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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oakton had the high school level classes for the immersion students when Fox Mill was zoned for Oakton. It's been a few years since Fox Mill rezoned to South Lakes and now South Lakes has the post immersion program.

For what it's worth, Fox Mill is talked about a lot on the real estate forum because it's a nice community. It will never satisfy people who want a 5,000 sq foot houses. Most lots are a quarter acre and most homes are 3-4 bedrooms, around 2,000 sq feet. The elementary school is in the middle of the neighborhood - most kids walk though there are a couple of buses for kids more than one mile away. There are two community pools (with memberships), a shopping center, playgrounds, and generally people get to know each other very well.

I'm a big advocate of living in the boundary where you/r kids want to go to school. Why not make life easier and then they live by their friends, can easily do activities together, you get to know your neighbors, etc.

Fox Mill ES is a great school even outside of the JI program (two years of renovation coming up, FYI), Carson is a great middle school, and though the great school scores are lower, parents and students love South Lakes. [/quote]

There was a topic about moving to Reston a little while back and I mentioned Fox Mill. The OP said “That is South Reston and I was told to avoid South Reston.” It made me laugh, like the area is massively crime ridden.

Fox Mill seems to me to be hidden from a lot of peoples view. It isn’t Reston or Herndon and not Vienna, so it is overlooked a lot. The neighborhood is walkable with a supermarket and several smaller, local restaurants that are good. There are play grounds that are easily walked to and the pools. I am seeing more kids out, more noticing it more, now that DS is getting older. The school community is close and the JI program is awesome. People are missing out when they look past it.

I know South Lakes is not seen as a great high school but the kids I have spoken to are enjoying their time at the school. There is one kid in my neighborhood who has said anything negative about the school.

We are very happy here.  [/quote]

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