How can Kaya believe there isn't a middle school problem?

[Anonymous]

Washington Latin had 1,374 applications for 111 spots, 57 of which went to siblings. Basis had 550 applicants who ranked it 1st or 2nd. How can anyone think that there isn't a middle school crisis in this city? What is DCPS doing about this?

[Anonymous]

What are they doing about it? Screwing with the boundaries, hoping Pride can pull Hardy up....and.........that's it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin had 1,374 applications for 111 spots, 57 of which went to siblings. Basis had 550 applicants who ranked it 1st or 2nd. How can anyone think that there isn't a middle school crisis in this city? What is DCPS doing about this?

where did you get this data? what is the source?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, DCPS should look at that as a middle school "opportunity" and set up programs that mirror as much as possible what those programs have that are attracting so many apps. It would involve "opting in" to an unapologetically rigorous middle school program and also having an equally sound high school program guaranteed to follow it.

[Anonymous]

Other posters provided this info, which they reported getting directly from the schools. I assume that neither the original posters nor the school would have any reason to lie about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin had 1,374 applications for 111 spots, 57 of which went to siblings. Basis had 550 applicants who ranked it 1st or 2nd. How can anyone think that there isn't a middle school crisis in this city? What is DCPS doing about this?

where did you get this data? what is the source?

Not the pp, but those numbers for Latin came in an email to parents from the head of school.

[Anonymous]

I am one of those parents, the email is in my inbox.

[Anonymous]

Are those numbers for 6th grade only?