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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Luther Jackson is extremely ethnically and culturally diverse and operates an outstanding AAP program.  Academics and extracurricular opportunities (music, drama, competitive academic teams such as Mathcounts and Science Olympiad) are top-notch.  Luther Jackson prepares students well for success in high school, including TJ (where a solid contingent of Luther Jackson students attends each year).  Luther Jackson is the base school for certain areas of Oakton, Falls Church, and Fairfax and is the AAP middle school for most of Vienna.  [/quote]

+1 to this. Luther Jackson was our child's middle school. Our child was very well prepared for both the content and workload of high school by the AAP program at Jackson, and also was readier for high school because Jackson MS uses high-school style block scheduling (a rarity to see that schedule used in middle schools). Ethnically very diverse. And some really excellent teachers in both 7th and 8th grade teaching teams. If you're school shopping as you house-hunt, I'd ask to talk with someone from Student Services there.

Be aware that Jackson's location isn't particularly appealing to look at (it's on busy Gallows Road and next to a strip shopping center) but don't let that fool you. And be aware too that you can live in areas that are not assigned to Jackson as the [i]base [/i]school but still can send your child there[i] if [/i]your child is in AAP and Jackson is your nearest MS with an AAP center. Check boundaries with care when you buy --and remember that real estate agents do NOT always know or have the latest school boundary information even if they say they do; check with FCPS on school assignments/AAP centers etc. You could live close to one school and find out that your child is assigned to another school that's actually a bit farther away -- it happens.

If you're from outside FCPS and the whole "AAP center" thing is new to you, find out about it before you proceed so you can consider whether you want an AAP center (all AAP, all the time, in all academic subjects), or are going to prefer to send your child to a school that has "local level IV" AAP classes. Either way your student must qualify for AAP so that's the first thing to consider if you want that. If the ethnic diversity is important as well as performance, do look at Jackson.[/quote]

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