38°52′31.44″N 77°24′30.79″W / 38.8754000°N 77.4085528°W / 38.8754000; -77.4085528
Rocky Run Middle School (Cluster: 7; Grades: 7-8) as of September 2006, accommodates 819 students. Being a GT (FCPS Gifted and talented program) magnet school, it is fed by many elementary schools, including Brookfield, Bull Run, Greenbriar East, Greenbriar West, Poplar Tree, Willow Springs, Mosby Woods, and Centreville. The school is located on the borders of many suburban neighborhoods and is on the corner of Stringfellow Road and Poplar Tree Road, a main road soon to be expanded. There are 8 teams at Rocky Run, 4 per grade. On the seventh grade side, there are the Stars, the Patriots, the Capitals, and the Nationals. On the eighth grade side there are the Liberty, the Trailblazers, the Eagles, and the Freedom.
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