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[quote=Anonymous]Cross field and Fox Mill are both good schools, but houses zoned to them are in a totally different price range than those zoned to Dogwood or Forest Edge. Dogwood and Forest Edge are both Title 1 schools, the only ones in Reston I believe. Forest Edge is about 65% FARMS, while Dogwood is around 82% FARMS.

Of the two, Forest Edge is ranked higher and has the benefit of having a well established and strong AAP program (it’s one of the oldest AAP centers in the county going back to the G&T days) and the program is easier to get into than most of the surrounding schools. The school has many challenges, but far fewer than Dogwood. I’ve spoken to many teachers who worked at Dogwood and they’ve all mentioned how hard it is to do any actual teaching when so many of the kids are dealing with things like food insecurity, gang activity in their neighborhoods, and even homelessness. The students who don’t require as much support are often overlooked since staff is so overwhelmed.[/quote]

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