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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to the EdFest meeting on Saturday, there will be no admissions test this year (2022-23 school year) and it sounded like there is no urgency to bring it back.[/quote]

Unfortunately, SWW will just slide into mediocrity, [b]Basis DC will quickly supplant SWW as the best high school, if it hasn't already.[/b]

A lot of parents that passed up Basis DC for 5th grade in the lottery will regret that decision.

SWW for 9th grade no longer looks like a great option for the most academically minded kids.

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I don't see SWW's development trajectory as becoming more intertwined with BASIS', mainly because the venn diagram overlap between potential students is mainly just Ward 6.

SWW draws heavily from both Upper NW AND Ward 6, while BASIS doesn't. Very few parents who are in-boundary for Deal bother with BASIS, and BASIS hardly admits for 6th grade and doesn't admit after 6th.

What I see happening as Walls slips is that Wilson and suburban privates become more of a draw for DC public school families of high achievers. You're going to see more Upper NW and Ward 6 families renting and buying suburban properties just for HS, with parents returning to their DC homes as empty nesters.  You're also going to see DC, MD and VA parochial high schools charging HS tuition in the 20s (St. John's, DeMatha, Gonzaga) enjoy a popularity boost. 
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