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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Westfield has a building capacity of over 3000. Leaving it at 1800 would be insane. [/quote]Could it be higher with rising 9th graders during the 2027-28 school year graders or no because of enrollment decline.?[/quote]

It was around 2750 at the end of this school year. But Westfield parents have posted on here that well-liked 9th grade teachers are being destaffed and sent to other schools for next school year. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the kids opting in to Skyview for 9th next year are from Westfield. So next year Westfield will likely have a much smaller 9th grade class than its 10th, 11th and 12th grades, which will all be around 650-700 students.[/quote]

Where has that been posted?  I've seen some speculation,. It's just opt in coming year.  I  dont see how the drop would be thar extreme.
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Where do you think the 500 Skyview freshmen are coming from? Logic suggests its from the school zones that everyone knows are being sent to Skyview-the Westfield parts of Floris/Coates/McNair, as well as non-sports kids whose parents think they are going to get an upgrade at Skyview vs. where their kids are now (schools seen as worse than Skyview-Westfield and SLHS). South Lakes PTA was given a specific number of opt-ins and it was pretty low; kids zoned for Chantilly and Oakton want to stay there, no one is driving their kids from farther out to Skyview. So logically (and based on what we know about de-staffs), most of the kids are kids who would be otherwise at Westfield.[/quote]

Speculation on my part:
There have been Fox Mill posters on here that have indicated opting in.  I'm guessing a handful of Oakton kids, too.  I also guess there would be Herndon kids since so many choose South Lakes.  I am also guessing Floris kids who have been assigned to South Lakes since Skyview is extremely close and offers AP.  And, yes, i suspect there are many who would be assigned to Westfield.

I don't think people understand what an awful commute it is from Skyview area to Westfield.  That, and the disconnect from the rest of the Westfield community is a problem.[/quote]

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