Basis DC

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Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

It’s three kids from BASIS DC who will be freshmen at Walls. One or two more for 10th or 11th. Not a lot.

How do you know these numbers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Just like the DCI parents, there are BASIS parents ready to leave and didn't have the option. Are you saying that DCI is not a good option for highschool?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Just like the DCI parents, there are BASIS parents ready to leave and didn't have the option. Are you saying that DCI is not a good option for highschool?

As measured by the very few threads on DCI, no one on DCUM really cares about this school. Only BASIS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

It’s three kids from BASIS DC who will be freshmen at Walls. One or two more for 10th or 11th. Not a lot.

That seems like a very low number. How exactly do you know this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

It’s three kids from BASIS DC who will be freshmen at Walls. One or two more for 10th or 11th. Not a lot.

That seems like a very low number. How exactly do you know this?

Seems suspect. Only 5 were admitted Walls to 10th and zero have come off the WL. No one was admitted to 11th.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Just like the DCI parents, there are BASIS parents ready to leave and didn't have the option. Are you saying that DCI is not a good option for highschool?

DCI? No it isn't a good option for high school unless all you care about is your kid learning a language, preferably Spanish.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Just like the DCI parents, there are BASIS parents ready to leave and didn't have the option. Are you saying that DCI is not a good option for highschool?

DCI? No it isn't a good option for high school unless all you care about is your kid learning a language, preferably Spanish.

Actually DCI is a much better option with IB curriculum, facilities, sports, and extracurriculars besides the language.

The high school is better than the middle school where Basis is the opposite.

[Anonymous]

This thread is sad. Trashing schools based on second and thirdhand info. Grow up

[Anonymous]

if your goal is walls, then you should be in DCPS middle school as you will not meet resistance from both walls admissions and basis admins

DCI has better facilities and extracurriculars but will have a much larger percentage of kids going to community collleges or no college






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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Just like the DCI parents, there are BASIS parents ready to leave and didn't have the option. Are you saying that DCI is not a good option for highschool?

DCI? No it isn't a good option for high school unless all you care about is your kid learning a language, preferably Spanish.

Actually DCI is a much better option with IB curriculum, facilities, sports, and extracurriculars besides the language.

The high school is better than the middle school where Basis is the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

+1. Why is DCUM obsessed with this school? I feel like I can count the number of Latin threads I’ve seen in the past 5 years on one hand, but BASIS has a new thread every other week.

Because Latin is not super controversial for-profit with an insane washout rate.

[Anonymous]

At least based on test scores--which is a lot more objective measure than BASIS hate rages on this forum--BASIS DC crushes Latin and DCI.

In fact, kids at Latin barely move up in English and actually go down in math. And at DCI, kids don't progress in either English or math.

At least at BASIS DC kids get better in both English and math.

Let's encourage BASIS to open more schools in DC. Even though they have only been around a dozen years in DC, based on the data, they have a demonstrated track record of success. You can't say that for other charters.

Middle school PARCC scores 4+

Latin

ELA 68.24
Math 52.49

DCI

ELA 54.01
Math 38.68

BASIS DC

ELA 72.00
Math 62.40

High school PARCC scores 4+

Latin

ELA 70.71
Math 30.47

DCI

ELA 41.87
Math 20.74

BASIS DC

ELA 92.06
Math 66.12

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least based on test scores--which is a lot more objective measure than BASIS hate rages on this forum--BASIS DC crushes Latin and DCI.

In fact, kids at Latin barely move up in English and actually go down in math. And at DCI, kids don't progress in either English or math.

At least at BASIS DC kids get better in both English and math.

Let's encourage BASIS to open more schools in DC. Even though they have only been around a dozen years in DC, based on the data, they have a demonstrated track record of success. You can't say that for other charters.

Middle school PARCC scores 4+

Latin

ELA 68.24
Math 52.49

DCI

ELA 54.01
Math 38.68

BASIS DC

ELA 72.00
Math 62.40

High school PARCC scores 4+

Latin

ELA 70.71
Math 30.47

DCI

ELA 41.87
Math 20.74

BASIS DC

ELA 92.06
Math 66.12

Wow--that is eye opening!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

+1. Why is DCUM obsessed with this school? I feel like I can count the number of Latin threads I’ve seen in the past 5 years on one hand, but BASIS has a new thread every other week.

Because Latin is not super controversial for-profit with an insane washout rate.

No other school attracts crackpots who just make things up like PP.

BASIS HS re-enrollment rate is higher than Latin HS's (95.1% vs 93.2%). Latin MS's re-enrollment rate is higher than BASIS's (94.5% vs 90%). Neither school has anything that could remotely be considered an "insane washout rate".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At least based on test scores--which is a lot more objective measure than BASIS hate rages on this forum--BASIS DC crushes Latin and DCI.

In fact, kids at Latin barely move up in English and actually go down in math. And at DCI, kids don't progress in either English or math.

At least at BASIS DC kids get better in both English and math.

Let's encourage BASIS to open more schools in DC. Even though they have only been around a dozen years in DC, based on the data, they have a demonstrated track record of success. You can't say that for other charters.

Middle school PARCC scores 4+

Latin

ELA 68.24
Math 52.49

DCI

ELA 54.01
Math 38.68

BASIS DC

ELA 72.00
Math 62.40

High school PARCC scores 4+

Latin

ELA 70.71
Math 30.47

DCI

ELA 41.87
Math 20.74

BASIS DC

ELA 92.06
Math 66.12

Wow--that is eye opening!

They also washout kids who might lower their scores. If Latin and DCI also booted everyone who lowered their averages, their scores would be comparable.

This doesn't mean BASIS is good or bad, the test scores are clear, for the students who stay there, they score high. But comparing those three sets of numbers side-by-side... that's a sleight-of-hand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want to gather good info, listen to parents of top performers who left BASIS 3, 4 or 5 years in. All ears? Be open to moving to NoVa if you can't afford private school.

Doesn't this mean that it's the best public option in DC?

Not necessarily. We switched from BASIS to SH after 5th. Kid is on his way to Walls in the fall, while his elementary school pals at BASIS who tried for Walls weren't offered spots. We supplemented in various ways at SH, especially for science and social studies, but that worked better for us than BASIS, which we disliked.

I hear this. Very open to moving our kid if he really hates it. And with the newly announced DCPS change, his backup is now SWWFS.

I don’t have a dog in this Basis fight (I’m WOTP) but my kid came home from the Walls summer bridge reporting there were a lot of kids coming from Basis. Can someone explain why kids/parents seem to use Basis as a means to and end (Walls)? Isn’t part of the Basis appeal that you start early and stay through HS?

I don't have a dog in the fight either -- though am sort of fascinated that the same thread gets re-written every few months and I don't see it happen with any other school. But, I would say that if you're sending your kids to a school that ends with them having the choice between BASIS and Walls after 8th, it is a win. We know many DCI parents that were ready to leave and didn't have the option.

+1. Why is DCUM obsessed with this school? I feel like I can count the number of Latin threads I’ve seen in the past 5 years on one hand, but BASIS has a new thread every other week.

Because Latin is not super controversial for-profit with an insane washout rate.

No other school attracts crackpots who just make things up like PP.

BASIS HS re-enrollment rate is higher than Latin HS's (95.1% vs 93.2%). Latin MS's re-enrollment rate is higher than BASIS's (94.5% vs 90%). Neither school has anything that could remotely be considered an "insane washout rate".

How many kids are enrolled at BASIS in 5th grade, how many are enrolled at 9th grade and how many graduate?

Thanks in advance...