US News 2024 rankings

[Anonymous]

I appreciate and understand why these rankings take into account how well a school serves typically underserved students. But it makes it harder to get a clean read on what school is best for a typical middle-class kid.

For me, the most valuable measure is the College Curriculum Breadth Index, the percentage of kids taking and passing advanced exams in multiple subject areas.

By this measure J-R is better than, say, McKinley or Ellington.

Have to admit I'm surprised DCI performs so highly there. We're in middle school at DCI and debating keeping our kid through high school. This is good food for thought.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow! DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.

And yet DCI is nipping at their heels as being a younger school! Basis ranked very low in the state assessment performance rank at #31 in the state, which ranks "how aggregated scores on state assessments compare with U.S. News' expectations given the proportions of students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households". DCI wasn't as good as it should be at #13, but much better than Basis, with a significantly higher percentage of minority students enrolled. (Yes, I am DCI parent and am proud of how well DCI has ranked in Star ratings, etc. at bringing up the performance of disadvantaged students.)

It's great you are happy and proud. But, it's also good to remember how silly these arguments are too. Parents can choose BASIS or Latin over DCI for good reasons that have to do with their kids and not a school rating. Less chrome book time, more individualized attention for kids that need it, etc. These my school is better than yours matches just seem sad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow! DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.

PP here. I can’t comment on Basis and don’t know when they started graduating their high school class but DCI just graduated it’s 1st high school class 2 years ago. That’s what I mean by a few years old. They did not start their high school in 2014. That was when they started their middle school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whittier does not have a middle school!![/quote

Whittier has a 5th grade like middle schools such as BASIS and Latin. I assume that is why it is included.

No. Every DCPS in the city has a 5th grade. Do you really think Whittier and only Whittier was included from all DCPS ESes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.

And yet DCI is nipping at their heels as being a younger school! Basis ranked very low in the state assessment performance rank at #31 in the state, which ranks "how aggregated scores on state assessments compare with U.S. News' expectations given the proportions of students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households". DCI wasn't as good as it should be at #13, but much better than Basis, with a significantly higher percentage of minority students enrolled. (Yes, I am DCI parent and am proud of how well DCI has ranked in Star ratings, etc. at bringing up the performance of disadvantaged students.)

It's great you are happy and proud. But, it's also good to remember how silly these arguments are too. Parents can choose BASIS or Latin over DCI for good reasons that have to do with their kids and not a school rating. Less chrome book time, more individualized attention for kids that need it, etc. These my school is better than yours matches just seem sad.

For HSes, these are all based on DC CAPE. Most high performing kids at HSes don't take Math PARCC past 9th, except BASIS does. The data does not remotely compare apples to apples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.

And yet DCI is nipping at their heels as being a younger school! Basis ranked very low in the state assessment performance rank at #31 in the state, which ranks "how aggregated scores on state assessments compare with U.S. News' expectations given the proportions of students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households". DCI wasn't as good as it should be at #13, but much better than Basis, with a significantly higher percentage of minority students enrolled. (Yes, I am DCI parent and am proud of how well DCI has ranked in Star ratings, etc. at bringing up the performance of disadvantaged students.)

It's great you are happy and proud. But, it's also good to remember how silly these arguments are too. Parents can choose BASIS or Latin over DCI for good reasons that have to do with their kids and not a school rating. Less chrome book time, more individualized attention for kids that need it, etc. These my school is better than yours matches just seem sad.

Haha, I am the PP and I don't disagree with you. These rankings alone don't tell the whole story of a school of course. But as a DCI parent, it is nice to have some quantifiable data points that add to our story of why we are happy with the school and the reasons that we chose it over Basis and Latin. These include some of the reasons you mention (we have a more positive view of Chromebook use) and others that you haven't listed as positives of the school. But also, Basis should be ashamed of that ranking on how it serves underserved/disadvantaged students. So in that one measure, my school is better than theirs, and I find DCI's approach to educating these students as one of the positive aspects I would list for the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.

And yet DCI is nipping at their heels as being a younger school! Basis ranked very low in the state assessment performance rank at #31 in the state, which ranks "how aggregated scores on state assessments compare with U.S. News' expectations given the proportions of students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households". DCI wasn't as good as it should be at #13, but much better than Basis, with a significantly higher percentage of minority students enrolled. (Yes, I am DCI parent and am proud of how well DCI has ranked in Star ratings, etc. at bringing up the performance of disadvantaged students.)

It's great you are happy and proud. But, it's also good to remember how silly these arguments are too. Parents can choose BASIS or Latin over DCI for good reasons that have to do with their kids and not a school rating. Less chrome book time, more individualized attention for kids that need it, etc. These my school is better than yours matches just seem sad.

Haha, I am the PP and I don't disagree with you. These rankings alone don't tell the whole story of a school of course. But as a DCI parent, it is nice to have some quantifiable data points that add to our story of why we are happy with the school and the reasons that we chose it over Basis and Latin. These include some of the reasons you mention (we have a more positive view of Chromebook use) and others that you haven't listed as positives of the school. But also, Basis should be ashamed of that ranking on how it serves underserved/disadvantaged students. So in that one measure, my school is better than theirs, and I find DCI's approach to educating these students as one of the positive aspects I would list for the school.

DP. If you're so happy with DCI, why are you bashing another school? Who are you trying so hard to convince about DCI?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.

And yet DCI is nipping at their heels as being a younger school! Basis ranked very low in the state assessment performance rank at #31 in the state, which ranks "how aggregated scores on state assessments compare with U.S. News' expectations given the proportions of students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households". DCI wasn't as good as it should be at #13, but much better than Basis, with a significantly higher percentage of minority students enrolled. (Yes, I am DCI parent and am proud of how well DCI has ranked in Star ratings, etc. at bringing up the performance of disadvantaged students.)

By 2 years?

It looks like BASIS is the #1 public middle school, #1 public charter school, and #1 non-selective public high school. Not sure what your point is since DCI is ranked below BASIS in all these categories. But good for DCI, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.

PP here. I can’t comment on Basis and don’t know when they started graduating their high school class but DCI just graduated it’s 1st high school class 2 years ago. That’s what I mean by a few years old. They did not start their high school in 2014. That was when they started their middle school.

Same with BASIS.

[Anonymous]

No kids at DCI but these Basis posters are just so tiring.

Why are so many of you so insecure and every thread has to be about Basis.

A positive comment was made about DCI and then it follows by focusing on Basis.

[Anonymous]

DCI is a good option for parents who want their kids to get a great education without being in a classroom with the kids of DCUM-types.

[Anonymous]

I would just like to say…

Walls is ranked #68 nationally and DCI is ranked #778

That’s a big difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCI is a good option for parents who want their kids to get a great education without being in a classroom with the kids of DCUM-types.

This kind of discourse is so unnecessary and doesn't really help you prove any point. We did not enroll our kid in DCI and it was a HARD decision. Kid loved Spanish and (still, for now, but likely not for long) speaks it beautifully. The campus is very nice and convenient (for us). Many of our friends (I'm sure some post or at least read here) sent their kids. Many are doing great and are so happy (self directed, motivated ones mostly) and some feel lost between the class/school size, teacher turn over, and general stuff that middle school brings. Our specific kid, we thought, might end up in the latter category and we were lucky to have another public option.

Re: why DCI performs lower than Walls, isn't that a no-duh? It's an application school. I would be very surprised if it didn't. DCI has a diverse set of kids to teach and being new is tough. They are still figuring out admin, teacher loyalty, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would just like to say…

Walls is ranked #68 nationally and DCI is ranked #778

That’s a big difference.

The 2 are not comparable. Walls self selects and DCI doesn’t.

I would agree that DCI does a really good job with all the students, not just the higher performing ones.

It’s a good school with a very diverse student body. Throw in a college like campus with great facilities, lots of extracurriculars and sports and it’s not hard to see why it has become so popular. It’s the closest middle and high school EOTP similar to what you can get in the burbs.

[Anonymous]

Wow — SWW and Banneker are both in the top 100 in the national rankings!