Anonymous wrote:Oakton, Madison and Fairfax are all rated 7 on great schools.org. Around here, that’s almost the highest the scores will go. You can find a good house comparable to California in any of those school districts/pyramids. That would be your best plan. Fairfax and Madison are slightly more diverse than Oakton if that matters to you. If you want to go to TJ your child needs scores. It doesn’t matter which middle school they go to.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of Franklin Farm feeds to Carson MS and has exactly what you’re looking for in terms of size/budget. It’s a great neighborhood which means things don’t come up for sale often and tend to go quickly. The address is technically Herndon but not the part of town where the gang activity is. But as PPs have mentioned where you will work is a big factor. If you need to get into DC every day McLean is a much better option.

About half of Franklin Farm is zoned for Carson; the other half is zoned for Franklin MS, which is also an outstanding school. Any homes with a Franklin Farm Road address OR that are off Dower House, Pond Crest, Willow Glen, and Tuckaway are zoned for Carson MS. Homes off Nestlewood, Wrenn House, Old Dairy, Dairy Lou, Thorngate, Tranquility, and Wellhouse are zoned for Franklin MS. Currently, Franklin- zoned students in AAP have the option of attending Franklin or Carson, though that could (possibly?) change in the future.

The parts of Herndon (also called Oak Hill) that we're discussing have a 20171 address. The part your relative was describing is 20170.

Anonymous wrote:Most of Franklin Farm feeds to Carson MS and has exactly what you’re looking for in terms of size/budget. It’s a great neighborhood which means things don’t come up for sale often and tend to go quickly. The address is technically Herndon but not the part of town where the gang activity is. But as PPs have mentioned where you will work is a big factor. If you need to get into DC every day McLean is a much better option.

Anonymous wrote:Oakton, Madison and Fairfax are all rated 7 on great schools.org. Around here, that’s almost the highest the scores will go. You can find a good house comparable to California in any of those school districts/pyramids. That would be your best plan. Fairfax and Madison are slightly more diverse than Oakton if that matters to you. If you want to go to TJ your child needs scores. It doesn’t matter which middle school they go to.

Anonymous wrote:Focus on neighborhoods anywhere in McLean that will give your children access to either McLean HS or Langley HS. Presuming the odds are very high they won't get into TJ, you'll still get an excellent education. The socio-economic make-up of both schools will stay high there for years to come. Check out these neighborhoods: The Hamlet, Greenway Heights, The Hunt, Timberly and Timberly South. These are all excellent neighborhoods with 1960's/1970's colonials and ramblers that have been renovated, updated and are still close to or slightly above the $1mill price point. The also offer excellent access to Tyson's, Bethesda, and DC. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Southern CA and plan to move to Fairfax county for the schools next summer. My two daughters are 6 and 8 and they are currently at least 2 grades to 4 grades ahead of their peers depending on the subjects. They love learning and may not be the best test takers (too small to decide and I don't prep them for tests). I think TJ High School might be a good fit and I want to move to a neighborhood that would maximize their chances of getting in. I am zeroing into Carson Middle School and Longfellow Middle School for their high acceptance rate. My brother who only moved there a year ago cautioned me with the gang activities around Herndon. I am looking for a safe, family-oriented neighborhood where I can get a 2500sf home for $700k-800k. Carson vs. Longfellow neighborhoods? Pros and Cons? It's a big decision for us so any opinion, info, or advice is appreciated.

Bwahahahaha!!!!!

1. TJ, you'll have better luck buying a scratch off.

2. Hon, you are not getting ANY home that big anywhere near Longfellow

I know weed is legal in CA, but when fantasizing about TJ and large homes inside the beltway in Virginia, you just need to put the pipe down.

Anonymous wrote:I live in Southern CA and plan to move to Fairfax county for the schools next summer. My two daughters are 6 and 8 and they are currently at least 2 grades to 4 grades ahead of their peers depending on the subjects. They love learning and may not be the best test takers (too small to decide and I don't prep them for tests). I think TJ High School might be a good fit and I want to move to a neighborhood that would maximize their chances of getting in. I am zeroing into Carson Middle School and Longfellow Middle School for their high acceptance rate. My brother who only moved there a year ago cautioned me with the gang activities around Herndon. I am looking for a safe, family-oriented neighborhood where I can get a 2500sf home for $700k-800k. Carson vs. Longfellow neighborhoods? Pros and Cons? It's a big decision for us so any opinion, info, or advice is appreciated.