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Rachel Carson Middle School (Cluster: 8; Grades: 7-8) is a middle school southwest of Herndon, and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. Its principal is August Frattali. Opened in the 1998-1999 school year, it is named after the ecologist Rachel Carson and has been a School To Watch in Virginia since 2004.
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