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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All I can say is my kid loves it.  We could easily go private, but we couldn’t find a better match.  So far that remains true. 8th grade.[/quote]

Some of us can afford private but prefer a more diverse school with string academics. Private school students in DC are either super wealthy or scholarship kids. Not many in the middle and a lot of focus on material things and vacations. My DC at BASIS graduated with friends whose parents were immigrants, scientists, lawyers, investment bsnkers, teachers, taxi drivers and lived in NW, , NE and SE. Show me a private that has THAT.[/quote]
The school is not as diverse as you think. The few foreign/immigrant students are mostly from well educated, well off families with high income. The school knows that a percentage of low income minority student body is a must to exist in DC, but these students are not benefiting much  from attending BASIS which has been described by many former parents and teachers as the best environment for upper middle class families whose kids end up getting excellent GPAs and score great on AP/ SAT exams, something they probably would be unable to achieve in privates. [/quote]

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