Best high school in D.C.

[Anonymous]

Yes SAT is free and compulsory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

Agree 100%. Nobody should have those kind of concerns, in my experience the kids at Banneker are a wonderful bunch of kids! That's not even what I meant by "a good fit" though, I was talking more about the rigor and overwhelming amount of homework. If you have a kid that is not extremely academic focused and motivated Banneker may not be a good fit. Banneker allows students to do a shadow day, I encourage everyone who thinks they might be interested to do this, it's a good way to get a feel for the atmosphere there.

[Anonymous]

^^ PP again. I should also add that Banneker is 78% black, so yes, it's a majority black school but by no means is it all black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ PP again. I should also add that Banneker is 78% black, so yes, it's a majority black school but by no means is it all black.

It's 99% brown school. No white parent wants to send their kid to that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ PP again. I should also add that Banneker is 78% black, so yes, it's a majority black school but by no means is it all black.

It's 99% brown school. No white parent wants to send their kid to that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

[Anonymous]

And many parents site SAT averages even though that has been clearly explained!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Right ... it's just a COINCIDENCE!! based on nothing at all that no white kids attend the #1 high school in DC (if you're basing that on PARCC scores).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Right ... it's just a COINCIDENCE!! based on nothing at all that no white kids attend the #1 high school in DC (if you're basing that on PARCC scores).

+100

[Anonymous]

Exeter (my alma mater)
Banneker or Basis
Walls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exeter (my alma mater)
Banneker or Basis
Walls

Basis hasn't even graduated a class yet. No way they can be rated #1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ PP again. I should also add that Banneker is 78% black, so yes, it's a majority black school but by no means is it all black.

It's 99% brown school. No white parent wants to send their kid to that school.

Sounds like you've embraced alternate facts. I'm a white parent, and it's on the list for my kids.

Care to try again?