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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only three WL offers at BASIS after June 1, and only 53 total….[/quote]

That’s the lowest they’ve ever gone on the waitlist. [/quote]
It was a very competitive year to get into Walls and private High Schools this year.   
As more kids stick for the high school, it trickles down as they flex to the cap for the entire school  - not just 5th grade.[/quote]

I agree that the WL #s for BASIS can't be viewed in a vacuum without regard to the # of seats, but your analysis of the data is flawed. The 5th grade is the same size it has been for 4 of the last 5 years; it was not smaller than normal this year. Their ratio of seats to WL, offers to WL and every other measure is directionally favorable.

I am shocked that Cooper didn't siphon off more kids from BASIS. My hope is that results in more kids who know what they are in for and are more likely to stick it out. My thesis is that more kids had options with the Latin II seats being offered and still chose BASIS, not settled for it because it was better than the ES with behavioral issues and no MS/HS feeder path. Hopefully this translates to more kids staying (and fewer parents who will populate DCUM for several years because they were simply shocked that BASIS is a small building downtown that is a test heavy, rigorous academic environment that cares much more about science and English than recess or a football team.)   [/quote]

We ranked Cooper lower than BASIS because the swing space for Cooper was no better than BASIS and we were unsure where the permanent location would be. Had we known that Cooper would be at the former Kirov site we would have ranked it above BASIS. We are happy with BASIS thus far but I wouldn’t be surprised if more families rank Cooper above BASIS in the years to come.[/quote]

I was actually thinking about the people who declined a spot at Cooper due to facilities and the unknown permanent location the day before the Kirov announcement came out - I feel bad for them.

Your point about people having ranked BASIS higher because of facilities issues is a valid one. [/quote]

Don’t feel bad for us.  We knew about the Kirov site and still declined a spot for 6th grade at Cooper this summer.  We are happy to stay at BASIS.

There are many reasons other than facilities that people think about when making school decisions. [/quote]

I'd actually be surprised to see any BASIS 6th grade families switching from BASIS to Latin Cooper.  Every 6th grade family we know at BASIS stayed from 5th to 6th. The pool of 6th graders was mostly rising DCPS students. [/quote]

I personally know one who switched from BASIS to Latin Cooper.  And the pool of 6th graders has some ITS kids in it too, for sure.[/quote]

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