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[quote=Anonymous]Passing on BASIS because low DC CAS scores of its current 7th and 8th graders -- assuming they actually are low -- would be foolish indeed.  It is widely known that they are the least prepared for the rigorous curriculum.
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The problem is that DCPS isn't great at publishing DC-CAS scores info BY GRADE.  Ever noticed that it's much easier to get hold of scores for an entire MS than by grades (and by gender, race and socio-economic group) within a MS?  Latin has that problem.  Scores there rise between 5th and 8th but the consumer often isn't privy to the info for months and months after scores come out late in the summer or the fall, if at all.  You hear a lot of chatter about Latin's low scores, with PPs constantly claiming low scores are irrelevant.

At least BASIS ability groups more than Latin, but really only for math.  Many middle-class parents just don't want their advanced kids in the same MS English, foreign language and social studies classes as kids who lack basic skills.  This is one reason a good many still head to the burbs, where extensive MS tracking is normal.   Deal and only Deal has the demographics to largely avoid the problem.

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