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[quote=Anonymous]My kid attended Fox Mill, which we really enjoyed. He was in the JI program and in the Advanced Math cohort. I have heard from neighbors that the experience is different in the regular class, more kids move to Oak Hill for LIV services out of the regular class then the JI class, and that there seems to be issues with the Special Ed at the school. That is listening to neighbors and their experiences. Our experience was great and most of our neighbors had good experiences there.

We know people who attende Oak Hill for AAP. Some loved it, others brought their kids back to Fox Mill because it wasn't a great social fit. I didn't hear anything negative about the academics, admin, or teachers. Mainly the kids wanted to be at school with their friends. We know people were Oak Hill was their base school and have not heard anyone complain about the school.

We know people at Crossfield, Dranesville, and Sunrise Valley. All of them have been very happy at their schools. We have friends who attended Hutchinson for K and moved that summer because they realized that the school was not going to be able to meet their kids needs. Their kid was on grade level and pretty much ignored in K because so many of the kids had not attended any preschool and had not been taught the basics (letters, sounds, numbers, colors, shapes) at home. They had other reasons for moving, it wasn't just the school, but the school played a large role in where they moved to. They made sure it was not a Title 1 or near Title 1 school.

The Reston/Herndon area has a lot of ES options. I would focus more on the HS and look for schools that feed that HS. South Lakes is an IB program, not an AP program. Lots of folks we know are happy at South Lakes, we also know people who principal place for AP at other schools. We have friends very happy at Westfield, Chantilly, Centerville, Oakton, and South Lakes. All of our friends who attended Herndon High were happy there, but we also know people who principal placed from Herndon. [/quote]

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