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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If OP is in LCPS with the kids, my apologies.

I say that terraset is a great school with similar numbers. I don't live in Reston, but I would. Many friends do and enjoy the schools. None are in aap and all are white if that matters.[/quote]

But are they at Terraset, versus Sunrise, Hunters Woods, Aldrin, etc.? That matters. [/quote]

We live in Terraset boundaries and first of all, PP who called the neighborhood bottom of the barrel, I think you have us confused with Dogwood. It's a great area extending from approximately from the golf course to Lake Thoreau and bounded by South Lakes.  We live on Reston National and are so very pleased with Terraset. In addition to the brand new facilities (bond funded reno finishing up now), the teachers and staff are great. Lindsay Trout, the principal, has turned the school around. She hasn't been there more than five years but I'm told that the administration was in disarray before she came on.

She was a master teacher and is a Reston Native and Terraset grad. She is deeply committed to the school and to helping every student succeed. We are actually looking for a new house right now and I refuse to buy outside of the Terraset territory.

Aldrin, Armstrong, hunters woods, and Sunrise are all great schools too. HW has a great rep because of the AAP center. Lake Anne has the terrific Spanish immersion program, and Forest Edge is really well regarded. The biggest reason South Reston schools as well as those around the Lake get a bad rap is because of the number of FARMS kids. Reston was founded on the notion that people from ALL socioeconomic classes could live, work, and play in one community. That was Bob Simon's successful vision. Honestly, if you don't buy into it, I don't think you'll be happy in Reston anyhow.  The diversity is wonderful for our daughter -- she really has benefited from both a diverse (racially, socioeconomically, and ethnically) nonprofit daycare and now from Terraset.

Take a look at Terraset and the neighborhood. I think it's worth a hard look. I have been here 12 years and I'm so glad I bought here and so thrilled we are at Terraset.[/quote]

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