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Westfield High School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• 9-12
• 517 reviews

Alum: Most people who have went through high school said it was their worst experience. I disagree with them because I had fun in high school! Westfield is so diverse that, as a Latina student, made me feel really comfortable. However, the rules at Westfield were a bit too strict which is why I give Westfield four stars. Westfield is so strict that it felt like more of a prison at times rather than a school. I hope that changes for the future students.
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• A+

• 2,615 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Carson Middle School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• 7-8
• 8 reviews

Middle School Student: My experience at Rachel Carson Middle School is one I can never forget. I loved just about everything from the plentiful after school clubs offered to the caring staff members. This school has really helped me develop tremendously as a person. I remember walking in to this school on the first day being very introverted and had no passion to learn. I hated the idea of having different classes with different teachers and being seperated from the few friends I had formed over the 7 years I spent in elementary school. Going into high school next year, I can say that I have blossomed into an outgoing individual with a passion of learning that was instilled into me over the course of two years. I have also gotten much better at public speaking and have learned to manage my time wisely. Of course, no school can be perfect. I thought the food served in the cafeteria could be better as well as the strict rules involving technology could be altered. Nonetheless, it is an excellent school.
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• A

• 1,528 Students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Herndon High School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• 9-12
• 384 reviews

Alum: Herndon High is incredibly diverse, which is such an amazing quality. Courses range from AP and Honors, to standard, to remedial. Some of the teachers appear to have no skills beyond tenure, while others are really motivated to help students learn. I was able to study two foreign languages there and take 9 AP classes. My calculus teacher tutored me while I struggled through the course, and I ended up getting a 4 on the exam!
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• A

• 2,346 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

McNair Elementary School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• PK, K-6

• A-

• 1,343 Students
• 19:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Coates Elementary School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• PK, K-6
• 1 review

• B

• 753 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Herndon Middle School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• 7-8
• 2 reviews

• B-

• 1,025 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Mountain View Alternative High School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• 9-12
• 1 review

Senior: Students who attend alternative high schools (usually) have something going on in their lives that prevent them from going to a standard american public high school. In my case, it was the need for a smaller environment -- rather than attending a public high school in VA that contains thousands of students. I give Mountain View a 5/5 star rating because of their intelligent, caring, and supportive faculty and community. Teachers, counselors, and social workers at this school truly care about their students well being -- and all they want to do is help their students succeed and get a high school diploma so that they may have a bright future. My experience with Mountain View has been outstanding, and I've only attended the high school since March of 2017. I'll be graduating at Mountain View in February of 2018, and I can't be happier to be graduating there. If you believe that you or your child needs to attend an alternative high school in VA, choose Mountain View.
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• B-

• 233 Students
• 9:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Hutchison Elementary School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• PK, K-6

• C+

• 1,049 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Fairfax County Adult High School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• 9-12

• C+

• 288 Students
• 6:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Bryant Alternative High School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• 7-12
• 9 reviews

• C

• 299 Students
• 9:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Cortona Academy

• Private School
• Herndon, VA
• 6-12
• 13 reviews

Parent: Cortona Academy has been a wonderful experience for our daughter. We transferred to Cortona as a senior to give our daughter a much better opportunity to learn, achieve her potential and be fully prepared for college. The staff at Cortona has been invaluable to her! Their program and teaching is focused on a students individual learning style and that has made a tremendous difference for our daughter. She now has the skills and self-confidence to be successful in college and has been accepted by all the universities she applied to and will be attending her top choice in the Fall. We thank Cortona and the teaching staff for all they did for our daughter!
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• A+

• 75 Students
• 7:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Oak Hill Christian School

• Private School
• Heardon, VA
• PK, K-12
• 2 reviews

Senior: The school is involved in inviting international students from Korea, China, and Vietnam to come study along side American students. It is a great place to get to know about Asian cultures and learning communication skills with ESL students.
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• A

• 150 Students
• 8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Key Center School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• PK, K-12

• NG

• 95 Students
• 6:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Kilmer Center School

• Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
• PK, K-12

• NG

• 77 Students
• 5:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

The Boyd School - Herndon

• Private School
• Herndon, VA
• PK, K

• NG

• 59 Students
• 17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Christian Academy

• Private School
• Herndon, VA
• PK, K-3

• NG

• 45 Students
• 11:1 Student-Teacher Ratio