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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BASIS DC admins maintain that a particularly motivated, self-selecting group stays for high school.  In fact, poor facilities, lack of flexibility and weak extra-curriculars and outside enrichment drive most families out, particularly between 8th and 9th grades. Most of the strongest students are leaving. Weaker and less affluent students--those who aren't admitted to Walls and/or Banneker, and whose parents can't afford privates--stay, and a few others. I hope all this changes, but doubt it will, at least not radically.

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That's how school choice is supposed to work, isn't it?

There actually are more acceptable options at the high school level than middle school - and some parents will more willingly pay for private for high school rather than middle.

For example, it took a long time - and securing a new building - for "wealthier/stronger" students to start staying at Latin from middle to high school.

It will be interesting to see if that happens at BASIS in a few years or not.

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My DC is a strong student, we are a fairly affluent family, and our DC is staying at BASIS for 9th grade next year. We're staying because we like the BASIS curriculum, the teachers, the convenient location, the peer group, and the opportunity to do an independent study during 12th grade. We looked at Banneker and Walls and didn't see anything more that those schools could provide over BASIS in terms of academics. As far as extra curricular activities, the offerings at BASIS are good enough for my kid as DC stays very busy with lots of activities outside of school. [/quote]

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