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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...and Deal beats all Charters, not all other charters.[/quote]

Deal didn't score "a lot better" than Basis.  Deal came in only a few points higher on reading and was actually one point lower than Basis on math.  But consider also that Deal has a very different demographic - mostly Ward 3 high-SES white, and they manage to keep out a huge number of FARMS students.  Basis on the other hand has a much more diverse student body drawing from all across the city, with twice the percentage of FARMS students, to the point of qualifying as Title I.  Deal also has more resources and funding per student than Basis.  Yet Basis, as promised, still did quite well - I wouldn't at all be surprised if their scores surpass Deal's next year.  Also, unlike most DCPS schools, Basis does not spend anywhere near as much time working on DC-CAS test prep.  Their philosophy is to have a strong curriculum in the first place, rather than teaching to the test the way DCPS does.[/quote]

When you make up stuff to support your argument even though it's easy to fact check and prove you wrong, you recklessly undermine your stance.  It could lead everyone to ignore your larger point, that BASIS is a quality place.  That would be a shame.

Deal is majority minority -- not "mostly white."    In fact (and this will be galling to you, but it's true), the "pie chart of ALL races" is more balanced at Deal than at BASIS.   Deal is more "diverse."   This is a fact.

Not only does Deal draw inbounds from Ward 2 and 4, along with ward 3 -- it's 31% OOB.  One in three kids lives nowhere near ward 3.

Deal = 21% FARMS -- 262 poor kids --  to BASIS's 40% FARMS, or 177 poor kids.  Just sayin.  Your protestation that Deal is so,so rich and BASIS is so Title I is not so compelling when you look at butts in seats.

Both schools provide a solid education. Your notion that BASIS does it with two arms tied behind its back, however, is full if shit.  We haven't even touched on the deluge of **private**, national funding that fleshes out the big budget of BASIS.   
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