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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is a top student at her less-than-demanding DCPS elementary. I'm attracted to a rigorous, small scale middle and high school model after my own experience moving from a large chaotic urban public school to a small private K-12 school in 9th grade. We're not fazed by reports of tons of homework or kids taking Algebra in 7th grade. I am a bit worried about what we'll do (short of moving) if we don't get into Latin or Basis in a few years. 
Are any of the other middle to H.S. charters on the same level? [/quote]

Of course, PP, you should give some thought to what your fall-back plan will be.  However, its not clear to me yet that anyone will ever be shut out of BASIS if they apply for fifth grade.

Yes, BASIS might become very popular, necessitating a lottery for fifth.  On the other hand, our impression thus far is that the school is even harder than we imagined when we applied.  So, we suspect that the attrition rate will be high.  Since the powers that be at BASIS assure us that they are unwilling to water down the curriculum, they will have to start with a very large cohort of fifth graders to ensure a reasonably sized graduating class six years later.  Furthermore, BASIS is developing a reputation as a school where the kids must work very hard, and families who know that their kids are unwilling to work that hard will rightly decide not to apply.

As was the case last year and is still the case this year, it is possible that there will always be space in the BASIS fifth grade for anyone who applies early enough.

That said, it is now and will continue to be difficult to get into the sixth grade at BASIS.  I think only 25 kids were accepted, via lottery.  I suspect that BASIS will eventually stop accepting kids into seventh grade and higher.

So, the trick with BASIS will likely be to take the plunge for fifth grade.[/quote]

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