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Thanks to all of you for these very informative posts.

I have noticed that the basis dc parcc scores show 50-70 percent proficiency. Does the significant number of learners that are behind e.g. one third to one half undermine the school's goal to advance students beyond grade level? The scores improve somewhat year by year perhaps reflecting the departures of students who are not able to keep up. Do people see the significant number of students who are behind as an issue for the others? Are there separate classes for all subjects to differentiate?

Also, from your posts it seems frequent for children to leave after middle school and not stay for high school at basis. Can anyone comment on the reasons for this?

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Lots of questions in a short post!

Re PARCC: if you are willing to include the 3s (students close to proficient) you'll see that most students are very close to grade level. This hasn't really been an issue for my kids

Differentiation: math is the only subject that is tracked. The entire curriculum is aimed at the advanced level -- students who struggle get additional supports outside of class, but the burden is on them to seek out help. Lack of social promotion is real -- some kids every year repeat a grade at BASIS, and some decide to leave. The pressure around the end of year comprehensive exams is real for all, even if only ~10-15 of students are at real risk of failing 1 or more class.

Middle to high school: lots of students come to BASIS from DCPS solely because their neighborhood doesn't have a strong public middle school. There are proven, city-wide DCPS options for high school (application schools) that promise a larger student body, more extracurriculars, and better facilities. A number of students each year head to private high school and others are IB for Wilson and always planned to go there. A few more kids have stayed each year (class of 2017 was 15-16 students; class of 2018 will be ~15-16 students; class of 2019 will be ~50; class of 2020 will be about ~60).

My older DC stayed at Basis for high school. My current 8th grader hopes to go to an application high school, assuming that he gets in.

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