List of Fairfax County Public Schools middle schools
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This list of Fairfax County Public Schools middle schools encompasses public middle schools operated by the Fairfax County Public Schools school district in Virginia, United States.
One middle school, Johnson Middle School, is located in the city of Fairfax. The others are located in incorporated and unincorporated areas in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Many of the middle schools are named after authors, writers, or poets.
Carson Middle School
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Rachel Carson Middle School is a middle school in Herndon. Carson Middle School is located in Region 1 and feeds into Oakton High School. The school serves students in grades 7 and 8.
History
Planning for a new middle school began in 1994 when the Fairfax County School Board when discussions began for land acquisition in western Fairfax County for a middle school site. The school was originally designed to house 1,250 students.
On May 14, 1998, the Fairfax County School Board voted to name the school after Rachel Carson, an environmentalist and author.
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