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I don't think that really shows "lack of rigor."

For example, J-R is a huge school with lots of AP offerings through senior year; in fact, they offer about 30 AP classes every year including 4 AP physics classes.  But that doesn't mean that 1) lots of students are taking all these classes, or even able to get into these classes; or 2) learning a lot from these classes and doing well.  That is especially true senior year after kids have been accepted to college; senioritis is real.

True, there are a few J-R students taking lots of AP courses through senior year, supplementing big time, and doing great.  However, this is just a handful of students.  And that hardly indicates that J-R is a more rigorous school than BASIS DC.  It is not.  Plenty of students at J-R skate by doing almost nothing.

In fact, almost 40% of J-R students taking at least one AP course graduate every year without even getting a single 3, 4, or 5 on an AP test.  In contrast, no one can graduate from BASIS DC without getting a 3 on at least one AP test and plenty of kids at BASIS are getting 3s, 4s, and 5s on AP exams as early as 8th grade.  So, that means, that almost 40% of J-R students wouldn't graduate from BASIS DC if they were enrolled.

You can carp about specific aspects of the BASIS curriculum and lack of some offerings.  But it is a small school and can't please everyone.  And you can't say that it lacks rigor.[/quote]

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