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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow!  DCI high school, for being only a few years old has shot up the charts.[/quote]

BASIS DC started in 2012.

DCI started in 2014.[/quote]

And yet DCI is nipping at their heels as being a younger school!  Basis ranked very low in the state assessment performance rank at #31 in the state, which ranks "how aggregated scores on state assessments compare with U.S. News' expectations given the proportions of students who are Black, Hispanic and from low-income households".  DCI wasn't as good as it should be at #13, but much better than Basis, with a significantly higher percentage of minority students enrolled.  (Yes, I am DCI parent and am proud of how well DCI has ranked in Star ratings, etc. at bringing up the performance of disadvantaged students.)[/quote]

It's great you are happy and proud. But, it's also good to remember how silly these arguments are too. Parents can choose BASIS or Latin over DCI for good reasons that have to do with their kids and not a school rating. Less chrome book time, more individualized attention for kids that need it, etc. These my school is better than yours matches just seem sad.[/quote]

Haha, I am the PP and I don't disagree with you.  These rankings alone don't tell the whole story of a school of course. But as a DCI parent, it is nice to have some quantifiable data points that add to our story of why we are happy with the school and the reasons that we chose [i]it[/i] over Basis and Latin. These include some of the reasons you mention (we have a more positive view of Chromebook use) and others that you haven't listed as positives of the school.   But also, Basis should be ashamed of that ranking on how it serves underserved/disadvantaged students. So in that one measure, my school is better than theirs, and I find DCI's approach to educating these students as one of the positive aspects I would list for the school.  [/quote]

DP. If you're so happy with DCI, why are you bashing another school? Who are you trying so hard to convince about DCI? [/quote]

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