At Thoreau Middle School, our goal is to provide a challenging academic program. We encourage students to select courses that reflect their abilities, strengths, and interests to create a balanced academic schedule. Elective courses offer opportunities for enrichment and exploration.

During the course registration process, students will collaborate with teachers, school counselors, and parents to develop an individualized academic program designed to foster success, achievement, and preparedness for the next grade level. Current Thoreau students will participate in one-on-one academic advising sessions with their school counselor to finalize their course selections for the 2025-2026 school year.

To help guide course selection decisions, teachers will provide feedback, and students will have multiple opportunities to explore options. These opportunities include curriculum night events, content-specific presentations, course webpages showcasing next-grade-level options, and the Thoreau Middle School course catalogs.

Affiliated High Schools

High School Students who live in the Thoreau middle school district will attend one of the following FCPS high schools: Madison, Marshall, or Oakton.  If selected, some students may attend Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. To locate your base school by address, please check the FCPS Boundary Locator Tool.  Thoreau Counselors will be working directly with students to advise them on making good course selections for 9th grade.

• Madison High School Academic Advising Information

• Oakton High School Academic Advising Information

• Marshall High School Academic Advising Information

• Thomas Jefferson High School Academic Advising