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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what are the entrance grades for Basis?

For example, I know that Latin starts at 5th, admits by attrition for 6th, 7th, 8th, and I think adds a few slots in 9th.  But at Latin, I believe that 9th is the last grade new students are allowed in.

what is the last year a student can start at Basis?  what years are there increased number of slots?[/quote]

The entrance year for BASIS is 5th grade.

My understanding is that they will admit a small number into higher grades in order to bring the number in the grade up to a multiple of the section size, but they will not grow the grades significantly.  For example, if they have only 71 8th graders next year and plan to have 3 sections of 8th graders with up to 25 kids per section, they might admit 4 8th graders.  However, they will not add a section of incoming 8th graders just because there is demand.  Furthermore, those new 8th graders will have to demonstrate mastery of the material that was taught in the 7th grade.  In particular, they would have to have taken and done well in Algebra I.  A prospective 8th grader who has not mastered Algebra I will be placed in a lower grade.

Of course, since BASIS DC is new, it is possible that it will experience higher than expected attrition and have to admit more kid to grades higher than 5th next year.  I certainly would not bank on that possibility, though.  I took a look at the enrollment numbers at an Arizona BASIS school a few months ago, and after growing a little in the 6th grade class sizes shrink all the way to graduation, with a retention rate in the mid 80%.[/quote]

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