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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fcps needs to redistrict to spread the population around. We shouldn't have any schools like Dranesville with so much extra space when nearby schools are full and overfull.[/quote]

Are the nearby schools over-full? What I’ve noticed is that under-enrollment begets under-enrollment. The entire eastern/central area of the county - Springfield, Annandale, Falls Church, the Alexandria sections of Fairfax County- is mostly under enrolled at this point with a few exceptions. Even some family friendly areas in Burke are decreasing. Having capacity in far western Herndon or in Alexandria does nothing for McLean or Chantilly. [/quote]

Dranesville is in the part of the County that has overcrowding in the HS. It feeds into Herndon MS and Herndon HS, which was recently renovated and expanded. The Dranesville poster already explained why enrollment is dropping, the ESOL/FARMs rate is growing and the MC/UMC families are leaving for nearby Catholic schools and other private schools. I know a good number of parents whose kids are in private in this area.

MC/UMC families are moving away from the schools that are Title 1 or near Title 1 or that seem like they will become Title 1 sometime in the near future.  This is happening throughout the Herndon area. [/quote]

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