Willow Woods

We're a military family and moved here in the middle of the school year. I was doing so much research with all the local schools and after reading so many reviews about this school, I was very excited. Sadly, our experience hasn't been great. The teacher does not check emails, which made communication difficult. We also had a few negative experience with one of the front office ladies, who came across as rude and unhelpful.Academically, it seemed like the school was behind where my child had been at their previous school. Much of what was being taught had already been covered earlier in the year. Similarly, my friend, that's also military, noticed the same thing when they moved to the area at a different school, so this is not directly for this school, just a heads up. My child also told me about an incident where the teacher yelled at another student and grabbed something out of his hand because he wasn't paying attention. I wasn't there to witness it myself, but it was concerning to hear about.I know every family's experience is different, but based on ours, we're looking to switch schools next year.

This school has been a disappointment. If you are fortunate enough to get a good teacher your child will have a good year. If you are unfortunate and get a poorly performing teacher, your student will not receive adequate educational services. And the administration absolutely will not admit that the teacher is doing a substandard job. Poor performing teachers here do not perform to the educational standards set by Fairfax county and are not held accountable by the administration. Staff attendance policies are not enforced. And if your child is not a particularly difficult student you will not receive adequate communications from the teachers or the administration.

I used to go to this school. This was not the best school nor bad school there is some things that I suggest they need to work on but overall I made good friends just wished it was a bigger school.