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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The DC Cape score comparison for math is bogus because all the Basis students take the grade level math exam whereas most other schools have students take the test for the class they are actually taking. So the advanced math students at other schools take more challenging tests and are then out of the testing pool entirely by 9th grade. Basis kind of rigs its numbers.

That being said, Basis also pushes out a large portion of the kids who start in 5th, so the kids who are left are very strong students. Latin has a very different philosophy and believes it should serve all students in the school. There is very little turnover except a moderate amount (20 percent?) from 8th to 9th.

And that being said, Latin doesn’t do a whole lot for advanced math students in 5th or 6th, but things get better after that when kids can start Algebra I in 7th if their MAP scores are high enough.[/quote]

There are also opportunities for enrichment beyond the classroom through MathCounts (which allows kids as young as 5th grade to practice and 6th to compete).

They are very invested in the kids they teach, know them well and keep them engaged and enriched. It’s also a very holistic, balanced education and a really positive school culture.[/quote]

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