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[quote=Anonymous]Welcome to DC, OP!  Basis is a charter school, so you can only attend via a random lottery which takes place the previous spring.  Deal is a zoned neighborhood school.  If you buy a house in boundary for Deal, you can still apply for Basis, although they only accept rising 5 and 6 graders. We have a son at Deal and a daughter who will start next year.  Like any large school, the quality of the education is subject to variable teacher quality. Deal does a reasonable job of insulating students from this by team planning to ensure all students are at least benefitting from the same basic curriculum. Our son has been challenged by his 8th grade geometry class, although his teacher has apologized that she doesn't feel able to provide him the level of challenge he requires. We were also told this, unprompted, by his science and history teachers. Clearly, the teachers at Deal, at least these three, are somewhat frustrated by the mix of ability levels, even for a class like geometry which is already split by ability.  Can't imagine this dilemma is any different at other large public schools, but there it is.

OP, you should also carefully consider your HS options as that looms very near!  Good luck![/quote]

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