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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a mistake to plan for Basis for 5th to 12th. More than half the families still leave along the way.[/quote]

Yes, but having a Basis as a solid option through 12th sure brings my family a lot of piece of mind.[/quote]

Wistful thinking. When a kid isn't doing well in a particular school emotionally and/or academically, an option no longer seems solid. Plenty of Basis families find that their kids don't thrive in the program, particularly in 7th and 8th grades. Hope that yours blossoms at Basis, but don't be caught flat-footed if they don't.  Hello, they admit around 125 5th graders and graduate around 50 seniors.[/quote]

Sure, plenty of kids leave because Basis is a horrible match for them.  But plenty of others leave because they want something different and/or seek out a “more perfect” school.  Not because Basis isn’t a solid option.  (For example, just look at the current thread contemplating Walls vs Basis).[/quote]

This.  Also, note that the school has only been around since 2012, is 100% lottery, admits virtually no one after 5th grade, does not do social promotion, and seems to attract more people each year.  So, it is not surprising that there are more kids in the lower grades than upper grades.

If a kid leaves because of natural attrition (e.g., parents move out of area, private school, Basis is not the right fit, etc.), he or she isn’t replaced.  You can’t really compare it to an in-bounds school such as Wilson with 450+ kids in the senior class.
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