2023 Niche results: Basis McLean #1 in VA in 3 categories: best private HS in VA, best college prep…

[Anonymous]

Three? Get with the times.

Flint hill apparently has a rep for that. Basis (and their Chinese owners) not so much. Matters to some more than others.

I think we are going to go in a tour of Basis just to see why everyone thinks it’s so awful. The comments on here are beyond ridiculous to an almost farcical level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Three? Get with the times.

Flint hill apparently has a rep for that. Basis (and their Chinese owners) not so much. Matters to some more than others.

I think we are going to go in a tour of Basis just to see why everyone thinks it’s so awful. The comments on here are beyond ridiculous to an almost farcical level.

If you do, ask them for their exact enrollment numbers for the school and by grade. Somehow, they never appear on their website anywhere. What a coincidence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you read the narrative reviews and the survey response? Basis sounds like a terrible place for a human child.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, flint hill is also topping the charts!

Is niche basing its ranking on inverse dcum? Brilliant strategy!

Flint Hill doesn't top any charts. What happened to the ratings this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t niche based on surveys completed on their website? So you can tell all your employees to fill it out and get students and parents involved to “win?”

Kind of like winning “best of [name of town]” awards, it’s about getting your people to vote for you, bit about a neutral third party evaluating all the options.

I couldn't care less about Basis McLean, but you do realize that these ridiculous surveys are weighted only 11.3% in Niche's determination of a school's ranking?
https://www.niche.com/about/methodology/best-private-high-schools/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t niche based on surveys completed on their website? So you can tell all your employees to fill it out and get students and parents involved to “win?”

Kind of like winning “best of [name of town]” awards, it’s about getting your people to vote for you, bit about a neutral third party evaluating all the options.

I couldn't care less about Basis McLean, but you do realize that these ridiculous surveys are weighted only 11.3% in Niche's determination of a school's ranking?
https://www.niche.com/about/methodology/best-private-high-schools/

For those six factors niche listed there, BASIS McLean definitely tops the top 3 factors.

[Anonymous]

It is concerning that at the #1 school, only 45% of the students agree that they like their school and feel happy there!

and even more concerning - only 45% of the students agree that they feel safe at their school.

https://www.niche.com/k12/basis-independent-mclean-mclean-va/

[Anonymous]

About 60% of the methodology relies on info self-reported by Niche users.

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But do they teach the three genders?

I don’t think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But do they teach the three genders?

I don’t think so.

Yes, they do. Why the hell would that matter...only the narrowest of minds would ask such a question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you read the narrative reviews and the survey response? Basis sounds like a terrible place for a human child.

We are not human. We will return to Mars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you read the narrative reviews and the survey response? Basis sounds like a terrible place for a human child.

We are not human. We will return to Mars.

Affirmative. Take us to your leader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three? Get with the times.

Flint hill apparently has a rep for that. Basis (and their Chinese owners) not so much. Matters to some more than others.

I think we are going to go in a tour of Basis just to see why everyone thinks it’s so awful. The comments on here are beyond ridiculous to an almost farcical level.

If you do, ask them for their exact enrollment numbers for the school and by grade. Somehow, they never appear on their website anywhere. What a coincidence.

They provide grade by grade enrollment numbers to the US Department of Education, so they’re there for anyone whose cares to look. FYI, Potomac and FH do not, which seems sus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three? Get with the times.

Flint hill apparently has a rep for that. Basis (and their Chinese owners) not so much. Matters to some more than others.

I think we are going to go in a tour of Basis just to see why everyone thinks it’s so awful. The comments on here are beyond ridiculous to an almost farcical level.

If you do, ask them for their exact enrollment numbers for the school and by grade. Somehow, they never appear on their website anywhere. What a coincidence.

They provide grade by grade enrollment numbers to the US Department of Education, so they’re there for anyone whose cares to look. FYI, Potomac and FH do not, which seems sus.

https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?HiGrade=-1&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&NumOfStudentsRange=more&SchoolName=in&Search=1&SchoolPageNum=4&ID=A1703643

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t niche based on surveys completed on their website? So you can tell all your employees to fill it out and get students and parents involved to “win?”

Kind of like winning “best of [name of town]” awards, it’s about getting your people to vote for you, bit about a neutral third party evaluating all the options.

No one takes Niche seriously.