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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TBH... there is a real risk that BASIS goes down the tubes if it doesn't have a big population of UMC families coming in at 5th.[/quote]

Oh, don't worry, they will.  I would be more concerned about UMC families deserting their in-bounds schools.

Founded in 1998, BASIS has 59 schools, including 43 charter schools.  They are the only national charter in DC.

In just a decade BASIS DC went from nothing to the #1 middle school in DC, and admissions gets harder and harder every year.

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"The only national charter" whut? What about KIPP?

Check here for waitlist data: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aaron2446/viz/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData_draft/MSDCPublicDisplay

I'm really perplexed why you would say admissions is getting harder and harder.  The waitlist this year is shorter than it was in 2020.[/quote]

Oh, you are right, I forgot about KIPP.

Is this the school?

https://www.washingtoninformer.com/dc-charter-board-plans-review-oversight-in-wake-of-kipp-fraud-scandal-involving-late-mayor/

BASIS only has 135 5th grade seats but sometimes admit 150 off the bat.  The percentage that gets in [i]based on the number of seats[/i] goes down each year.  In the early years. everyone got in.  Now, it is much harder, and this year looks like the hardest yet.

In addition, a lot of people self-select for BASIS because it is so rigorous (a lot of parents/kids aren't interested and want an easier school), so the waiting list numbers matter less for BASIS than other more "normal" schools.[/quote]

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