lower-income apartments in Herndon, apart from basic zoning decisions that can't readily be undone now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We wanted to buy there but the schools were so bad. We love the town though- the antiquing, Herndon Rocks, WOD trail, and the old historic homes.

I think this was just bad county planning to concentrate poverty so close together.

I don't think the county planned on concentrating poverty in that part of Herndon. It and the Town of Herndon just allowed certain types of housing to get built there that, over time, became less attractive and more affordable compared to housing in other areas.

Except most of the poverty is concentrated in an area assigned to the ToH post office (zip) but is actually Fairfax County.

Unlike independent cities, towns in Fairfax, including the Towns of Clifton, Herndon, and Vienna, are part of the county, but the Town does have some additional authority with respect to development. Again, you'd be hard pressed to blame the county for whatever historical decisions resulted in a lot of lower-income apartments in Herndon, apart from basic zoning decisions that can't readily be undone now.

Again most are outside the town limit and are in Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We wanted to buy there but the schools were so bad. We love the town though- the antiquing, Herndon Rocks, WOD trail, and the old historic homes.

I think this was just bad county planning to concentrate poverty so close together.

I don't think the county planned on concentrating poverty in that part of Herndon. It and the Town of Herndon just allowed certain types of housing to get built there that, over time, became less attractive and more affordable compared to housing in other areas.

Except most of the poverty is concentrated in an area assigned to the ToH post office (zip) but is actually Fairfax County.

Unlike independent cities, towns in Fairfax, including the Towns of Clifton, Herndon, and Vienna, are part of the county, but the Town does have some additional authority with respect to development. Again, you'd be hard pressed to blame the county for whatever historical decisions resulted in a lot of lower-income apartments in Herndon, apart from basic zoning decisions that can't readily be undone now.

Again most are outside the town limit and are in Fairfax County.

The town is in Fairfax County, too. It’s not like the City of Fairfax or Falls Church City, which are not part of the county.

[Anonymous]

My kids are at Herndon High. Many of their high achieving classmates did AAP at Clearview Elementary. Recent Herndon grads attend Carnegie Mellon, Stanford and UVA. Not too bad for a school with those “stats”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are at Herndon High. Many of their high achieving classmates did AAP at Clearview Elementary. Recent Herndon grads attend Carnegie Mellon, Stanford and UVA. Not too bad for a school with those “stats”.

Statistics and averages are just that. They don’t prevent the existence of exceptions.

[Anonymous]

There is a whole cohort of middle class and wealthy kids coming from Aldrin, Armstrong, Dranesville, and Clearview elementary schools. Even Herndon and Hutchison have middle class families, though most FARMs kids come from those elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a whole cohort of middle class and wealthy kids coming from Aldrin, Armstrong, Dranesville, and Clearview elementary schools. Even Herndon and Hutchison have middle class families, though most FARMs kids come from those elementary schools.

We know.

This comes up whenever the overall performance and reputation of Herndon is discussed.

It annoys DCUM Herndon parents the same way “Langley isn’t diverse” annoys DCUM Langley parents.

No one much bothers discussing other schools with nearly as much frequency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a whole cohort of middle class and wealthy kids coming from Aldrin, Armstrong, Dranesville, and Clearview elementary schools. Even Herndon and Hutchison have middle class families, though most FARMs kids come from those elementary schools.

Isn't Clearview an AAP Center?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a whole cohort of middle class and wealthy kids coming from Aldrin, Armstrong, Dranesville, and Clearview elementary schools. Even Herndon and Hutchison have middle class families, though most FARMs kids come from those elementary schools.

Isn't Clearview an AAP Center?

Yes

[Anonymous]

Herndon schools are just fine. Students with involved parents should do well. Many do fall through the cracks due to unstable home lives…. as in any school district.